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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||
| PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR MAJOR NITROGEN COMPOUNDS AT END OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| (Dollars per short ton) | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| Compound | June | December | June | December | ||||
| Ammonium nitrate, free on board (f.o.b.) corn belt1 | 265-270 | 265-270 | 305-325 | 350-383 | ||||
| Ammonium sulfate, f.o.b. corn belt1 | 225-245 | 185-210 | 230-250 | 270-290 | ||||
| Anhydrous ammonia: | ||||||||
| F.o.b. corn belt1 | 300-345 | 340-390 | 380-455 | 640-685 | ||||
| F.o.b. gulf coast2 | 255 | 275 | 420 | 420 | ||||
| Diammonium phosphate, f.o.b. central Florida | 250-255 | 320 | 395-400 | 540-550 | ||||
| Urea: | ||||||||
| F.o.b. corn belt,1 prilled and granular | 270-285 | 350-360 | 280-310 | 415-440 | ||||
| F.o.b. gulf coast, granular2 | 240-245 | 307-315 | 240-253 | 370-380 | ||||
| 1Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio. | ||||||||
| 2Barge, New Orleans, LA. | ||||||||
| Source: Green Markets. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices