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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||
| PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR MAJOR NITROGEN COMPOUNDS AT END OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| (Dollars per short ton) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Compound | June | December | June | December | ||||
| Ammonium nitrate, free on board (f.o.b.) Corn Belt1 | 225 | 265-270 | 255-260 | 250-260 | ||||
| Ammonium sulfate, f.o.b. Corn Belt1 | 210-218 | 195-200 | 150-152 | 160-165 | ||||
| Anhydrous ammonia: | ||||||||
| F.o.b. Corn Belt1 | 335-375 | 475-490 | 330-355 | 360-385 | ||||
| F.o.b. Gulf Coast2 | 305 | 360 | 242-245 | 315-320 | ||||
| Diammonium phosphate, f.o.b. central Florida | 210-213 | 230-233 | 225-232 | 220-221 | ||||
| Urea: | ||||||||
| F.o.b. Corn Belt,1 prilled and granular | 285-300 | 300-325 | 232-255 | 295-305 | ||||
| F.o.b. Gulf Coast, granular2 | 250-255 | 260-267 | 190-195 | 265-280 | ||||
| 1Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio. | ||||||||
| 2Barge, New Orleans, LA. | ||||||||
| Source: Green Markets. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program