Production Of Phosphate Rock In The United States, By Period

TABLE 3
PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK IN THE UNITED STATES, BY PERIOD¹

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	Mine� production, crude ore		Marketable production, beneficiated
		P₂O₅		P₂O₅		Ending stocks,
Period�	Rock	content	Rock	content	Value²	rock
2006:
January-June	57,300	5,900	15,200	4,370	456,000	7,450
July-December	53,300	5,680	14,900	4,300	462,000	7,070
Total	111,000	11,600	30,100	8,680	919,000	XX
2007:
January-June	61,400	6,230	14,700	4,160	704,000	6,100
July-December	64,900	6,680	15,000	4,320	813,000	4,970
Total	126,000	12,900	29,700	8,480	1,520,000	XX
XX Not applicable.��
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Based on the per ton sold or used values.