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| TABLE 1� | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT POTASH STATISTICS1, 2 | |||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Production:3 | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 2,500 | r | 2,300 | r | 2,700 | 2,500 | 2,400 | ||||||
| K2O equivalent | 1,200 | 1,100 | 1,200 | r | 1,200 | 1,100 | |||||||
| Sales by producers: | |||||||||||||
| Quantity:3 | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 2,500 | 2,600 | r | 2,700 | 2,500 | 2,400 | |||||||
| K2O equivalent | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 1,200 | 1,100 | ||||||||
| Value3, 4 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 340,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | ||||||||
| Average value:5 | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | dollars per metric ton | $110 | $110 | $125 | $165 | $170 | |||||||
| K2O equivalent | do. | $230 | $230 | $270 | $350 | $375 | |||||||
| Exports: | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 894 | 801 | 640 | 569 | 809 | ||||||||
| K2O equivalent | 371 | 329 | 233 | 200 | 332 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption:6, 7 | |||||||||||||
| Quantity: | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 7,630 | 7,810 | 8,140 | 8,110 | 7,380 | ||||||||
| K2O equivalent | 4,620 | 4,720 | 4,920 | 4,920 | 4,470 | ||||||||
| Value, customs | 615,000 | 646,000 | 751,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,150,000 | ||||||||
| Consumption, apparent:3, 8 | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 9,300 | r | 9,600 | r | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| K2O equivalent | 5,400 | r | 5,600 | r | 6,000 | 5,900 | r | 5,200 | |||||
| World, production, marketable K2O equivalent | 27,100 | r | 28,600 | r | 31,100 | r | 32,500 | r | 29,100 | e | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||||
| 1Includes muriate of potash, sulfate of potash, potassium magnesium sulfate, and some parent salts. Excludes other chemical | |||||||||||||
| compounds that contain potassium. | |||||||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits unless otherwise specified. | |||||||||||||
| 3Data are rounded to no more than two significant digits. | |||||||||||||
| 4Free on board mine. | |||||||||||||
| 5Rounded to the nearest $5 to avoid disclosing proprietary data. | |||||||||||||
| 6Excludes potassium chemicals and mixed fertilizers. | |||||||||||||
| 7Includes nitrate of potash. | |||||||||||||
| 8Calculated from sales plus imports minus exports. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program