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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| U.S. PEAT PRODUCTION AND PRODUCERS- YEAREND STOCKS | |||||||||||
| IN 2015, BY TYPE | |||||||||||
| Yearend | |||||||||||
| Active | Production2 | Percent of | stocks2 | ||||||||
| Type | operations1 | (metric tons) | production | (metric tons) | |||||||
| Sphagnum moss | 8 | 55,200 | 12 | W | |||||||
| Hypnum moss | 4 | W | W | W | |||||||
| Reed-sedge | 15 | 389,000 | 85 | 152,000 | |||||||
| Humus | 3 | W | W | 1,000 | |||||||
| Total | 29 | 455,000 | 100 | 179,000 | |||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total.- | |||||||||||
| 1Some plants produce multiple types of peat. | |||||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
