Fertilizer imports into the United States by type 2012
Fertilizer imports into the U.S. in 2012, by major types (in tons)
This statistic describes worldwide imports of selected major types of fertilizers into the U.S. in 2012. Potassium muriate, a straight potash fertilizer, imports totaled 9.2 million tons in 2012. The United States depends heavily on nitrogen and potash imports and is a net importer of these products. Trinidad and Canada supply a large amount of the United States' supply of nitrogen fertilizers, while Canada supplies a majority of potash fertilizers.
Fertilizer imports into the U.S. in 2012, by major types (in tons)
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| Import in tons | |
|---|---|
| Ammonium nitrate (solid) | 938,283 |
| Ammonium sulfate | 274,619 |
| Anhydrous ammonia | 6,938,744 |
| Aqua ammonia | 96,517 |
| Calcium nitrate | 42,494 |
| Chemical mixtures | 218,463 |
| Concentrated super | 230,240 |
| Diammonium phosphate (DAP) | 101,105 |
| Monammonium phosphate (MAP) | 546,707 |
| Nitrogen solutions | 3,286,246 |
| Normal super | 1,595 |
| Other nitrogen fertilizers | 462,436 |
| Phosphate rock | 2,819,510 |
| Phosphoric acid, superphosphoric | 5,527 |
| Phosphoric acid, wet process | 2,253 |
| Potassium muriate | 9,215,293 |
| Potassium nitrate | 175,416 |
| Potassium sulfate | 118,082 |
| Potassium-sodium nitrate | 583 |
| Sodium nitrate | 164,132 |
| Sulfur | 2,259,686 |
| Urea (solid) | 7,654,464 |
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