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Fertilizer imports into the United States by type 2012
Fertilizer imports into the United States by type 2012
Fertilizer imports into the U.S. in 2012, by major types (in tons)
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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 |
| 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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by Statista Research Department,
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Mar 14, 2013
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.
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