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COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION 



By Primary Nulrlents and Fertilizer Materials. 1977 - 1982 



PRIMARY 

 NUTRIENTS 



Nitrogen 



Available P*0* 



K^G 



TOTAL nutrients'''... 



FERTILIZER 

 MATERIALS 



NITROGEN MATERIALS: 



Anhydrous Ammonia 



Aqua Ammonia 



Ammonium Nitrate 



Ammonium Sulphate 



Nitrogen Solution 



Urea 



Other 



PHOSPHATE MATERIALS: 



Phosphate Rock 



Superphosphate-over 25%. 



Ammonium Phosphate 



Other 



POTASH MATERIALS: 



Chloride 50-62% 



Other 



NATURAL ORGANIC 



SECONDARY AND 

 MICRONUTRIENTS: 



Gypsum 



Other 



MIXTURES 



TOTAL MATERIALS 

 AND MIXTURES 



1977 



1978 



1979 



1980 



1981 



1982 



64,024 



74,294 



8,609 



146,927 



6.055 

 148 

 69,115 

 5,174 

 5,143 

 9,261 

 1,036 



50 



10,581 



27,144 



991 



13,318 

 



127 



53,982 



59,816 



5,298 



119,097 



2,607 



47 



57,519 



3,969 



5,121 



14,741 











10,083 



21,777 



291 



7,188 

 



Tons 



76,382 64,889 



78,997 57,450 



10,292 8,759 



165,671 



6,576 







66,088 



5,469 



6,846 



34,455 



250 







7,977 



16,626 



824 





 15,020 



131,098 



8,255 







59,615 



15,244 



8,401 



23,570 











6,274 



19,574 



786 



10,522 

 6,197 



86,440 

 70,069 

 10,836 



167,345 



668 



115,046 

 77,620 

 12,367 



205,033 



330 



^' Year ending June 1. 



1/ Data for some years may not add due to rounding. 



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