Fertilizer consumption tops 57.5 M in 2006-07

Washington-U.S. fertilizer consumption was 57.58 million material short tons for the fertilizer year ending June 2007, according to Commercial Fertilizers 2007, a cooperative project of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI). This represents a 6.8 percent increase over the prior year’s 53.89 million st. On a nutrient ton basis, 2006-07 consumption was up 7.8 percent to 22.9 million st, up from 21.245 million st. Of the major nutrients, nitrogen led the way on a nutrient ton basis, up 9.6 percent to 13,194.4 million st, up from the year-ago 12,043.8 million st. Potash was up 8.7 million st, to 5,133.3 million st from 4,722.9 million st. Phosphates were up 2.1 percent, to 4,571.7 million st from 4,478.6 million st. Commercial Fertilizers 2007 is available for $30 for TFI and AAPFCO members and $100 for non-members. For further order inquiries call Valerie Sutton at TFI, 202-515-2709. All proceeds from the sales go directly to AAPFCO to support their data collection and compilation efforts, which make the report possible.