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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAJOR DOWNSTREAM NITROGEN COMPOUNDS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| January-June | July-December | Total | January-June | July-December | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Nitrogen | Gross | Nitrogen | Gross | Nitrogen | Gross | Nitrogen | Gross | Nitrogen | Gross | Nitrogen | |||||||||||||
| weight | content | weight | content | weight | content | weight | content | weight | content | weight | content | |||||||||||||
| Ureae | 2,730 | 1,250 | 2,500 | 1,150 | 5,230 | 2,400 | 2,890 | 1,330 | 2,640 | 1,210 | 5,540 | 2,540 | ||||||||||||
| Ammonium nitratee | 3,680 | 1,250 | 3,640 | 1,230 | 7,320 | 2,480 | 3,640 | 1,230 | 3,600 | 1,220 | 7,240 | 2,450 | ||||||||||||
| Ammonium phosphates3 | 4,740 | 702 | 4,880 | 705 | 9,620 | 1,410 | 4,120 | 573 | 4,160 | 580 | 8,280 | 1,150 | ||||||||||||
| Nitric acide | 3,240 | 714 | 3,210 | 707 | 6,460 | 1,420 | 3,340 | 735 | 3,310 | 728 | 6,650 | 1,460 | ||||||||||||
| Ammonium sulfate4 | 1,650 | 351 | 1,560 | 330 | 3,210 | 681 | 1,590 | 338 | 1,550 | 328 | 3,140 | 666 | ||||||||||||
| eEstimated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Ranked in relative order of importance by nitrogen content. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Excludes coke plant ammonium sulfate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: The Fertilizer Institute; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
