TABLE 2 | |||||||||||||
PRICES OF U.S. POTASH, BY TYPE AND GRADE1, 2 | |||||||||||||
(Dollars per metric ton of K2O equivalent) | |||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
January- | July- | Yearly | January- | July- | Yearly | ||||||||
Type and grade | June | December | average | June | December | average | |||||||
Muriate, 60% K2O minimum: | |||||||||||||
Standard | 660 | 615 | 640 | 565 | 595 | 580 | |||||||
Granular | 610 | 530 | 570 | 555 | 555 | 555 | |||||||
1Average prices, free on board mine, based on sales. | |||||||||||||
2Data rounded to nearest $5. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices