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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF POTASH, BY TYPE1 | ||||||||
| Approximate | Quantity | |||||||
| average K2O | (metric tons) | |||||||
| equivalent content | Gross | K2O | ||||||
| (percentage) | weight | equivalente | Principal destinations, by gross weight | |||||
| 2013: | ||||||||
| Potassium chloride | 61 | 284,000 | r | 173,000 | r | Brazil, 50%; Mexico, 15%; Chile, 10%. | ||
| Potassium sulfate2 | 25 | 313,000 | r | 77,800 | r | Colombia, 16%; Mexico, 14%; Japan, 12%. | ||
| Potassium nitrate | 45 | 13,900 | 6,240 | Mexico, 39%; Netherlands, 33%; Chile, 9%. | ||||
| Total | XX | 611,000 | r | 257,000 | r | Canada, 15%; Mexico, 13%; Chile, 11%. | ||
| 2014: | ||||||||
| Potassium chloride | 61 | 73,400 | 44,800 | Brazil, 35%; Mexico, 32%; Chile, 13%. | ||||
| Potassium sulfate2 | 24 | 210,000 | 51,400 | Colombia, 20%; Canada, 13%; Peru, 13%. | ||||
| Potassium nitrate | 45 | 8,690 | 3,910 | Mexico, 73%; Canda, 13%; Republic of Korea, 3%. | ||||
| Total | XX | 292,000 | 100,000 | Mexico, 19%; Colombia, 15; Canada, 13%. | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. XX Not applicable. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes potassium magnesium sulfate. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
