This product brings together data on fertilizer consumption in the United States by plant nutrient and major selected product, as well as consumption of mixed fertilizers, secondary nutrients, and micronutrients. Share of crop area receiving fertilizer and fertilizer use per receiving acre, by nutrient, are presented for the major producing States for corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat. Additional data include fertilizer farm prices and indices of wholesale fertilizer price.

Fertilizer price data (table 7) have been updated through 2012. Fertilizer price indexes (table 8) have been updated through 2011. Fertilizer consumption and use (tables 1-6) have been updated through 2010. Fertilizer consumption and use for corn (tables 9 to 14) and for cotton (tables 15 to 20) have been updated through 2010. Fertilizer consumption and use for wheat (tables 27 to 32) have been updated through 2009. Crop-specific updates occur when survey data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey and NASS' Agricultural Chemical Usage Data become available.

• A single Excel workbook with all tables in multiple worksheets
• Fertilizer Consumption and Use—By Year
• Fertilizer Prices
• Fertilizer Use—Corn
• Fertilizer Use—Cotton
• Fertilizer Use—Soybeans
• Fertilizer Use—Wheat

Data Set
A single Excel workbook with all tables in multiple worksheets			Back to top
FertilizerUse.xls		5/4/2012
Fertilizer Consumption and Use—By Year			Back to top
Table 1—U.S. consumption of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash, 1960-2009		1/5/2012
Table 2—U.S. plant nutrient use by corn, soybeans, cotton, and wheat, 1964-2009		1/5/2012
Table 3—U.S. consumption of single, multiple, and secondary and micro nutrients, 1960-2009		1/5/2012
Table 4—U.S. consumption of selected nitrogen materials, 1960-2009		1/5/2012
Table 5—U.S. consumption of selected phosphate and potash fertilizers, 1960-2009		1/5/2012
Table 6—U.S. consumption of selected secondary, micronutrients, and natural organic materials, 1986-2009		1/5/2012
Fertilizer Prices			Back to top
Table 7—Average U.S. farm prices of selected fertilizers, 1960-2012		5/4/2012
Table 8—Fertilizer price indexes, 1960-2011		5/4/2012
Fertilizer Use—Corn			Back to top
Table 9—Percentage of corn acreage receiving nitrogen fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 10—Nitrogen used on corn, rate per fertilized acre receiving nitrogen, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 11—Percentage of corn acreage receiving phosphate fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 12—Phosphate used on corn, rate per fertilized acre receiving phosphate, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 13—Percentage of corn acreage receiving potash fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 14—Potash used on corn, rate per fertilized acre receiving potash, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Fertilizer Use—Cotton			Back to top
Table 15—Percentage of cotton acreage receiving nitrogen fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 16—Nitrogen used on cotton, rate per fertilized acre receiving nitrogen, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 17—Percentage of cotton acreage receiving phosphate fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 18—Phosphate used on cotton, rate per fertilized acre receiving phosphate, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Table 19—Percentage of cotton acreage receiving potash fertilizer, selected States, 1964- 2010		5/27/2011
Table 20—Potash used on cotton, rate per fertilized acre receiving potash, selected States, 1964-2010		5/27/2011
Fertilizer Use—Soybeans			Back to top
Table 21—Percentage of soybean acreage receiving nitrogen fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2006		11/20/2008
Table 22—Nitrogen used on soybeans, rate per fertilized acre receiving nitrogen, selected States, 1964-2006		11/20/2008
Table 23—Percentage of soybean acreage receiving phosphate fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2006		11/20/2008
Table 24—Phosphate used on soybeans, rate per fertilized acre receiving phosphate, selected States, 1964-2006		11/20/2008
Table 25—Percentage of soybean acreage receiving potash fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2006		11/20/2008
Table 26—Potash used on soybeans, rate per fertilized acre receiving potash, selected States, 1964-2006		11/20/2008
Fertilizer Use—Wheat			Back to top
Table 27—Percentage of wheat acreage receiving nitrogen fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2009		5/27/2011
Table 28—Nitrogen used on wheat, rate per fertilized acre receiving nitrogen, selected States, 1964-2009		5/27/2011
Table 29—Percentage of wheat acreage receiving phosphate fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2009		5/27/2011
Table 30—Phosphate used on wheat, rate per fertilized acre receiving phosphate, selected States, 1964-2009		5/27/2011
Table 31—Percentage of wheat acreage receiving potash fertilizer, selected States, 1964-2009		5/27/2011
Table 32—Potash used on wheat, rate per fertilized acre receiving potash, selected States, 1964-2009		5/27/2011

Last updated: Thursday, July 05, 2012

For more information contact: Wen-yuan Huang