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Winter 2012 - Northcentral

Statistics on the quantity of fertilizer sold in various states in the Northcentral region have recently been compiled and provided by The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO). Data are now available from 1955 to 2010. Historical, annual data were available from 1975 to 2010. From 1955 to 1975, data were available every 5 years.

The Northcentral region in IPNI is composed of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Data for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium were aggregated across these states.

Approximately 3.89 million short tons of N were sold in the Northcentral region in 2010, representing 31.7 % of the total N sold in the U.S. This was down just 0.04 million tons from 2009, but was still higher than all years previous to 2004.

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The quantity of P sold in 2010 was 1.42 million short tons (P2O4). Sales were up 27% from 2009. Tonnage in 2010 represented 34.8% of U.S. sales which was similar to previous years and indicated that phosphorus use throughout the U.S. had increased.

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Potassium sales for 2010 totaled 2.12 million tons (K2O), representing 47.8% of U.S. sales. This was the highest percentage on record, indicating disproportionately more K sold in this region than has historically been the case. Potassium sales in 2010 were 0.74 million tons higher than in 2009, representing a 53.2 % increase.

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