Current Industrial Reports U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census Fertilizer Materials - 1997 MA28B(97)-1 Issued October 9, 1998 Information about the scope of the survey, methodology, explanation of terms, and historical notes for this survey may be found in the 1996 Manufacturing Profiles issued July 1998. These data are also available through the U.S. Department of Commerce and STAT-USA Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the prompts to register. Also, you may call 202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for further information. The Internet address is: stat-usa.gov/. For mail or fax copies of the publication, contact the Manufacturing and Construction Division information Center, 301-457-4673. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, D.C. 20233, or call Walter R. Hunter, Jr., 301-457-4798. Summary of Findings United States production of sulfuric acid in 1997 totaled 48,018.0 thousand short tons (100 percent H2SO4), approximately 1 percent above the 1996 figure of 47,770.3 thousand short tons. Value of shipments, including interplant transfers in 1997 amounted to $528.3 million, as compared to the 1996 value of $578.1 million. Value of shipments of synthetic ammonia, nitric acid, and ammonium compounds decreased 9 percent to $3,494.0 million in 1997 from the 1996 level of $3,818.8 million. Shipments of urea decreased 15 percent to $772.3 million in 1997, and shipments of phosphoric acid increased 14.5 percent to $1,405.1 million. Production of superphosphate and other phosphatic fertilizer materials for 1997 decreased 1 percent to 10,431.4 thousand short tons (100 percent P2O5). Value of shipments amounted to $3,674.9 million in 1997, as compared to the 1996 value of $3,927.6 million. Table 1. Shipments and Production of Principal Fertilizer Materials: 1997 to 1993 [Quantity in thousands of short tons. Value in millions of dollars] Total shipments including interplant Product description transfers Value Product Total (f.o.b. code Year production Quantity plant) 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous 1/............. 1997 17,340.4 8,588.6 1,591.9 1996 17,922.8 9,919.1 1,689.7 1995 17,402.2 9,722.8 1,661.6 1994 17,869.1 10,525.3 1,540.8 1993 17,195.2 10,435.5 1,174.3 28731 44 Ammonium nitrate, original melt liquor 2/... 1997 8,604.4 (X) (X) 1996 8,497.8 (X) (X) 1995 8,489.1 (X) (X) 1994 8,567.6 (X) (X) 1993 8,280.9 (X) (X) 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate 1/......................... 1997 2,710.7 2,544.0 180.6 1996 2,662.0 2,543.5 213.6 1995 2,646.7 2,551.7 195.3 1994 2,584.1 2,484.9 168.8 1993 2,432.4 2,416.9 150.4 28732 -- Urea (100%)................................. 1997 7,666.2 4,817.6 716.5 1996 8,548.3 5,781.4 911.9 1995 8,116.7 5,242.8 848.3 1994 8,360.3 5,456.9 726.1 1993 8,329.6 5,254.8 629.6 28731 11 Nitric acid (100%).......................... 1997 9,432.7 1,804.5 216.2 1996 9,204.8 1,460.9 196.9 1995 8,839.0 1,291.1 168.2 1994 8,713.7 931.8 116.5 1993 8,253.9 678.0 88.5 28741 -- Phosphoric acid (100% P2O5)................. 1997 13,158.7 4,587.5 1,405.1 1996 13,210.0 4,401.8 1,226.8 1995 13,133.8 4,409.3 1,219.5 1994 12,792.0 4,227.7 1,103.1 1993 11,515.1 3,687.5 969.3 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross (100%)................. 1997 48,018.0 12,960.9 528.3 1996 47,770.3 13,014.8 571.7 1995 47,519.3 12,677.7 539.3 1994 44,861.9 11,767.2 461.9 1993 39,838.5 11,362.0 515.9 28742 -- Superphosphates and other fertilizer materials (100% P2O5)...................... 1997 10,431.4 10,429.0 3,675.0 1996 10,547.2 10,500.9 3,927.6 1995 10,364.2 10,231.0 3,594.3 1994 10,041.6 9,966.9 2,920.7 1993 8,800.9 8,813.8 2,057.3 r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. 1/Excludes data for byproduct ammonia liquor and ammonium sulfate published by the Department of Energy. 2/Represents total amount of original melt liquor produced for all purposes. Table 2. Production and Shipments of Fertilizer Materials: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of short tons. Value in millions of dollars] 1997 1996 Total shipments, Total shipments Chemical and basis including including Total interplant transfers Total interplant transfers Product code production Quantity Value production Quantity Value 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross (new and fortified).. 48,018.0 12,961.7 528.3 47,770.3 13,014.8 578.1 By feedstock: 28193 32 Elemental sulfur....................... 39,046.5 7,637.4 353.2 38,413.0 7,274.7 373.6 28193 34 Smelting metallic sulfide ore.......... 3,847.1 3,378.9 51.0 3,900.7 3,416.9 57.0 28193 36 Decomposition of alkylation and other spent acid............................ 4,774.5 1,700.9 109.7 r/ 5,038.2 2,091.5 135.3 28193 38 Other.................................. 350.0 244.6 14.5 r/ 418.414 231.6 12.2 By grade: 28193 11 Oleum under 40 percent................. 1,296.6 806.7 44.2 1,304.3 888.3 60.6 28193 21 Oleum 40 percent and over 40 percent... 206.9 205.0 11.2 226.5 256.5 14.4 28193 31 Other than oleum /1.................... 46,514.6 11,950.1 472.9 46,239.5 11,870.0 496.8 28731 -- Synthetic ammonia, nitric acid, and ammonium compounds...................... (X) (X) 3,494.0 (X) (X) 3,818.8 28731 11 Nitric acid (100% HNO3) /2............. 9,432.7 1,804.5 216.2 9,204.8 1,460.9 196.9 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (100% NH3) /3.............................. 17,890.7 8,588.6 1,577.9 17,922.8 9,919.1 1,689.7 28731 30 Fertilizer use..................... 15,348.7 6,816.7 1,285.0 15,617.2 8,286.9 1,371.5 28731 32 Other uses......................... 2,542.1 1,771.9 293.0 2,305.5 1,632.3 318.2 Ammonium nitrate: 28731 44 Original melt liquor (100% NH4 NO3) /4............................ 8,604.4 4,416.2 630.0 r/ 8,497.8 4,322.7 653.9 Consumed in the manufacture of: 28731 45 Other nitrogen solutions (100% NH4 NO3)...................... 245.3 (X) (X) r/ 279.2 (X) (X) 28731 46 Ammonium nitrate-urea solutions.. 3,770.3 (X) (X) r/ 3,786.1 (X) (X) 28731 47 High density prill and granular.. 2,550.5 2,467.2 335.2 2,503.1 2,448.8 363.1 28731 48 Low density prill and grained.... 1,653.3 1,619.1 250.4 1,556.2 1,539.5 246.1 28731 49 All other (liquor sales, etc.)... 385.0 330.0 44.4 373.2 334.3 44.7 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate, synthetic and byproduct other than coke oven (100% (NH4)2 SO4) /3................... 2,710.7 2,544.0 180.6 2,662.0 2,543.5 213.6 28731 56 Synthetic........................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 58 Byproduct, other than coke oven..... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 55 Nitrogen solutions (100% N), including mixtures containing urea............... 3,627.0 3,197.7 815.6 3,649.8 3,665.7 1,006.1 28731 66 Ammonium nitrate/urea solutions..... 3,495.6 3,067.1 787.9 3,529.3 3,547.2 983.0 28731 68 All other compounds and solutions (e.g. CAN17, AN20, AAN and others) and solutions containing free ammonia, including data for solu- tions containing two or more products such as (a) ammonia, ammonium-nitrate; (b) ammonia, urea; (c) ammonia, ammonium-nitrate, urea................................ 131.4 130.6 27.7 120.5 118.5 23.1 28731 69 Other ammonium compounds (including ammonium chloride, gray and white)..... (X) (X) 73.7 (X) (X) 58.7 28732 -- Urea original melt liquor (100%).......... 8,189.9 5,342.0 772.3 8,548.3 5,781.4 911.9 Consumed in the manufacture of: 28732 17 Urea-ammonium nitrate solutions...... 2,776.5 (X) (X) 2,761.2 (X) (X) 28732 19 Prills............................... 2,455.1 2,412.5 348.7 2,736.4 2,746.3 397.7 28732 20 Granular............................. 2,696.3 2,665.1 390.0 2,765.1 2,750.4 479.5 28732 23 All other (liquor sales, melamine, feedstock, other).................. 262.0 264.4 33.6 r/ 285. 284.7 34.7 28741 -- Phosphoric acid (100% P2O5)............... 13,158.7 4,587.5 1,405.1 13,210.0 4,401.8 1,226.8 28741 81 Thermal................................ 299.1 169.2 117.9 306.5 156.7 124.0 28741 85 Wet.................................... 12,859.6 4,418.3 1,287.2 12,903.5 4,245.1 1,102.8 By use: 28741 86 Fertilizer......................... 11,979.7 (D) (D) 11,877.6 (D) (D) 28741 87 Feed and other..................... 880.0 (D) (D) 1,026.0 (D) (D) By grade: 28741 88 Ortho (less than 65% P2O5)......... 11,411.1 3,251.2 897.1 11,479.6 3,026.9 776.8 28741 89 Super (65% or more P2O5)........... 1,448.5 1,167.1 390.1 1,423.9 1,218.3 326.1 28742 -- Superphosphates and other phosphatic fertilizer materials: Gross weight /5......................... 21,107.6 20,429.0 (X) 20,843.8 20,451.2 (X) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5).... 10,431.4 10,429.0 3,674.9 10,547.2 10,500.9 3,927.6 28742 15 Normal and enriched superphosphates: /6 Gross weight......................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5)............................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28742 41 Concentrated superphosphates: /6 Gross weight......................... 1,619.6 1,428.5 (X) 1,841.3 1,604.5 (X) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5)............................. 728.0 675.9 201.6 822.8 763.2 307.9 28742 51 Monoammonium phosphates: Gross weight......................... 3,416.3 3,434.7 (X) 3,333.0 3,915.1 (X) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5)............................. 1,910.6 1,912.1 667.3 1,797.6 1,773.7 660.6 28742 52 Diammonium phosphates: Gross weight......................... 15,539.1 15,005.3 (X) 15,033.3 14,293.6 (X) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5)............................. 7,531.7 7,564.3 2,704.6 7,590.2 7,617.2 2,853.4 28742 55 Other ammonium phosphates: /7 Gross weight......................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5)............................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28742 61 Other phosphatic fertilizer materials: /7 Gross weight......................... 532.6 560.4 (X) 636.2 638.1 (X) Phosphoric oxide content (100% P2O5)............................. 261.1 276.6 101.4 336.5 346.7 105.7 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. 1/Data for "Other than oleum" include "Chamber process acid." 2/Includes unspecified amounts of nitric acid produced but not withdrawn from the system. 3/Excludes data for byproduct ammonia liquor and ammonium sulfate published by the Department of Energy. 4/Represents total amount of original melt liquor produced, including amounts used for fertilizer, explosives, and other uses and amounts consumed in manufacturing other products such as nitrogen solutions (product code 28731 55). 5/Value for gross weight and (100% P2O5) are the same value for each 28742 product code. 6/Product code 28742 15 is combined with product code 28742 41. 7/Product code 28742 55 is combined with product code 28742 61. Table 3. Quantities of Selected Fertilizer Materials Produced and Consumed: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of short tons] Consumed in Product Product code producing plants code Basis 1997 1996 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross (new and fortified)....100% H2SO4........ 34,945.1 34,948.6 28731 11 Nitric acid.................................100% HNO3......... 8,399.0 7,961.4 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous 1/.............100% HN3.......... 8,049.2 7,769.3 Ammonium nitrate: 28731 45 Other nitrogen solutions 2/...............100% NH4NO3....... 245.3 r/ 279.2 28731 46 Ammonium nitrate-urea solutions.........................do.. 3,776.1 r/ 3,786.1 28731 47 High density prill and granular.........................do.. (D) (D) 28731 48 Low density prill and grained...........................do.. (D) (D) 28731 49 All other (liquor sales, etc.)..........................do.. 48.2 71.9 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate 1/.........................100% (NH4)2 SO4... 70.3 65.3 Urea: 28732 17 Urea-ammonium nitrate solutions 2/.....100% Urea......... 2,776.5 2,761.2 28732 19 Prills...............................................do.. (D) (D) 28732 20 Granular.............................................do.. (D) 53.5 28732 23 All other (liquor sales, melamine, feedstock, other)..................................do.. (D) (D) 28741 -- Phosphoric acid (100% P2O5).................100% P2O5......... 8,555.7 8,855.1 28741 81 Thermal...............................................do.. (D) (D) 28741 85 Wet...................................................do.. (D) (D) 28742 - Superphosphates and other phosphatic fertili..............do.. 47.2 37.8 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more previously published data. 1/Excludes data for byproduct ammonia liquor and ammonium sulfate published by the Department of Energy. 2/Excludes amount converted to solid nitrate. Table 4. Summary of Selected Fertilizer Materials, Interplant Transfers: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of short tons. Value in millions of dollars] Interplant transfers Value, Product description freight Product on board code Basis Year Quantity plant 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross (new and fortified) 100% H2SO4........ 1997 2,102.2 41.3 1996 2,102.2 42.5 28193 11 Oleum under 40 percent................ .....do........... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28193 21 Oleum 40 percent and over 40 percent.. .....do........... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28193 31 Other than oleum /1................... .....do........... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous /2......... 100% NH3.......... 1997 903.8 137.9 1996 928.5 158.9 28731 30 Fertilizer use........................ .....do........... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28731 32 Other uses............................ .....do........... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate /2..................... 100% (NH4)2 SO4... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28731 11 Nitric acid............................. 100% HNO3......... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28732 -- Urea.................................... 100% Urea......... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) 28741 -- Phosphoric acid (100% P2O5)............. 100% P2O5......... 1997 1,998.7 485.9 1996 1,877.9 418.5 28742 -- Superphosphates and other phosphatic fertilizer materials................... .....do........... 1997 (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 1/Data for "Other than oleum" includes chamber process acid. 2/Excludes data for byproduct ammonia liquor and ammonium sulfate published by the Department of Energy. Table 5. Total Shipments, Including Interplant Transfers, of Sulfuric Acid by States: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of short tons of 100% H2SO4. Value in millions of dollars] 1997 1996 State Quantity Value Quantity Value United States........... 12,961.7 528.3 13,014.8 578.1 Arizona........................ (D) (D) (D) (D) California..................... 848.5 (D) 935.8 (D) Florida........................ 950.0 30.0 879.7 26.5 Georgia........................ 447.7 20.4 419.9 18.7 Illinois....................... (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana...................... 1,936.9 92.4 2,006.4 113.4 New Jersey..................... (D) (D) (D) (D) Ohio........................... (D) (D) 352.4 27.1 Texas.......................... 1,883.4 115.6 1,893.5 114.5 Virginia....................... (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington..................... (D) (D) (D) (D) Other states................... 4,009.8 136.9 3,995.9 160.6 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Table 6. Production of New Sulfuric Acid by States: 1997 and 1996 [Thousands of short tons of 100% H2SO4] State 1997 1/ 1996 1/ United States........... 43,243.6 42,732.2 Arizona........................ 2,361.5 2,402.5 California..................... 1,206.8 1,353.9 Florida........................ 20,989.5 20,893.9 Georgia........................ 595.3 577.5 Illinois....................... (D) (D) Louisiana...................... 6,103.5 6,169.6 Missouri....................... (D) (D) New Jersey..................... (D) (D) New Mexico..................... (D) (D) Ohio........................... (D) 420.3 Oklahoma and Texas............. 4,140.9 4,119.8 Virginia....................... (D) (D) Washington..................... (D) (D) Other states................... 4,884.9 r/ 4,437.8 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. 1/Includes data for government-owned, privately- operated plants. Table 7. Primary Production of Inorganic Fertilizer Chemicals by Quarter: 1997 and 1996 [Thousands of short tons] Product First Second Third Fourth code Product description Year Total quarter quarter quarter quarter 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (100% NH3): Production.............................. 1997 17,340.4 4,266.9 4,328.6 4,269.4 4,475.5 1996 17,922.8 4,594.7 4,404.2 4,364.8 4,559.2 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.......... 1997 (NA) 1,554.5 822.2 1,456.0 2,045.3 1996 (NA) 1,566.4 1,024.9 988.7 1,181.9 28731 30 Fertilizer use: Production............................ 1997 14,798.3 3,714.6 3,712.8 3,602.2 3,768.6 1996 15,617.2 4,000.8 3,833.6 3,830.5 3,952.4 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 32 Other uses: Production............................ 1997 2,542.1 552.2 615.8 667.2 706.9 1996 2,305.5 593.9 570.6 534.2 606.8 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) Ammonium nitrate (100% NH4NO3): 28731 44 Original melt liquor (1): Production............................ 1997 8,604.4 2,194.8 2,206.8 2,008.6 2,194.2 1996 r/8,497.8 r/2,188.4 r/2,143.6 r/1,982.7 r/2,183.1 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) 284.9 255.6 301.5 218.8 1996 (NA) 220.1 168.3 195.6 191.9 Total production: 28731 45 Consumed in the manufacture of other nitrogen solutions (e.g. CAN17, AN20, AAN): Production........................ 1997 245.3 63.0 60.9 52.7 68.7 1996 r/279.2 r/58.8 r/55.8 r/70.6 r/94.0 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 46 Liquor consumed in the manufacture of urea-ammonium nitrate solutions: Production........................ 1997 3,770.3 989.6 948.0 935.2 897.4 1996 r/3,786.1 r/1,050.1 r/996.4 r/831.1 r/908.5 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) 32.1 31.0 32.1 62.0 1996 (NA) 47.1 25.1 30.6 33.6 28731 47 High density prill and granular: Production........................ 1997 2,550.5 703.7 681.4 513.9 651.5 1996 2,503.1 626.1 638.0 566.6 672.4 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) 46.2 42.4 (D) 35.6 1996 (NA) 31.2 38.6 48.4 42.7 28731 48 Low density prill and grained: Production........................ 1997 1,653.3 336.5 418.4 417.3 481.1 1996 1,556.2 367.2 364.2 411.2 413.6 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 49 All other (e.g. liquor sales, etc.) Production........................ 1997 385.0 102.1 98.1 89.4 95.4 1996 373.2 86.2 89.2 103.1 94.7 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) 12.7 (D) (D) 3.4 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate (100% (NH4)2 SO4): Production.............................. 1997 2,644.8 579.6 692.6 679.8 692.7 1996 2,669.7 635.2 659.0 688.5 687.0 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.......... 1997 (NA) 138.3 100.2 220.4 266.6 1996 (NA) 250.3 130.8 173.1 218.8 28731 11 Nitric acid (100% HNO3): Production.............................. 1997 9,432.7 2,426.3 2,421.1 2,185.6 2,399.7 1996 9,204.8 2,277.0 2,287.5 2,163.4 2,476.9 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.......... 1996 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1995 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 28731 55 Nitrogen solutions, including mixtures containing urea (100% N): Production.............................. 1997 3,627.0 978.6 935.0 844.0 869.3 1996 3,649.8 938.6 935.8 883.6 892.0 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.......... 1997 (NA) 468.0 310.4 470.0 424.4 1996 (NA) 368.2 270.4 262.1 274.0 28731 66 Solutions containing ammonium nitrate/ urea: Production............................ 1997 3,495.6 946.7 895.0 803.6 850.3 1996 3,529.3 908.8 906.5 845.9 868.1 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) 455.8 304.3 462.9 420.2 1996 (NA) 362.7 266.7 251.2 268.8 28731 68 All other solutions (3): Production............................ 1997 131.4 31.9 40.1 40.4 19.0 1996 120.5 29.8 29.3 37.7 23.8 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) 12.2 6.1 7.1 4.3 1996 (NA) 5.5 3.7 10.9 5.2 28741 -- Phosphoric acid (100% P2O5): Production.............................. 1997 13,158.7 3,214.1 3,251.2 3,212.5 3,481.0 1996 13,210.0 3,241.9 3,129.6 3,451.3 3,387.3 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.......... 1997 (NA) 208.1 220.2 216.7 234.9 1996 (NA) 280.6 276.6 238.9 212.2 28741 81 Thermal: Production............................ 1997 299.1 130.0 56.4 56.6 56.2 1996 306.5 78.0 75.1 78.8 74.5 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) 12.6 10.3 8.2 8.1 1996 (NA) 21.2 9.1 11.6 10.4 28741 85 Wet: Production............................ 1997 12,859.6 3,084.1 3,194.8 3,155.9 3,424.8 1996 12,903.5 3,163.9 3,054.4 3,372.5 3,312.8 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........ 1997 (NA) 195.5 210.0 208.5 226.9 1996 (NA) 259.3 267.6 227.3 201.8 By use: 28741 86 Fertilizer: Production........................ 1997 11,980.3 2,876.4 2,966.7 2,930.7 3,206.5 1996 11,877.6 2,908.4 2,808.8 3,112.0 3,048.3 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28741 87 Feed and other: Production........................ 1997 880.0 207.7 228.1 225.8 218.4 1996 1,026.0 255.4 245.6 260.5 264.4 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) By grade: 28741 88 Ortho (less than 65% P2O5): Production........................ 1997 11,411.1 2,737.6 2,827.7 2,791.3 3,054.5 1996 11,479.6 2,816.8 2,744.5 2,996.7 2,921.6 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) 170.9 184.7 182.8 198.9 1996 (NA) 232.6 241.5 209.0 181.0 28741 89 Super (more than 65% P2O5): Production........................ 1997 1,448.5 346.4 367.2 364.6 370.4 1996 1,423.9 347.1 309.9 375.8 391.1 Stocks on hand, end of quarter.... 1997 (NA) 24.7 25.2 24.0 28.0 1996 (NA) 26.7 26.1 18.3 20.9 28732 -- Urea original melt liquor (100% urea): Production............................... 1997 7,666.2 2,069.0 1,966.5 1,812.8 1,817.9 1996 8,548.3 2,236.6 2,132.6 2,027.8 2,151.4 Stocks on hand, end of quarter........... 1997 (NA) 373.7 296.1 328.2 259.7 1996 (NA) 300.3 239.8 239.0 212.8 Total production: 28732 17 Consumed in the manufacture of urea-ammonium nitrate solutions: Production.......................... 1997 2,776.5 725.1 693.9 679.5 677.9 1996 2,761.2 741.8 713.4 623.4 682.6 Stocks on hand, end of quarter...... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28732 19 Prills: Production.......................... 1997 2,080.5 612.6 563.6 444.4 459.9 1996 2,736.4 714.7 682.5 648.1 691.2 Stocks on hand, end of quarter...... 1997 (NA) 87.2 44.0 47.3 82.9 1996 (NA) 93.0 79.1 120.2 45.7 28732 20 Granular: Production.......................... 1997 2,696.3 697.6 680.4 665.0 653.2 1996 2,765.1 704.6 669.3 686.5 704.6 Stocks on hand, end of quarter...... 1997 (NA) 139.1 109.5 130.6 72.9 1996 (NA) 84.0 59.1 26.1 78.3 28732 23 All other (solid and solution): Production.......................... 1997 112.9 33.6 28.5 23.9 26.9 1996 r/285.7 r/75.5 r/67.4 r/69.8 73.0 Stocks on hand, end of quarter...... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. r/Revised 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. 1/Represents total amount of original solution produced, including amounts used for fertilizer, explosive, and other uses and amounts consumed in manufacturing other products, such as nitrogen solutions. 2/Excludes data for government-owned, privately operated plants. Note: The 1997 and 1996 stocks on hand, end of quarter, were originally published in the Current Industrial Report Series, MQ28B, "Fertilizer Materials." Detail may not add to total because of independent rounding. Table 8. Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Superphosphates and Other Phosphatic Fertilizer Materials by Quarter: 1997 and 1996 [Thousands of short tons] Product First Second Third Fourth code Product description Year Total quarter quarter quarter quarter 28742 -- Superphosphates and other phosphatic fertilizer materials: Production (100% P2O5)............... 1997 10,431.4 2,547.0 2,659.9 2,592.4 2,632.1 1996 10,547.2 2,593.7 2,422.1 2,835.7 2,695.6 Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5)............... 1997 10,429.0 2,602.0 2,772.0 2,496.3 2,558.6 1996 10,500.9 2,467.2 2,720.8 2,743.7 2,569.2 Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)...................... 1997 (NA) 669.3 569.9 513.7 771.3 1996 (NA) 838.9 552.4 638.6 745.5 28742 15 Normal and enriched superphosphates:/1 Production (100% P2O5)............... 1997 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5)............... 1997 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)...................... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28742 41 Concentrated superphosphates (triple) (over 40% P2O5):/1 Production (100% P2O5)................ 1997 728.0 164.6 195.9 202.0 165.5 1996 822.8 213.2 174.3 231.7 203.6 Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5)................ 1997 675.9 153.3 193.8 206.1 122.6 1996 763.2 131.1 376.3 144.8 111.0 Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)....................... 1997 (NA) 109.0 80.1 54.1 124.3 1996 (NA) 63.4 82.0 (D) 116.1 Ammonium phosphates: 28742 51 Monoammonium phosphates: Production (100% P2O5).............. 1997 1,910.6 475.8 486.2 480.3 468.3 1996 1,797.6 435.6 352.4 577.8 431.9 Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5).............. 1997 1,912.1 445.6 512.0 496.1 458.5 1996 1,773.7 389.5 370.1 607.8 406.3 Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)..................... 1997 (NA) 174.4 134.8 88.8 120.4 1996 (NA) 162.6 119.9 80.6 150.8 28742 52 Diammonium phosphates: Production (100% P2O5).............. 1997 7,531.7 1,847.1 1,890.3 1,862.3 1,932.0 1996 7,590.2 1,868.4 1,814.9 1,939.4 1,967.4 Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5).............. 1997 7,564.3 1,942.8 1,961.1 1,732.6 1,927.8 1996 7,617.2 1,882.6 1,841.1 1,909.8 1,983.8 Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)..................... 1997 (NA) 298.3 287.9 288.2 470.6 1996 (NA) 506.0 282.9 388.5 355.6 28742 55 Other ammonium phosphates and other/2 Production (100% P2O5)............... 1997 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5)............... 1997 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)...................... 1997 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 1996 (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28742 61 Phosphatic fertilizer materials:/2 Production (100% P2O5)............... 1997 261.1 59.5 87.5 47.8 66.3 1996 336.5 76.5 80.6 86.8 92.7 Shipments, including interplant transfers (100% P2O5)............... 1997 276.6 60.4 105.2 61.4 49.7 1996 346.7 64.0 133.2 81.3 68.1 Stocks on hand, end of quarter (gross weight)...................... 1997 (NA) 87.6 67.0 82.5 56.1 1996 (NA) 106.9 67.7 (D) (S) D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. S Does not meet publication standards. 1/"Normal and enriched superphosphates" (28742 15) is combined with "Concentrated superphosphates" (28742 41) to avoid disclosure of data for individual companies. 2/"Other ammonium phosphates" (28742 55) is combined with "Other phosphatic fertilizer materials" (28742 61) to avoid disclosure of data for individual companies. Note: The 1997 and 1996 stocks on hand, end of quarter, were originally published in the Current Industrial Report Series, MQ28B "Fertilizer Materials." Detail may not add to total due to independent rounding. Table 9. Production and Stocks of Sulfuric Acid by Process and by Quarter: 1997 and 1996 [Thousands of short tons of 100% H2SO4] Production Sulfuric acid, gross, new and fortified Sulfuric acid produced Quarter and year through decompostion Stocks (gross) at Oleum Other than of alkylation and other producing plants Total grades oleum grades New acid 1/ spent acid 2/ at end of period 1997 Total.......... 48,018.0 1,503.5 46,514.6 43,243.6 4,774.5 (NA) First Quarter....... 11,634.2 355.5 11,278.7 10,343.7 1,290.6 777.3 Second Quarter...... 11,976.6 387.5 11,589.1 10,757.8 1,218.7 679.5 Third Quarter....... 12,250.0 395.8 11,854.2 10,965.0 1,285.0 723.9 Fourth Quarter...... 12,157.2 364.6 11,792.6 11,177.1 980.1 893.0 1996 Total.......... 47,770.3 1,530.9 46,239.5 42,732.2 r/ 5,038.2 (NA) First Quarter....... 11,807.9 424.6 11,383.3 10,856.8 r/ 951.2 677.6 Second Quarter...... 11,364.6 310.7 11,053.9 10,399.1 r/ 965.5 686.8 Third Quarter....... 12,437.6 446.0 11,991.6 10,811.8 r/ 1,625.8 724.5 Fourth Quarter...... 12,160.2 349.5 11,810.7 10,664.5 r/ 1,495.7 855.3 NA Not available. 1/Represents gross production of sulfuric acid less acid produced through decomposition and spent acid used in fortification. 2/Spent acid fortified by the addition of sulfur trioxide. Note: Detail may not add to total because of independent rounding. Table 10. Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Fertilizer Materials: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of metric tons] Percent Exports of Percent imports to domestic exports to Imports for Apparent apparent Product Product description Production merchandise production consumption consumption consumption code (quantity) (quantity) 1/ (quantity) (quantity) 2/ (quantity) 3/ (quantity) 1997 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous.................... 16,230.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 44 Ammonium nitrate, original solution............ 7,805.9 47.5 0.6 708.1 8,466.6 8.4 28731 66 Nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate/urea solutions.................... 3,290.4 57.5 1.7 780.4 4,013.3 19.4 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate.............. 2,459.2 868.3 35.3 478.4 2,069.4 23.1 28732 -- Urea.......................... 7,429.8 932.7 12.6 2,533.1 9,030.2 28.1 28741 -- Phosphoric acid............... 11,937.5 (D) (D) 24.6 (D) (D) 28742 15 Normal and enriched superphosphate/4............. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28742 41 Concentrated superphos- phate/4...................... 1,469.3 592.2 40.3 - 877.1 - 28742 52 Diammonium phosphates......... 14,097.0 9,439.2 67.0 56.6 4,714.4 1.2 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross.......... 43,561.7 117.8 0.3 2,014.6 45,458.5 4.4 1996 28731 31 Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous.................... 16,259.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28731 44 Ammonium nitrate, original solution............ 7,709.1 61.9 0.8 720.6 8,367.8 8.6 28731 66 Nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate/urea solutions.................... 3,311.1 33.1 1.0 628.2 3,906.3 16.1 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate.............. 2,414.9 824.4 34.1 373.4 1,963.9 19.0 28732 -- Urea.......................... 7,755.0 1,470.5 19.0 2,521.1 8,805.6 28.6 28741 -- Phosphoric acid............... 11,984.1 (D) (D) 50.0 (D) (D) 28742 15 Normal and enriched super- phosphate/4.................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 28742 41 Concentrated superphos- phate/4...................... 1,670.4 687.6 41.2 - 982.8 - 28742 52 Diammonium phosphates ........ 13,638.1 7,917.3 58.1 76.5 5,797.3 1.3 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross.......... 43,337.0 627.5 1.4 1,629.6 44,339.1 3.7 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 1/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 3/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from manufacturers' production plus imports. Apparent consumption does not include any adjustments for changes in inventories. 4/Product code 28742 15 "Normal and enriched superphosphates" is combined with product code 28742 41 "Concentrated superphosphates" to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Note: For comparison of SIC product code numbers, HTSUSA import numbers, and Schedule B export numbers, see Table 11. Table 11. Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes with Schedule B Export Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997 Product Export Import code Product description number (1) number (2) 28731 11 Nitric acid........................... (NA) 2808.00.0010 28731 31 Anhydrous ammonia, synthetic.......... 2814.10.0000 2814.10.0000 2814.20.0000 2814.20.0000 28731 44 Ammonium nitrate, original solution... 3102.30.0000 3102.30.0000 28731 57 Ammonium sulfate...................... 3102.21.0000 3102.21.0000 28731 66 Nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate/ urea solutions....................... 3102.80.0000 3102.80.0000 28732 -- Urea.................................. 3102.10.0000 3102.10.0000 28742 15 Normal and enriched superphosphates... 3103.10.0010 3103.10.0010 28742 41 Concentrated superphosphates.......... 3103.10.0020 3103.10.0020 28742 51 Monoammonium phosphates............... (NA) 3105.40.0010 28742 52 Diammonium phosphates................. 3105.30.0000 3105.30.0000 28741 -- Phosphoric acid....................... 2809.20.0010 2809.20.0010 2809.20.0020 2809.20.0020 2809.20.0030 2809.20.0030 28193 -- Sulfuric acid, gross.................. 2807.00.0000 2807.00.0000 NA Not available. 1/Source: 1997 edition, Harmonized System-Based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. 2/Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (1997).  solutions.................... 3,290.4 57.5 1.7 780.4 4,013.3 19.4