Thursday, December 6, 2007

Fertilizer Numbers

I found the posted spreadsheets from the USDA interesting. I knew that Fertilizer consumpstion in North America had leveled off and that prices had increased in the last few years, but it is interesting to see it charted.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FertilizerUse/Tables/Table8.xls Fertilizer Price index numbers camparing fert input and crop income

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FertilizerUse/Tables/Table7.xls Price per ton.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FertilizerUse/Tables/Table27.xls % Wheat acres fertilized. It's dropped 5% in the last few years(?) Organic?

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FertilizerUse/Tables/Table1.xls Tons used. This has leveled off. Fertilizer wholesale businesses have been telling fertilizer retailers this for the last 4 years

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FertilizerUse/Tables/FertilizerUse.xls All the spreadsheet in one chart book

Cheez it's after 12. I missed Deadwood and I have to get up and go to work tommorrow. Good night