Fertilizer in the United States

Introduction

Fertilizer in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States fertilizer market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The fertilizer market volume (measured in tonnes) is the annual agricultural consumption of manufactured fertilizer containing nutrients nitrogen (N), potash (K2O), and phosphates (P2O5). The market is valued at farmer's retail price, taking into account any applicable taxes and subsidized price reductions. The currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
• The US fertilizer market had total revenue of $13.1 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.1% between 2007 and 2011.
• Market consumption volumes decreased with a CARC of -1.8% between 2007-2011, to reach a total of 19.3 million tonnes in 2011.
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.4% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $16.3 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United States fertilizer market by value in 2011?

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