Fertilizer Use and Price

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service. Fertilizer Use and Price. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/E247167V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Fertilizer Use and Price
Summary:  View help for Summary This product summarizes fertilizer consumption in the United States by plant nutrient and major fertilizer products—as well as consumption of mixed fertilizers, secondary nutrients, and micronutrients—for 1960 through the latest year for which statistics are available. The share of planted crop acreage receiving fertilizer, and fertilizer applications per receiving acre (by nutrient), are presented for major producing States for corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat (data on nutrient consumption by crop start in 1964). Fertilizer farm prices and indices of wholesale fertilizer prices are also available.


Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/fertilizer-use-and-price

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms fertilizer consumption; nutrietnts; price data
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1960 – 2018
Universe:  View help for Universe Fertilizer
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; other
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes data downloaded 2026-03-25


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