Talk:Phosphate mining in the United States

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Add some stats?

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Here are some stats. I don't know if/where appropriate to add. Do with them as you will.

Salient Statistics United States:
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Production, marketable	27,900	25,800	23,300	23,500	22,000
Sold or used by producers	26,300	23,300	23,400	22,600	23,000
Imports for consumption	2,470	2,770	2,140	2,520	2,400
Consumption, apparent1	28,800	26,000	25,500	25,100	25,000
Price, average value, f.o.b. mine,2 dollars per ton	73.67	70.77	67.98	75.86	75.00
Stocks, producer, yearend	8,440	10,600	9,830	11,000	10,000
Employment, mine and beneficiation plant, numbere	1,800	1,900	1,900	1,800	1,900
Net import reliance3 as a percentage of apparent consumption	5	2	11	5	13 Mousecalledgerald (talk) 01:49, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply