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Former Soviet Union Machinery and Fertilizer Use: documentation

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INPUTS DATA OF SELECTED FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS (10/95) Stock #96001
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
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For questions, comments or further information about these data, contact:

           William Liefert - wliefert@ers.usda.gov

Or contact the ERS Information Center at:  Phone: 202-694-5050
                                           e-mail: service@ers.usda.gov

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Data are in Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet(.wk1) files.

The data in these tables cover selected periods from 1985-94.  Worksheet 
files include  production, intra- and extra FSU republic trade and 
deliveries to agriculture of tractors, trucks, and combines for the period 
1985 to 1990 for the larger FSU republics.  The data are derived from 
official Russian and Former Soviet Union (FSU) data sources.  The 
republics included are Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.  The 
machinery data are more complete for all republics since 1990 and are most 
complete for Russia.  The N/A entries in tables from 1985-1991 reflect the 
unavailability of intra and extra republic trade data during the Soviet 
period.

Tables similar to those for machinery are included for mineral 
fertilizers.  Production, trade, and delivery to agriculture of nitrogen, 
phosphate, and potash.  Estimated fertilizer application rates are given 
for major field crops.  Also, there are price lists available on selected 
types of agricultural machinery and fertilizers. Average prices on these 
items are provided for 1992-94 period.


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