Drivers of Fertilizer Markets: Supply, Demand, and Prices
- by Angelica Williams, LaPorchia A. Collins and Amy Boline
- 9/10/2025
Overview
U.S. fertilizer production and consumption—crucial for the productivity of U.S. agriculture—take place within a global fertilizer market. While global production and trade in fertilizer have increased, the U.S. share of world fertilizer production, imports, and exports have each declined by 25 percent or more since 2006. This study analyzes U.S. fertilizer production, consumption, and trade from 2006 (the last full year preceding the Great Recession) to 2023.
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