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    USA                                                                       
    9.44                                                                      
    10.8                                                                      
    PRC                                                                       
    7.91                                                                      
    23.3                                                                      
    Russia Federation                                                         
    4.38                                                                      
    16.9                                                                      
                                                                              
    Russia Federation                                                         
    6.01                                                                      
    6.9                                                                       
    India                                                                     
    3.90                                                                      
    11.5                                                                      
    Belarus                                                                   
    3.79                                                                      
    14.7                                                                      
                                                                              
    Aggregate output                                                          
    39.09                                                                     
    44.8                                                                      
    Aggregate output                                                          
    19.78                                                                     
    58.3                                                                      
    Aggregate output                                                          
    16.2                                                                      
    62.7                                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
    Total global production output                                            
    87.21                                                                     
                                                                              
    Total global production output                                            
    33.90                                                                     
                                                                              
    Total global production output                                            
    25.85                                                                     
                                                                              
    Source:FAOSTAT Data, 2004                                                 
                                                                              
    Major consumption countries and consumption (Mt nutrient) in 2002         
    Nitrogen-based fertilisers                                                
    Phosphate-based fertilisers                                               
    Potash fertilisers                                                        
                                                                              
    Country                                                                   
    Mt nutrient                                                               
    %                                                                         
    Country                                                                   
    Mt nutrient                                                               
    %                                                                         
    Country                                                                   
    Mt nutrient                                                               
    %                                                                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
    PRC                                                                       
    25.43                                                                     
    30.0                                                                      
    PRC                                                                       
    9.92                                                                      
    29.6                                                                      
    USA                                                                       
    4.55                                                                      
    19.5                                                                      
                                                                              
    USA                                                                       
    10.88                                                                     
    12.8                                                                      
    India                                                                     
    4.00                                                                      
    11.9                                                                      
    PRC                                                                       
    4.25                                                                      
    18.3                                                                      
                                                                              
    India                                                                     
    10.47                                                                     
    12.4                                                                      
    USA                                                                       
    3.87                                                                      
    11.5                                                                      
    Brazil                                                                    
    3.06                                                                      
    13.1