Phosphorus is an essential element for plant and animal nutrition. Most phosphorus is consumed as a principal component of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizers used on food crops throughout the world. Phosphate rock minerals are the only significant global resources of phosphorus. The United States is the world's leading producer and consumer of phosphate rock, which is used to manufacture phosphate fertilizers and industrial products.

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Monthly Publications

Mineral Industry Surveys

• Marketable Phosphate Rock, Monthly
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    XLSX Format:
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• U.S Production of Selected Mineral Commodities (Quarterly Mineral Industry Surveys)

Annual Publications

Mineral Commodity Summaries

• Phosphate Rock
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• Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook

• Phosphate Rock
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       | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 
    XLS Format:
       | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 tables-only release | 
• Archive
       | 1932-1993 |

Mineral Industry Surveys

• Marketable Phosphate Rock, Crop Year
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       | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
    XLS Format:
       | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |

Special Publications

• Data Set of World Phosphate Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences
  Open-File Report 02-156
• Fertilizers -- Sustaining Global Food Supplies
  Fact Sheet 155-99
• Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States 
  Data Series 140
  • Phosphate Rock
• Statistical Compendium
  • Phosphate Rock