Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Table A8 Prices and Quantities of fertiliser and lime used by Scottish farmers, 2001 to 2010

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Price - £ per tonne of nutrient

Compounds

265

260

252

280

309

311

385

668

871

656

Straights

Nitrates (N)

328

285

297

348

398

424

474

710

902

562

Phosphate (P 2O s)

288

265

267

294

310

317

476

880

1,226

557

Potash (K 2O)

197

202

193

206

220

230

310

500

939

574

Lime (Ca CO3)

37

390

41

43

40

Quality Used - '000 tonnes of nutrient

Nitrates (N)

222

212

205

180

173

172

152

147

162

164

Phosphate (P 2O s)

70

67

69

69

61

58

54

51

50

50

Potash (K 2O)

81

81

82

79

69

73

66

66

67

67

Lime (Ca CO3)

483

700

602

520

460

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