Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
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130<br />
<strong>K+S</strong> 120 Group<br />
110<br />
Yields of Cereals in Selected Regions<br />
100<br />
90 dt/ha<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Northern<br />
America<br />
South America Western Europe Eastern Europe Asia Africa<br />
Source: FAO 2010<br />
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010<br />
• Highest yields of cereals per hectare worldwide to be found in Western Europe and in North<br />
America thanks to a balanced fertilization tradition and professional agricultural systems as<br />
well as favourable climatic conditions<br />
• Assuming an increasing application of balanced fertilization, emerging market countries<br />
possess significant catching-up potential<br />
January 2013 <strong>K+S</strong> Group 75