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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

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