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Potash and Magnesium Products<br />

Potash Market India<br />

Market Structure<br />

Potash Use by Crop *<br />

Structure<br />

Products<br />

Predominantly centralised,<br />

subsidised<br />

MOP standard through<br />

contracts<br />

-<br />

Corn<br />

Other 1%<br />

Coarse<br />

Grains<br />

2%<br />

Cotton<br />

5%<br />

Oil Seeds<br />

6%<br />

Other crops<br />

11%<br />

Rice<br />

35%<br />

Agricultural Potash Consumption **<br />

Sugar Crops<br />

10%<br />

Wheat<br />

8%<br />

Fruits &<br />

Vegetables<br />

22%<br />

Cultivated Crops ***<br />

kt K 2 O<br />

4.000<br />

3.000<br />

2.000<br />

1.000<br />

0<br />

1979/80 1990/91 2001/02 2012/13F<br />

Other crops<br />

Sugar Crops<br />

15%<br />

2%<br />

Corn<br />

4%<br />

Cotton<br />

6%<br />

Fruits &<br />

Vegetables<br />

8%<br />

Other<br />

Coarse<br />

Grains<br />

11%<br />

Oil Seeds<br />

19%<br />

Wheat<br />

15%<br />

Rice<br />

20%<br />

* Incl. sulphate of potash and low-grade potash, apparent consumption, % of total K 2 O, Source: IFA 2007/08, published 2009<br />

** Fertilizer years India, Source: IFA December 2011 *** % of total area harvested, Source: FAO 2010<br />

January 2013 <strong>K+S</strong> Group 84

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