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Canadian fertilizer shipments and farm operations expenses continue to grow year over year.

Fertilizer shipments to Canadian agriculture markets, by nutrient content and fertilizer year, cumulative data. Fertilizer shipments in Canada continue to grow year over year, with down volumes limited to annual events rather than indicating a downward trend.

For confidentiality reasons, volume is not reported by Statistics Canada when the number of suppliers reporting volume is limited (Potash, 2019)

Source: Statistics Canada Fertilizer shipments to Canadian agriculture markets, by nutrient content and fertilizer year, cumulative data, Table 32100039. Region: Canada

Tonnes ‘000
Axes have been reversed from original Stats Canada tables for web compatibility.
  Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Sulphur
2010 / 2011 1990 723 312 238
2011 / 2012 2296 799 297 274
2012 / 2013 2481 817 353 287
2013 / 2014 2454 882 362 305
2014 / 2015 2570 945 394 316
2015 / 2016 2537 1025 374 339
2016 / 2017 2390 947 418 335
2017 / 2018 2614 1080 419 359
2018 / 2019 2613 1133   381
2019 / 2020 2672 1137 410 353

Inputs as a percentage of Canadian farm operating expenses. The total value of the three major agriculture inputs continues to increase annually, however the percentage these inputs contribute to gross operating expenses continues to show a downward trend from a high of 24 percent in 2012.

Source: Statistics Canada Farm Operating Expenses Table 32-10-0049-01 Region: Canada

Canadian Farm Operations Expenses - ‘000 of $’s
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  Total Gross Op Exp Fertilizer & Lime Pesticides Commercial Seed % of Total Gross Op Exp
2009 $36,126,901 $4,047,476 $2,341,372 $1,604,000 22.1%
2010 $35,466,749 $3,623,614 $2,151,053 $1,752,748 21.2%
2011 $38,446,323 $4,269,407 $2,159,968 $1,961,080 21.8%
2012 $41,736,566 $5,352,634 $2,451,557 $2,198,684 24.0%
2013 $43,135,743 $5,176,153 $2,682,919 $2,329,419 23.6%
2014 $44,564,817 $5,129,356 $2,654,033 $2,399,551 22.8%
2015 $45,734,387 $5,508,437 $2,700,708 $2,522,895 23.5%
2016 $46,103,558 $5,407,278 $2,897,269 $2,582,396 23.6%
2017 $47,614,869 $5,240,800 $2,815,837 $2,776,113 22.8%
2018 $50,331,723 $5,338,249 $2,820,351 $2,831,267 21.8%
2019 $53,165,122 $5,717,523 $2,915,913 $2,898,508 21.7%

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