Unlike anhydrous ammonia, UAN requires no specialized equipment for handling and storage. It s safer to use, easy to inject in irrigation systems and can be applied at higher speeds than anhydrous or aqua ammonia. Most nitrogen solutions are used directly and applied with conventional liquid application equipment. They are also used to produce suspension mixtures. Mixtures of urea, DAP and potash are also important.
Wheat consumes a significant amount of anhydrous ammonia.
Cotton uses roughly equal amounts of anhydrous ammonia, UAN and NPK mixtures. Soybeans require very little additional N because they fix most of their own nitrogen. This document contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including those referred to in the Company s annual report. This issue of The PotashCorp Letter Online looks at the increasing importance of fluid fertilizers and their impact on the industry.