NAICS 325314 Mixed Fertilizers

These statistics are for the Mixed fertilizers industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 325314.

Principal Statistics
Year Establishments Shipments
($ millions)		 Employment Imports
($ millions)		 Exports
($ millions)
1 Industry Canada estimates
Source: Statistics Canada
Note: The step change in establishments observed in 2004 was due to a change by Statistics Canada in the minimum threshold size necessary for inclusion of establishments in the annual data. This change had only a minor impact on other principal statistics.
2003 164 481 2 053 289 34
2004 182 488 1 736 267 45
2005 164 461 1 489 263 44
2006 168 564 1 470 265 45
2007 155 561 1 551 317 55
2008 152 581 1 627 484 90
2009 164 613 1 678 319 65
2010  1641  5601  1 4501 370 63

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mixing ingredients produced elsewhere into fertilizers.

Examples:

  • Compost
  • Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials
  • Mixing purchased fertilizer materials
  • Nitrogenous fertilizers, made by mixing purchased materials
  • Phosphatic fertilizers, made by mixing purchased materials
  • Potassic fertilizers, made by mixing purchased materials
  • Potting soil