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european and former soviet union marketsEurope produces a diversity of crops and engages indiffering agricultural practices due to variety in climateand fertilization patterns across the continent. In 2013 (1) ,Europe consumed 15.5, 4.2 and 4.1 million metric tonnesof nitrogen, phosphate and potash, respectively. In 2013crop protection chemicals sales were $13.6 billion and seedsales were $7.8 billion. In Europe, there are approximately280 million hectares of arable land. The EU-15 (2) is a growthmarket for environmentally friendly crop nutrient and cropprotection products. In contrast, the countries in theEU-13 (3) and Eastern Europe (4) are less mature in terms ofapplication rates of nitrogen, phosphate and potash. Ingeneral, these are growth markets for crop inputs, both interms of consumption and range of products.Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, Agrium Europeemploys approximately 140 people and has 9 salesoffices in six different countries. Agrium Europe purchases,distributes and sells over one million metric tonnes ofnitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers in Europe. As ofDecember 2014, Agrium has access to over 325 thousandmetric tonnes of dry and liquid storage in Europe.agrium europeAgrium Europe Head Office – Brussels, BelgiumAgrium Europe Subsidiary/Sales OfficeSolution StorageDry Storage(1) Fertilizer consumption is based on nitrogen, phosphate and potash from Western Europe EU-15, Central Europe EU-13 and Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union).(2) EU-15: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom(3) EU-13: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia(4) Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,Former USSR, Ukraine and UzbekistanSource: USDA FAS PSD DatabaseFertecon Urea Outlook 2014/03, Fertecon Potash Data File-December 2014, CRU Phosphate Fertilizer Market Outlook, October 2014, Phillips McDougallAMIS GlobalFACT BOOK 2015Agrium 21