STATUS OF THE SUPERPHOSPHATE INDUSTRY IN THE SOVIET ZONE

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• Publication Date: January 25, 1949
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
Germany (Russian Zone)
Status of the Superphosphate Industry in the
Soviet Zone
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-n :Ti o t ono o ? 000 u7);at' of the- e are five oiler ati onal surprrphosph::te
'7lsntc ': i_t} e 1--o, ink c=arnacities: /
100.,0'
WD idcid . orks i ertilia Corp. , Coswi v tone per u.. ntn P'-"0'5
it " if it " tialz-vedel
" Organa " Fahlber;-List Corp., .'
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650
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Factory owned by State of Saxon?%-8nhalt,
forr..erly Chemical forks Iir,rcr: itz- euden ! 350
ere 0"
Julius Grosse, Oschersleben-;'_611,z
350 ~~
The actual production of these n1art 3u s c te
20,000 tons should cover requirements for thrce to four -onths. Besides, the-.-?e i.s a
erve of shout E., CC ton; of 'r:E.t, roiiutec, mixe.. o-ozrh-te at Piesteritz. ah . sche?u.le
for 1`;l,9 calls }o::'
of 1( i~,r'.:II to'1'. of C'_'l]Sle
to co -4 - _..~. - , .. __,..~ no`,oti. L u._o f
ns :-...e C2111'J fo ~`', 1?. :fl
r "i7incer ort.,
s~_:.rica
s:nd. the Little i 1,.:.0_..n about ti-,c rr'ice :
f the ~oor'F'F'd pho; ?~72 tos,
;i
since c. ::orth ,A ~"xic.? n i,osrha:`es a_?e i_a ort'. cl. exclusively key ba.'ter., nartialiv for oot
toes, Vahile t'_=e L'o'a a pi,;I.rs are i.,nterrel1u Ch.^..' ed irin:''t :171C?U 'r 11 nroduc t,:iQn of
the Soviet zone by the Soviet .,dLini:tr?=:7tion. 1 E: production plants ar?e still
re
uhj ect to t~-:e re. -u1 t nn that they shell not char, ed more t.h;.e.n ,, as being char ?ed for the
same production in Y-0. The foreigh trade acco^.7.nting office thus ch arges the. si_rner-
phosphate plants th.e followw~in prices fo,-r"crude rnhosph-ate:
North Afri.ca-n nbosphc-t:,es aver=7.'_;e Di;; -5 per ton, fret, of freight chars;
Kola concentrates a.verore DigFad to 30 per ton, depending unon the P20 content. 't present,
the crude prosphstes are itnrortec exclusively through th.e tort of Stettin.
Contrary to ag_rieultura.l products, the prices for sunerpl?.osnhate urere os'i_:;in .7.,1y set
on the basis of the price ;che_?ule vs1i:' fozr 19 9. ;o :aver, ~.,he enforce price reduction
for fertilizers ordered. by- Goerin; nrThr to 1939 hE;s. ccn cance&l.ed, ;:chile the rr'icec for
SL:7er-C,1 oL-,)hats-e h=ave '_r-1 `E'n y 2 over the 1939 t7 ices bu , th.e cup r'l'?.o_TJ~1':'tf r1roduCe7'S
are raid. :=.; 4 '. nor to7_ of ~'2Cr b; ',:'_. c ic,tributin _- . =-0nc- t'.- ,tr,
.fee of ;.:..r:: '?ti,~ c i,'r'-:?? '~..Ll ^SZl~..: ei y o
C--.E.2C per ton of ^^x 7
.,:
-to be pu yr, t e ~ 'ud.. c1
s of t:,hC Mates. '. fe;, s ,c, o,' ever,
the Soviet =i1_it, d-=.nie.t ut nn decided to ' :1 ,, ? ~zr
t_. e- r , bpi c, t'?^l~.cti , pt 1e ;.