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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| LIME PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||||
| 20132 | 20142 | ||||||||||
| Dollars per | Dollars per | Dollars per | Dollars per | ||||||||
| Type | metric ton | short ton | metric ton | short ton | |||||||
| Sold and used: | |||||||||||
| Quicklime | 117.80 | 106.80 | - | 119.10 | 108.00 | ||||||
| Hydrate | 140.60 | 127.50 | - | 142.20 | 129.00 | ||||||
| Weighted average all types3 | 121.10 | 109.80 | - | 122.40 | 111.10 | ||||||
| Sold: | |||||||||||
| High-calcium quicklime | 114.70 | 104.00 | - | 116.60 | 105.80 | ||||||
| Dolomitic quicklime | 126.30 | 114.50 | - | 128.60 | 116.60 | ||||||
| Average quicklime | 116.60 | 105.80 | - | 118.40 | 107.50 | ||||||
| High-calcium hydrate | 137.60 | 124.80 | - | 138.90 | 126.00 | ||||||
| Dolomitic hydrate | 164.20 | - | 148.90 | - | 168.50 | - | 152.80 | ||||
| Average hydrate | 140.60 | 127.50 | - | 142.30 | 129.10 | ||||||
| Weighted average all types3 | 120.10 | 109.00 | - | 121.90 | 110.60 | ||||||
| 1Average value per ton, free-on-board plant, including cost of containers. | |||||||||||
| 2Unit values in metric and short tons were rounded independently. | |||||||||||
| 3Includes dead-burned dolomite. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
