11-4-2967 Foreign Producer Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 11-3-2966; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
(No response is required if currently valid OMB control number is not displayed)

FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
SOLID UREA FROM RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than August 5, 2011
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the antidumping duty orders concerning solid urea from Russia and Ukraine (Inv. Nos. 731TA-340-E and 340-H (Third Review)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of
the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.

Name of firm
Address
World Wide Web address
Has your firm produced or exported solid urea (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since
January 1, 2005?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 30 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to nathanael.comly@usitc.gov or via the other submission options described in the instruction
booklet.
I-1a.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please send such comments to
nathanael.comly@usitc.gov or via the other submission options described in the instruction
booklet.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

U.S. importers.—Did your firm export solid urea to the United States since 2005?
No—Please provide the following information for the FIVE largest export purchasers of
your firm’s solid urea since 2005.
Yes—Please provide the following information for the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your
firm’s solid urea since 2005.

No.
1
2
3
4
5

Importer’s name

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone
number

Share of your
2010 exports (%)

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

U.S. production.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce, or
have any plans to produce solid urea in the United States or other countries?
No

I-5.

U.S. importation.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import solid
urea into the United States?
No

I-6.

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire
(contact Nathanael Comly 202-205-3174, nathanael.comly@usitc.gov)
for copies of that questionnaire).

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire (contact Nathanael Comly
202-205-3174, nathanael.comly@usitc.gov) for copies of that
questionnaire).

Business plan.--In Parts II and III of this questionnaire we request a copy of your company’s
business plan. Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected future market conditions for solid urea?
No

Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Nathanael Comly
(nathanael.comly@usitc.gov, 202-205-3174). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information (trade).--Please identify the individual to be contacted and indicate the
methods to be used for questions regarding the confidential information requested in Part II.
Name:

Title:

E-mail:

Telephone: (
Fax: (

II-2.

)

)

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of solid urea since January 1, 2005.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..........................

plant closings ............................

relocations ................................

expansions ................................

acquisitions ...............................

consolidations ...........................

prolonged shutdowns or
importation curtailments ..........
revised labor agreements ..........

other (e.g., technology) ............

(please describe, including date and change in annual
production/capacity)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as listed above in question II-2) relating to the production of
solid urea in the future?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. In the table below provide projections of your firm’s capacity
to produce solid urea, by form (in 1,000 short tons (dry, 100percent
urea basis)) for 2011 and 2012.

Item

Quantity (in 1,000 short tons (dry, 100-percent urea basis))
Granular
Prilled
2011

2012

2011

2012

Russia
Ukraine

II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the orders are revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as listed above in
question II-2) relating to the production of solid urea in the future if the antidumping duty orders
on solid urea from Russia and/or Ukraine were to be revoked?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce solid urea (in 1,000 short tons (dry, 100percent
urea basis)) for 2011 and 2012. Please specify whether any planned
capacity changes pertain to granular or prilled capacity.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-5a.

Same equipment and machinery.--Has your firm since 2005 produced, or does your firm
anticipate producing in the future, other products on the same equipment and machinery used in
the production of solid urea?
No

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined
production capacity and production of these products and solid urea in
the periods indicated.
Period

Product

Basis for allocation of capacity data

Solid urea

II-5b.

Capacity and production.—Please report your firm’s production capacity of granules and prills,
and production of solid urea and other products produced on the same equipment and machinery
(as reported above in question II-5a) in the periods and countries indicated.
Quantity (in 1,000 short tons (dry, 100-percent urea basis))
Item

Calendar year
2005

2006

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2010

2010

Granular capacity
Production of:
Solid Urea
Other product 1:
Other product 2:
Prill capacity
Production of:
Solid Urea
Other product 1:
Other product 2:

II-6.

Constraints on production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
production capacity.

2011

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.

Production shifting.--Is your firm able to switch production between solid urea and other
products in response to a relative change in the price of solid urea vis-a-vis the price of other
products, using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

Yes---Please identify the other products, the approximate time and cost
involved in switching, and the minimum relative price change required
for your firm to switch production to or from solid urea.

II-8.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of solid urea?
Percent

II-9.

Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2005, maintained any inventories of
solid urea in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in question I-3)?
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in 1,000 short tons, dry, 100-percent urea basis)
Item

Calendar year
2005

2006

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2010

2010

2011

Inventory

II-10.

Barriers.-(a)

Are your firm’s exports of solid urea subject to tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade (for
example, antidumping or countervailing duty findings or remedies, tariffs, quotas, or
regulatory barriers) in any countries other than the United States?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), the year each such barrier was
imposed, and the type of barrier.
Product

Country

Year imposed

Barrier (if tariff,
give rate)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
(b)

Are your firm’s exports of solid urea subject to current proceedings in any countries other
than the United States that might result in tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade?
No

Yes--List the products(s), country(ies), and type of proceeding.
Product

II-11.

Country

Type of proceeding

Other export markets.--Identify export markets (other than the United States) that you have
developed or where you have increased your sales of solid urea since 2005. Please identify and
discuss below.
Export Market

Description

II-12.

Significance of antidumping duty orders.--Describe the significance of the existing
antidumping duty orders covering imports of solid urea from Russia and Ukraine in terms of its
effect on your firm’s production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the
United States and other markets, and inventories. You may wish to compare your firm’s
operations before and after the imposition of the orders.

II-13.

Anticipated changes if order revoked.--Would your firm anticipate any changes in its
production capacity, production, home market shipments, exports to the United States and other
markets, or inventories relating to the production of solid urea in the future if the antidumping
duty orders on solid urea from Russia and/or Ukraine were to be revoked?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation for any trends or
projections you may provide.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14a. Trade data (Russia).--Does your firm produce solid urea in Russia?
No--Skip to question II-15a

Yes--Report production capacity, production, shipments,
and inventories of solid urea produced by your firm
in Russia during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Russia
Quantity (in 1,000 short tons (dry, 100-percent urea basis)), and value (in $1,000)
Item

Calendar year
2005

2006

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2010

2010

2011

Average production capacity1 (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Latin America:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to Asia:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
to all other markets:7
quantity (O)
value (P)
Total exports (quantity) (Q)
Total shipments (quantity) (R)
End-of-period inventories (S)
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.
2
Please estimate the percentage of total production of solid urea in Russia accounted for by your firm’s production in
2010:
Percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of solid urea in Russia accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2010:
Percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Latin American export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
7
Identify your principal other export markets:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14b. Trade data – Shipments by form (Russia).-- Report your firm’s shipments (as reported above
in question II-14a) of solid urea produced by your firm in Russia, by form, during the specified
periods.
Quantity (1,000 short tons (dry, 100-percent urea basis))
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2010

2010

2011

Home market shipments of:
Granules
Prills:
Other solid urea:2
Export shipments of:
Granules
Prills:
Other solid urea:2
1
Home market shipments of granules plus home market shipments of prills and other solid urea should equal
the sum of internal consumption/transfers to related firms (D) and home market shipments (E) reported above in
question 14a. The sum of export shipments of granules, prills, and other solid urea should equal total export
shipments (Q) reported above in question 14a. Do the data reported reconcile?

Yes
2

No—Please explain:

Please specify:

II-14c. Reconciliation of trade data.—
(a)

The quantities reported in question II-14a should reconcile as follows in each period (i.e.,
in each column):
Reconciliation: B + C – D – E – G – I – K – M-O = S
Do these data reconcile?
Yes.

(b)

No--Please explain:

Further, the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the beginningof-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line S of year 2005
should equal line B of year 2006). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar
year?
Yes.

No--Please explain:

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15a. Trade data (Ukraine).--Does your firm produce solid urea in Ukraine?
No--Skip to Part III

Yes--Report production capacity, production, shipments,
and inventories of solid urea produced by your firm
in Ukraine during the specified periods. (See
definitions in the instruction booklet.)

Ukraine
Quantity (in 1,000 short tons (dry, 100-percent urea basis)), and value (in $1,000)
Item

Calendar year
2005

2006

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2010

2010

2011

Average production capacity1 (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories (B)
Production2 (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/transfers
quantity (D)
Commercial shipments
quantity (E)
value (F)
Export shipments:
to the United States:3
quantity (G)
value (H)
to the European Union:4
quantity (I)
value (J)
to Latin America:5
quantity (K)
value (L)
to Asia:6
quantity (M)
value (N)
to all other markets:7
quantity (O)
value (P)
Total exports (quantity) (Q)
Total shipments (quantity) (R)
End-of-period inventories (S)
1

The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in
reported capacity.
2
Please estimate the percentage of total production of solid urea in Russia accounted for by your firm’s production in
2010:
Percent
3
Please estimate the percentage of total exports to the United States of solid urea in Russia accounted for by your firm’s
exports in 2010:
Percent
4
Identify your principal European Union export markets:
.
5
Identify your principal Latin American export markets:
.
6
Identify your principal Asian export markets:
.
7
Identify your principal other export markets:
.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-15b. Trade data – Shipments by form (Ukraine).-- Report your firm’s shipments (as reported above
in question II-14a) of solid urea produced by your in Ukraine, by form, during the specified
periods.
Quantity (1,000 short tons (dry, 100-percent urea basis))
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

January-June
2009

2010

2010

2011

Home market shipments of:
Granules
Prills:
Other solid urea:2
Export shipments of:
Granules
Prills:
Other solid urea:2
1

Home market shipments of granules plus home market shipments of prills and other solid urea should equal
the sum of internal consumption/transfers to related firms (D) and home market shipments (E) reported above in
question 15a. The sum of export shipments of granules, prills, and other solid urea should equal total export
shipments (Q) reported above in question 15a. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes.
2

No—Please explain:

Please specify:

II-15c. Reconciliation of trade data.—
(a)

The quantities reported in question II-15a should reconcile as follows in each period (i.e.,
in each column):
Reconciliation: B + C – D – E – G – I – K – M -O = S
Do these data reconcile?
Yes.

(b)

No--Please explain:

Further, the quantities reported for end-of-period inventories should equal the beginningof-period inventories reported in the subsequent calendar year (i.e., line S of year 2005
should equal line B of year 2006). Do these data reconcile for each adjacent calendar
year?
Yes.

No--Please explain:

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Samantha Warrington (202205-2088, samantha.warrington@usitc.gov).
III-1.

Contact information (market factors).--Please identify the individual to be contacted and
indicate the methods to be used for questions regarding the confidential information requested in
Part III.
Name:

Title:

E-mail:

Telephone: (
Fax: (

III-2.

III-4.

)

Contract versus spot.--Approximately what share of your firm’s sales of solid urea to U.S.
customers in 2010 was on a (1) long-term contract basis (multiple deliveries for more than
12 months), (2) short-term contract basis (multiple deliveries up to 12 months), and (3) spot sales
basis (for a single delivery)?
Type of sale

III-3.

)

Share of sales (percent)

Long-term contracts

%

Short-term contracts

%

Spot sales

%

Long-term contact provisions.--If you sell solid urea to U.S. customers on a long-term contract
basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions of a typical long-term
contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

Short-term contract provisions.--If you sell solid urea to U.S. customers on a short-term
contract basis, please answer the following questions with respect to provisions of a typical shortterm contract.
(a)

What is the average duration of a contract?

(b)

Can prices be renegotiated during the contract period?

(c)

Does the contract fix quantity, price, or both?

(d)

Does the contract have a meet or release provision?

Yes

Quantity

No
Price

Yes

Both
No

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-5.

Lead times.--What is the average lead time for solid urea to U.S. customers between a
customer’s order and the date of delivery for your firm’s sales of solid urea?
Source

III-6.

Lead time

From inventory

%

days

Produced to order

%

days

Total

100 %

Raw materials.—
(a)

To what extent have changes in the prices of raw materials affected your firm’s selling
prices for solid urea since 2005?

(b)

Do you anticipate changes in your raw material costs in the foreseeable future?
No

III-7.

Share of sales in 2010

Yes—Please explain.

Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
production capacity and/or methods of production; technology; export markets; or alternative
production opportunities) that affected the availability of Russian or Ukrainian-produced solid
urea in the U.S. market since 2005?
No

Yes-- Please note the time period(s) of any such changes, the factors(s)
involved, and the impact such changes had on your shipment volumes
and prices.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-8.

Availability of SUBJECT import supply.-(a)

Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the availability of Russian- or Ukrainianproduced solid urea in the U.S. market in the future?
Increase

(b)

III-9.

No change

Decrease

If you anticipate changes in supply, please identify the changes, including the time period
and the impact of such changes on shipment volumes and prices.

Product shifting.--Describe how easily your firm can shift its sales of solid urea between the
U.S. market and alternative country markets. In your discussion, please describe any contracts,
other sales arrangements, or other constraints (including any third-country trade barriers such as
tariffs, quotas, or other non-tariff barriers) that would prevent or retard your firm from shifting
solid urea between the U.S. and alternative country markets within a 12-month period.

III-10. Product changes.—
(a)

Is the product range, product mix, or marketing of solid urea in your home market
different from that of solid urea for export to the United States or to third-country
markets?
No

(b)

Yes—Please explain.

Have there been any significant changes in the product range, product mix, or marketing
of solid urea in your home market, for export to the United States, or for export to thirdcountry markets since 2005?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-11. Anticipated product changes.—Do you anticipate changes in the product range, product mix, or
marketing of solid urea in your home market, for exports to the United States, or for exports to
third-country markets in the future?
No

Yes--Please identify, including the time period.

III-12. Substitutes.—Are there any nonsubject products that may be substituted for solid urea?
No

Substitute
product

Yes—Please fill in the following table.
Applications/end
uses in which this
product can be
substituted for urea

Factors that limit the
Have changes in the prices of
extent to which this
this substitute affected the price
product may serve as a
of solid urea since January 1,
substitute
2005?

1.

No

Yes

Please explain-2.

No

Yes

Please explain-3.

No

Yes

Please explain-Additional comments regarding substitute products:

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-13. Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for solid urea since 2005?
No

Yes--Please explain.

III-14. Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for solid urea in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-15. Interchangeability.--Is the solid urea produced by your firm and sold in its home market
interchangeable (i.e., can be used in the same applications) with your firm’s solid urea sold to the
United States and/or to third-country markets?
Yes

No--Identify the market(s) and any differences in the products.

III-16. End uses.--Describe the end uses of the solid urea that you manufacture and sell to your home
market. If these end uses differ from those of the solid urea you sell to the U.S. market or to
third-country markets, explain.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-17. Changes in end uses.--Have there been any changes in the end uses of solid urea since 2005?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-18. Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
solid urea in the future?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-19. Demand trends.--How has the demand for solid urea changed since January 1, 2005? What
principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased
Demand in:
Your home market
The United States
Other markets

No change

Decreased

Fluctuated

Unknown

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-20. Anticipated demand trends.-- How do you anticipate demand will change for solid urea? What
principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

No change

Decrease

Fluctuate

Unknown

Increase

No change

Decrease

Fluctuate

Unknown

Demand in 2011 and 2012
in:
Your home market
The United States
Other markets

Demand after 2012 in:
Your home market
The United States
Other markets
Factors (2011 and 2012):

Factors (after 2012):

III-21. Price differences.--Please compare market prices of solid urea in your home market, the United
States, and third-country markets.

III-22. Description of home market.--Describe briefly your home market for solid urea, including the
number of, and competition between, producers.

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PART III.--MARKET FACTORS--Continued
III-23. Import competition.--Do you face competition from imports of solid urea in your home market?
No

Yes--Please identify the country sources of any imports of solid urea into
your home market.

III-24. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss solid urea supply (including
production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United States, (2) each of the
other major producing/consuming countries, including Russia and Ukraine, and (3) the world as a
whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2005 to the present and forecasts for the future