Japanese Trade Studies, Special Industry Analysis No. 14 - Phosphate Rock

Report prepared for the Foreign Economic Administration by a member of the staff of the United States Tariff Commission. This study focuses on Phosphate as a commodity and investigates its position in Japan's economy as a raw material. After summarizing the importance of phosphates, especially in fertilizers, gives estimates for post-war period needs and capabilities (including repercussions for increasing Japan's strength once more). [Note: Date field reflects when the original document was written and not the date the IPS reproduced the document for inclusion in evidence]