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  2. Guano - Wikipedia

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    Guano (Spanish from Quechua: wanu) is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats. Guano is a highly effective fertilizer due to the high content of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, all key nutrients essential for plant growth. Guano was also, to a lesser extent, sought for the production of gunpowder and other explosive materials.

  3. List of exports of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the exports of the United Kingdom. The UK exports to 160 nations. The UK is the fifth largest exporter. Data is for 2019, in millions of USD (United States dollars), as reported by International Trade Centre. Currently the top fifty exports are listed. #

  4. List of the largest trading partners of the United Kingdom

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    Trade in GBP £ Millions Rank Country Imports to UK Exports from UK Total trade Trade balance -Total for non-EU: 345,533: 341,932: 642,726: 41,138 - European Union (Total) 341,002

  5. List of countries by exports - Wikipedia

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    Map of countries by exports, 2023. The following article lists different countries and territories by their exports according to data from the World Bank. Included are merchandise exports and service exports. Merchandise exports are goods that are produced in one country and sold to another country. Service exports refer to the cross-border ...

  6. Antony Gibbs & Sons - Wikipedia

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    The firm was importing 100,000 tons of guano a year, buying at about $15 and selling for $50 a ton. They had a monopoly on the trade which peaked between 1850 and 1856 when they imported over 214,700 tons of guano into Britain alone. At its height every year between 300 and 400 ships were leaving the Chinch Islands off Peru with guano. Due to ...

  7. Peruvian nitrate monopoly - Wikipedia

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    The Dreyfus organisation suspended the payment of guano export revenues to the Peruvian State, because all the money was spent in debt service. [11]: 83, 101 Guano exports fell from 575,000 tons in 1869 to less than 350,000 tons in 1873, and the Chincha Islands and other guano islands were depleted or almost depleted. Also, the quality ...

  8. List of countries by net goods exports - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by net goods exports, also known as balance of trade, which is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain time period. [1] The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 .

  9. Guañape Islands - Wikipedia

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    Guano is a highly sought-after commodity for its value as a rich fertilizer. The Peruvian economy depends on guano exports. In the 20th century, artificial fertilizers replaced guano to a large extent, affecting the Peruvian economy. Another threat is ocean warming and the El effect which has disrupted the area's unique ecosystem . It has ...