By Joshua Jamerson
Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co. ( MOS ) said potash and phosphate prices strengthened in the latest quarter as results topped Wall Street expectations.
Chief Executive Joc O’Rourke said the quarter’s results reflected improvement from the first half of the year as ” pent-up demand materialized.”
Sales fell 7.3% to $ 1.95 billion.
Analysts polled by FactSet anticipated 10 cents in per-share earnings on $ 1.91 billion in revenue.
Mosaic stock has declined 30% in the past 12 months and was inactive in premarket trading.
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