Agrium delivers second highest quarterly earnings; sees strengthening fundamentals

Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) announced its second highest quarterly net earnings of $506-million ($3.20 diluted earnings per share) for the second quarter of 2010.

The press release is quoted as saying:

Agrium’s second quarter consolidated net earnings were $506-million, or $3.20 diluted earnings per share, compared to net earnings of $370-million, or $2.35 diluted earnings per share, for the same quarter of 2009. Consolidated net earnings for the first half of 2010 were $499-million, or $3.16 diluted earnings per share, compared to $310-million, or $1.97 diluted earnings per share, for the same period last year.

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