The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

The Market Analysis Report provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the major changes and events that shape the fertilizer industry and affect our markets. The report provides an analysis of key factors that impact agriculture, economy, and industrial and feed markets, as well as factors influencing markets for the three major fertilizer products.

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) today reported 2008 third-quarter earnings of $3.93 per share1 ($1.24 billion), a five-fold increase over the $0.75 per share ($243.1 million) earned in the same period last year. This exceeded the $3.40 per share ($1.1 billion) earned in the full-year 2007. Fueled by significantly higher prices for all our potash, nitrogen and phosphate products, gross margin for the third quarter grew to a record $1.7 billion, up from $475.1 million in the third quarter of 2007. Year-to-date earnings reached $8.45 per share ($2.7 billion) and gross margin grew to $4.0 billion, substantially ahead of the $2.25 per share ($726.8 million) and $1.3 billion in gross margin in last year's first nine months.

With improved prices in nitrogen and potash, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) reported first-quarter earnings of $50.7 million or $0.94 per diluted share. This is $0.88 higher than last year's first-quarter earnings of $0.06 per diluted share and above the company's first-quarter earnings guidance of $0.60 to $0.80 per share. The Canadian dollar was weaker than expected compared to earnings guidance, and that, along with a slightly lower tax rate assumption, contributed approximately $0.10 per share.