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Seth Goldstein, CFA
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Agrium-PotashCorp merger terms look attractive to Agrium shareholders.

On Oct. 18, PotashCorp and Agrium announced that their proposed merger has received regulatory approval in India on the condition that the combined company, which will be named Nutrien, divest PotashCorp’s minority shareholdings in SQM (32% ownership), Israel Chemicals (14%), and Arab Potash (28%) within the next 18 months. At current market prices, the three investments are worth over $6.1 billion, of which nearly $5.1 billion comes from SQM. SQM is currently trading at $59 per share, which is ...
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Agrium Inc.

Agriumis a retailer of agricultural products and services in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay and a producer and wholesale marketer of nutrients for agricultural and industrial markets. Co. reported its business through two business units, Retail, which operates in North and South America and Australia, providing crop inputs and services directly to farmers; and Wholesale, which operates in North and South America and Europe, and produces, markets and distributes all major crop nutrients for agricultural and industrial customers both domestically and around the world.

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Seth Goldstein, CFA

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