Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) reported first quarter fiscal year 2012 net earnings of $526 million, up 77 percent from $298 million in the prior year quarter. Earnings per diluted share were $1.17 in the quarter, up 75 percent from $0.67 per diluted share in the prior year period. Mosaic's net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 were $3.1 billion, a 41 percent increase from $2.2 billion in the same period last year.

The Mosaic Company engages in the production and marketing of concentrated phosphate- and potash-based crop nutrients for the agriculture industry worldwide.

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