2. The world's first production of Nitrogen fertilizer "Norgessalpeter" (Calcium nitrate) at a test facility in Notodden, Norway in 1905. Production based on the Birkeland - Eyde process using hydroelectric power to extract N from air.

4. Annual production capacity 1) (million tonnes of chemically manufactured product) AmmoniaNitric AcidPhos acidUreaNitratesNPKCN solidsUAN SluiskilNetherlands 1.71.5 0.7 1.8 0.8 BrunsbuttelGermany 0.7 0.5 PorsgrunnNorway 0.51.5 2.0 0.6 FerraraItaly 0.5 Le Havre 2) France 0.4 0.2 Point Lisas 3) Trinidad 0.8 TertreBelgium0.40.7 0.9 HullUK0.3 UusikaupunkiFinland 0.5 0.11.0 SiilinjärviFinland 0.20.3 0.5 Belle PlaineCanada0.7 1.0 0.2 Ince (50%)UK0.20.3 0.20.3 Billingham (50%)UK0.3 Qafco (25%)Qatar 0.5 0.7 Rossosh (30%)Russia 0.3 0.1 0.3 Burrup (30%)Australia 0.2 Total Upstream 7.44.70.3 3.63.44.1 0.61.0 GlomfjordNorway 0.4 0.5 0.2 KopingSweden 0.3 MontoirFrance 0.4 0.2 0.4 AmbesFrance 0.5 0.2 PardiesFrance 0.10.2 0.1 RostockGermany 1.1 1.4 0.9 RavennaItaly 0.5 0.4 0.3 TerniItaly 0.1 KedainiaiLatvia 0.2 PeremartonHungary 0.2 Rio GrandeBrazil 0.6 Total Downstream & Industrial 0.23.4- - 2.9 2.2 0.31.1 Total Yara 7.68.10.3 3.6 6.3 0.92.2

7. Mosaic Quadruples Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Net Earnings Over Year-Ago Quarter Operating Earnings Grew 228% to $1.2 Billion HIGHLIGHTS The Mosaic Company reported outstanding financial results, including net earnings of $862.5 million, or $1.93 per diluted share ("per share"), for the fourth quarter ended May 31, 2008, an increase of $659.9 million or over four fold compared to the same period a year ago. Fourth quarter results and other recent noteworthy events included the following: Operating earnings of $1.2 billion, or 34.0% of net sales, up from $359.8 million, or 21.4% of net sales last year.

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19. Crop Production Services (CPS) has had a commitment to the ag industry for nearly 150 years, when in 1859 our predecessor companies were founded. Since 1994, we have been part of the Agrium family which is headquartered in Calgary, Canada

30. CF Industries is headquartered in Deerfield, IL, a suburb of Chicago. It operates nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing complexes in Donaldsonville, LA and Medicine Hat, Alberta; phosphate mining and production operations in Central Florida; and a network of fertilizer distribution terminals and warehouses, located primarily in major grain-producing states in the U.S. Midwest. It also owns a 50 percent interest in KEYTRADE AG, a global fertilizer trader headquartered in Switzerland. CF Industries, Inc. employs approximately 1400 people. Its share of the fertilizer market in key Corn Belt markets is 26 percent for nitrogen and 19 percent for phosphate. The company also exports a significant portion of its phosphate output, primarily to Latin and South American markets.

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