TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ ICL Group Ltd (ICL) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $563 million.

The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had profit of 44 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 59 cents per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 54 cents per share.

The potash and fertilizer producer posted revenue of $2.88 billion in the period.

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