TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Mosaic Co. (MOS) on Monday reported third-quarter earnings of $841.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of $2.42. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.22 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.52 per share.

The fertilizer maker posted revenue of $5.35 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.01 billion.

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