UPDATE 1-CF Industries quarterly profit jumps 68% on higher prices

Reuters10-31 04:38

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Oct 30 (Reuters) - Fertilizer maker CF Industries on Wednesday reported a 68% rise in third-quarter profit, aided by strong prices for nitrogen fertilizers.

Benchmark ammonia prices reached to about $530 per ton in September from $410 per ton at the end of June, aided by production shut-ins in Trinidad and Egypt.

Prices of natural gas, a key feedstock for nitrogen fertilizers, remained subdued during much of the reported quarter, helping CF Industries' margins.

The Northbrook, Illinois-based company reported net earnings of $276 million, or $1.55 per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with $164 million, or 85 cents per share, last year.

(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)

((Sourasis.Bose@thomsonreuters.com;))

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