Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU)today announce that the Egyptian Nitrogen Products Company S.A.E.(a wholly owned subsidiary of MISR Fertilizer Production Company S.A.E. of Egypt, has secured local financing of $1.05-billion.

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Agrium Inc. is a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North and South America and a leading global producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients and industrial products. Agrium produces and markets three primary groups of nutrients: nitrogen, phosphate and potash as well as controlled release fertilizers and micronutrients.

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