Agrium Inc. is a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America, a leading global wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients and the premier supplier of specialty fertilizers in North America through its Advanced Technologies business unit. Agrium was founded as Cominco Fertilizers, Limited . in 1931 and changed its name to Agrium, Incorporated. in 1995. Agrium is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Agrium U.S. Incorporated, a subsidiary company, is based in Denver, Colorado and is the location of Agrium's retail head... office. The company is a part-owner of Canpotex, which manages all potash exporting from Saskatchewan. Agrium operates through three segments: Agrium operates close to 500 retail agricultural centres in the U.S. and South America under the brand names Western Farm Service, Crop Production Services, and Agroservicios Pampeanos S.A. On December 3, 2010 Agrium announced the completion of the acquisition of the Australian Wheat Board for a total acquisition price of $1.236-billion Australian dollars.
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| NYSE symbol: | AGU |
| Founded: | 1931 |
| Headquarters: | Calgary, Canada |
| Annual revenue: | $10,031,000,000 |
| Net income: | $1,244,000,000 |
| Operating income: | $470,000,000 |
| Market cap: | $9,600,000,000 |
| Industries: | Agriculture, Agricultural Chemicals |