TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mosaic Co. (MOS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $72.1 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 19 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 3 cents per share.

The fertilizer maker posted revenue of $3.1 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.08 billion.

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