WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Agrium Inc AGU.TO AGU.N , a Canadian fertilizer maker and the world's biggest farm retailer, on Thursday forecast a less profitable year than expected.
The Calgary, Alberta-based company said after normal trading hours that it expects to earn $4.50-$6 per share in 2017. The midpoint, $5.25, fell below analysts' average estimate of $5.45, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.