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BMO Capital Markets Hosts Global Investor Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in the Fertilizer Sector

BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO) will hold its second annual Global Fertilizer Conference on Friday, March 30, 2007, at the Westin New York Hotel, Times Square.

The conference, which provides a global perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing the fertilizer sector, will be moderated by Edwin Chee, Chemicals and Fertilizers Analyst, BMO Capital Markets.

The event will feature a sector overview from Chee, as well as a series of presentations by leading global leaders in the sector. There will also be two separate panel discussions: one will focus on nitrogen and the other on potash. Oliver Hatfield, Director, Integer Research will deliver a keynote address on the competitiveness of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Nitrogen Producers.

Interested media are welcome to attend the event and are asked to RSVP by calling Kim Hanson at (416) 867-3996.

Presentations are also being broadcast live and archived at:

http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/2007Fertilizer/default.aspx

Scheduled presenters and times are*:


8:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks Eric Tripp, Co-President, *BMO Capital Markets*


8:35	Sector Overview Edwin Chee, Chemicals & Fertilizers Analyst, *BMO Capital Markets*


8:45	Agrium Inc. (AGU) Richard Gearheard, Senior Vice President, Agrium & President, Retail


9:05	Terra Industries Inc. (TRA)
	Mike Bennett, President & Chief Executive Officer


9:25	CF Industries, Inc. (CF)
	David Pruett, Senior Vice President Operations
	Ernie Thomas, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


9:45	Yara International ASA (YAR)
	Edvard Cavazuti, Senior Vice President, Downstream Segment


10:05	UAP Holding Corp. (UAPH)
	Kenny Cordell, President & Chief Executive Officer

10:25	Break


10:45	Nitrogen Panel Discussion


11:20	Guest Speaker
	Oliver Hatfield, Director, Fertilizer Division, Integer Research
	“The Competitiveness of CIS Nitrogen Producers”


12:00 p.m.	Buffet Lunch


12:30	PotashCorp (POT)
	William Doyle, President & Chief Executive Officer


12:50	ICL-Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL)
	Akiva Mozes, President & Chief Executive Officer


1:10	SQM (SQM)
	Patricio Contesse, President & Chief Executive Officer


1:30	K S Aktiengesellschaft (SDF)
	Norbert Steiner, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors


1:50	Sinofert Holdings Ltd. (HK-297)
	Harry Yang, Senior Vice President


2:20	Potash Panel Discussion

*Agenda subject to change. (All times Eastern Standard Time)

BMO Capital Markets is a leading North American financial services provider offering investment and corporate banking, advisory services, treasury and market risk management, institutional investing, and research. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which has total assets of CAD$356 billion as at January 31, 2007, and more than 35,000 employees.

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