1.   Higher fertilizer prices fueled the rise, the company said.

2.   Hibiscus prefer fertilizers higher in potassium, represented by the last number in the fertilizer formula, than phosphorus, represented by the middle number.

3.   Sherritt Inc. said its first-quarter profit rose because of higher fertilizer prices.

4.   Sherritt, which sells fertilizers and nickel and cobalt powders, said higher fertilizer profit fueled its earnings for the first quarter.

5.   The rise came with higher fertilizer prices, the company said.

6.   They prefer fertilizers higher in potassium, represented by the last number in the fertilizer formula, than phosphorus, represented by the middle number.

7.   Thousands of Indonesian farmers protesting higher fertilizer prices burned vehicles and looted fertilizer storehouses, a local report said Sunday.