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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS YEAR-TO-DATE SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL CORPORATION FISCAL 2001 FIRST QUARTER FORM 10-Q AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q FILING.
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<NAME> MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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