10:41 AM EST - Agrium Inc. : has agreed to buy UAP Holding Corp. in a US$2.65-billion deal creating the biggest farm-inputs retailer in North America. Agrium announced it is offering US$39 per share in cash for UAP, a premium of 30 percent over Friday's closing price on the Nasdaq marker. Agrium Inc.
shares T.AGU are trading up 2.80 at $60.20.