Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported total net sales of $119.0 million against $108.0 million a year ago. Net earnings were $42.2 million against $37.7 million a year ago. Allocation of net earnings to common units was $38.8 million against $26.7 million a year ago. Net earnings per common unit were $2.10 against $1.44 a year ago.

For the full year 2017, the company expects to make capital expenditures in the range of $25 million to $35 million. The company previously announced that it expected to make capital expenditures for the full year 2017 in the range of $75 million to $85 million, with approximately $40 million of the projected capital expenditures related to a plant turnaround scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2017. Subsequent to that announcement, TNCLP postponed the turnaround due to a delay in receiving certain equipment.