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April 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Incitec Pivot Ltd IPL.AX said on Tuesday a Queensland rail outage in February caused by flooding will reduce first-half core earnings by about A$60 million ($42.63 million).
The total impact of the outage on 2019 financial year earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) will be at the lower of end of its previously announced range of A$100 million to A$120 million, Australia's largest fertilisers maker said in a statement. ($1 = 1.4075 Australian dollars)