11-K

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington , D.C. 20549
                 ------------------------------


                            FORM 11-K


 (Mark One)

    X          ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15  (d) OF THE
   -----       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the year ended December 31, 1999

                               OR


   -----       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the transition period from _____________ to __________________.

                       Commission file number 1-9759

   A.    Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,
         if different from that of the issuer named below:

              SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF
              IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
                  INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION


   B.    Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan
         and the address of its principal executive office:

                         IMC GLOBAL INC.
              2100 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
              ---------------------------------------------




                              Employer Identification #36-3888539
                                                        Plan #105








           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION

                      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
                (Together with Auditors' Report)

                   DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998






           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------


                        TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                                                            Page
                                                            -----
Independent Auditors' Report                                  1

Financial Statements:
 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
   as of December 31, 1999 and 1998                           4

 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available
   for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 1999
   and 1998                                                   5

 Notes to Financial Statements                                6

Supplemental Schedules:
 Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
   as of December 31, 1999                                    15

 Schedule of Loans or Fixed Income Obligations
   for the year ended December 31, 1999                       16

 Schedule of Reportable Transactions
   for the year ended December 31, 1999                       17




                  Independent Auditors' Report


Plan Administrator
 Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees
 of IMC-Agrico MP, Inc. Represented by Local #968
 International Chemical Workers Union


We   have  audited  the  accompanying  statement  of  net  assets
available  for benefits of the Salary Reduction Plan  for  Hourly
Employees  of  IMC-Agrico  MP, Inc.  Represented  by  Local  #968
International Chemical Workers Union as of December 31, 1999, and
the  related  statement of changes in net  assets  available  for
benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements  are
the  responsibility of the Plan's management. Our  responsibility
is  to express an opinion on these financial statements based  on
our  audit.  The financial statements of the Plan as of  December
31, 1998, were audited by other auditors whose report dated April
28, 1999, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

We  conducted  our  audit in accordance with  generally  accepted
auditing  standards. Those standards require  that  we  plan  and
perform  the  audit to obtain reasonable assurance about  whether
the  financial  statements are free of material misstatement.  An
audit  includes  examining, on a test basis, evidence  supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also  includes  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and
significant  estimates made by management, as well as  evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In  our  opinion,  the  financial statements  referred  to  above
present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  net   assets
available  for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1999,  and
the  changes  in net assets available for benefits for  the  year
then  ended  in  conformity  with generally  accepted  accounting
principles.

Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion  on
the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental
schedules  of assets held for investment purposes as of  December
31,  1999;  and loans or fixed income obligations and  reportable
transactions  for the year ended December 31, 1999, respectively,
are  presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not
a  required  part  of  the  basic financial  statements  but  are
supplementary information required by the Department  of  Labor's
Rules  and  Regulations for Reporting and  Disclosure  under  the
Employee Retirement Income Security


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Act  of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility
of  the  Plan's management. The supplemental schedules have  been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of  the
basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated
in  all  material  respects in relation to  the  basic  financial
statements taken as a whole.



/s/ Hill, Taylor LLC

May 26, 2000


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                 Report of Independent Auditors

Plan Administrator
Savings Plan for Hourly Employees of
     IMC-Agrico MP, Inc. Represented by
     Local #968 International Chemical Workers Union

We  have  audited the accompanying statement of assets  available
for  benefits  of the Savings Plan for Hourly Employees  of  IMC-
Agrico  MP, Inc. Represented by Local #968 International Chemical
Workers  Union as of December 31, 1998 and the related  statement
of  changes  in assets available for benefits for the  year  then
ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of  the
Plan's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an  opinion
on these financial statements based on our audit.

We  conducted  our  audit in accordance with  auditing  standards
generally accepted in the United States.  Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about  whether  the  financial statements are  free  of  material
misstatement.   An  audit includes examining, on  a  test  basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements.   An  audit  also includes assessing  the  accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management,  as
well  as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We  believe  that our audit provides a reasonable basis  for  our
opinion.

In  our  opinion,  the  financial statements  referred  to  above
present  fairly,  in all material respects, the assets  available
for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1998 and the changes  in
its  assets  available for benefits for the year then  ended,  in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted  in  the
United States.



Chicago, Illinois                            Ernst & Young LLP
April 28, 1999                               /s/Ernst & Young
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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              -------------------------------------
         STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
         -----------------------------------------------
                   DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
                   --------------------------




                                           1999            1998
                                        -----------    -----------

ASSETS
Cash                                    $       200    $         -
Investments, at fair value:
 Master trust funds:
  Interest in IMC-Agrico Stock Fund         397,705              -
  Interest in IMC-Agrico Fixed Income
   Fund                                   1,006,246        794,169
 Mutual funds:
  Vanguard Wellington Fund, Inc.          1,590,787      1,496,860
  Fidelity Equity-Income Fund, Inc.         597,538        451,660
  Fidelity Magellan Fund, Inc.              953,513        667,140
 Loans to participants                      320,732        241,757
                                        -----------    -----------
      Total investments                   4,866,721      3,651,586
                                        -----------    -----------
Receivables:
 Participant contributions                   16,028         14,083
 Company contributions                        2,150              -
                                        -----------    -----------
      Total receivables                      18,178         14,083
                                        -----------    -----------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS       $ 4,884,899    $ 3,665,669
                                        ===========    ===========




 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.





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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                    STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
                NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                ---------------------------------

             YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
             --------------------------------------


                                                  1999            1998
                                              -----------    ------------

ADDITIONS
Investment income:
 Interest and dividends                       $    97,341    $    76,500
 Net realized and unrealized appreciation
  in fair value of investments                    192,446        285,930
 Income from master trust funds                    15,437         43,453
                                              -----------    ------------
     Total investment income                      305,224        405,883
                                              -----------    ------------
Contributions:
 Participants                                     817,299        670,601
 Company                                          109,494              -
                                              -----------    ------------
     Total contributions                          926,793        670,601
                                              -----------    ------------
Transfers from other plans                         83,781              -
                                              -----------    ------------
     Total additions                            1,315,798      1,076,484
                                              -----------    ------------
DEDUCTIONS
 Distributions                                     96,568        148,866
 Transfers to other plans                               -         18,297
                                              -----------    ------------
     Total deductions                              96,568        167,163
                                              -----------    ------------
NET INCREASE                                    1,219,230        909,321

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
 Beginning of year                              3,665,669      2,756,348
                                              -----------    ------------
 End of year                                  $ 4,884,899    $ 3,665,669
                                              ===========    ============

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------


1. Description of the Plan

  The  following  description of the Salary  Reduction  Plan  for
  Hourly  Employees of IMC-Agrico MP, Inc. Represented  by  Local
  #968  International Chemical Workers Union (the Plan)  provides
  only  general  information. Participants should  refer  to  the
  Plan  document  for a more complete description of  the  Plan's
  provisions.

  General

  The  Plan  was established on January 1, 1993. Hourly employees
  of  the Florida Concentrated Phosphate Operations of IMC-Agrico
  MP,  Inc.  (the  Company)  who are represented  by  Local  #968
  International   Chemical  Workers   Union   are   eligible   to
  participate  in the Plan immediately upon their date  of  hire.
  While  the  Company has not expressed any intent  to  terminate
  the  Plan, it is free to do so at any time. The Plan is subject
  to  the  provisions of the Employee Retirement Income  Security
  Act of 1974 (ERISA).

  Contributions

  The  Plan is funded by contributions, known as salary reduction
  contributions,  from  participants  in  the  form  of   payroll
  deductions  of  $5 to $100 per week, but not to exceed  25%  of
  the  participant's compensation within the meaning  of  section
  415  of the Internal Revenue Code (the IRC). A participant  may
  change  the  amount of payroll deduction on each January  1  or
  July  1.  The  Plan  provides  a qualified  cash  and  deferred
  arrangement  within the meaning of section 401(k) of  the  IRC;
  such  contributions were subject to the calendar  year  maximum
  of $10,000 in 1999 and 1998.

  Participant Accounts

  Separate  accounts  are maintained for each  participant.  Each
  participant's  account balance is adjusted  for  contributions,
  withdrawals, if any, interest, dividends, and net realized  and
  unrealized gains or losses on the last day of each month.

  Administrative Expenses

  Certain  administrative expenses of the Plan are borne  by  the
  Company.




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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  ------------------------------
                           (Continued)


1. Description of the Plan (Continued)

  Investment Programs

  The  Plan's investments are administered by Marshall  &  Ilsley
  Trust  Company under a trust agreement dated January  1,  1996.
  Investment programs available to participants are as follows:

     Company Stock Fund - Assets are invested in shares of the
     IMC-Agrico Stock Fund, a pooled fund shared only by other IMC-
     Agrico MP, Inc. 401(k) plans, which invests in the common stock
     of IMC Global Inc.

     Fixed Income Fund - Assets are invested in shares of IMC-
     Agrico Fixed Income Fund, a pooled fund shared only by other IMC-
     Agrico MP, Inc. 401(k) plans as well as guaranteed investment
     contracts (GICs), the Marshall Money Market Fund, the LaSalle
     National  Trust, N.A. Income Plus Fund and the  M&I  Stable
     Principal Fund. The December 31, 1999 holdings are described
     below:

     a.  GIC with CDC Investment Management Corp. with a
         guaranteed interest rate of 7.5% through June 30, 2000.

     b.  GIC with Rabobank Alternative with a guaranteed interest
         rate of 6.65% through March 15, 2001.

     c.  GIC with Sunamerica Life Company with a guaranteed interest
         rate of 7.04% through May 29, 2002.

     d.  GIC  with  Government Plus Synthetic with an open maturity
         and  interest  rate resets at January 1,  2000,  April  1,
         2000, July 1, 2000, and October 1, 2000.

     e.  GIC with Ohio National with a guaranteed interest rate of
         6.25% through July 16, 2003.

     f.  GIC  with Sunamerica Life Synthetic with a guaranteed
         interest rate of 6.05% through July 27, 2003.

     g.  GIC with Connecticut General Life with a guaranteed interest
         rate 5.35% through October 30, 2003.


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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------
                           (Continued)




1.   Description of the Plan (Continued)

     h.   GIC with John Hancock with a guaranteed interest rate of
          6.11% through March 31, 2004.

     i.   GIC with Protective Life with a guaranteed interest rate of
          6.25%, 1/2 due December 31, 2002, and remainder due June 30, 2004.

     j.   Marshall Money Market Fund.

     k.   The M&I Stable Principal Fund is primarily invested in
          traditional and synthetic investment contracts, money market
          securities, and registered first-tier money market mutual funds.

     Balanced  Fund  - Assets are invested in  shares  of  the
     Vanguard Wellington Fund, Inc., a mutual fund which invests in a
     diversified portfolio of 60%-70% common stocks and 30%-40% bonds.

     Equity Fund - Assets are invested in shares of the Fidelity
     Equity-Income Fund, Inc., a mutual fund which invests at least
     65% of its assets in income-producing equity securities. The
     balance of the portfolio is invested in all types of domestic and
     foreign instruments, including bonds.

     Growth Fund - Assets are invested in shares of the Fidelity
     Magellan Fund, Inc., a mutual fund which invests in common stock
     and securities of domestic, foreign, and multinational issuers.

     Loan Fund - Loans made to participants as described below.

  Participants  elect  their  desired  investment  program   upon
  joining  the  Plan.  Participants  may  elect  to  change   the
  investment  direction  of their existing account  balances  and
  their future contributions daily.

  Vesting

  All   Plan  participants  are  immediately  and  nonforfeitably
  vested in their Plan accounts.


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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------
                           (Continued)


1.  Description of the Plan (Continued)

  Withdrawals

  Participants  may  withdraw their interest  in  the  Plan  upon
  termination   of  employment.  Under  certain   conditions   of
  financial  hardship, participants may withdraw  funds,  subject
  to  prior  approval  of  the Employee Benefits  Committee,  but
  their  participation in the Plan will be suspended for at least
  one  year. Full withdrawals are available after age 59 1/2 or in
  the event of total and permanent disability.

  Deferred Distributions

  Participants  who  terminate  their  employment  and  have   an
  account  balance  in excess of $5,000 may elect  (at  any  time
  prior  to  age  65) to defer receipt of distribution  until  no
  later than their 70th birthday.

  Loans to Participants

  Participants  in  the  Plan may be granted  loans  subject  to
  certain  terms  and  maximum dollar or  Plan  account  balance
  limits, as defined by the Plan. The amount of any such loan is
  borrowed from the account of the participant to whom the  loan
  was made, and such account does not share in the allocation of
  income,  gains,  and  losses of the investment  funds  to  the
  extent  of  the  outstanding balance of such  loan.  Principal
  repayments,  which  are  over one to five  years  for  general
  purpose  loans  and over one to fifteen years for  residential
  loans,  and  related  interest  income  are  credited  to  the
  borrowing  participant's account. Loan payments  are  made  by
  weekly  payroll  deductions. Each loan bears interest  at  the
  prevailing  rate for loans of similar risk, date of  maturity,
  and date of grant.

2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

  Investment Valuation

  All  investments  with  the exception of guaranteed  investment
  contracts  are carried at fair value. Fair value for shares  of
  master  trust funds, mutual funds, the LaSalle National  Trust,
  N.A.  Income  Plus Fund, and the M&I Stable Principal  Fund  is
  the  net  asset  value of those shares, as  determined  by  the
  respective  funds.  Loans to participants are  valued  at  cost
  which  approximates fair value. Guaranteed investment contracts
  are carried at contract value.


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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------
                           (Continued)




2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

  Income Recognition

  Purchases  and  sales of securities are accounted  for  on  the
  trade  date  (date  the  order to buy  or  sell  is  executed).
  Dividend  income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest
  from investments is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

  Contributions

  Participant  contributions  are recorded  each  pay  period  as
  withheld by the Company. Contributions by the Company are  made
  weekly based on the minimum contribution required by the Plan.

  Participant Withdrawals

  Withdrawals   are   recorded  when   payments   are   made   to
  participants. Withdrawals requested but not paid are  presented
  in  Department  of  Labor  Form 5500 (Annual  Return/Report  of
  Employee  Benefit Plan) as liabilities. There  were  no  unpaid
  withdrawals at December 31, 1999 and 1998.

  Use of Estimates

  The  preparation  of  financial statements in  conformity  with
  generally  accepted  accounting principles  requires  the  Plan
  administrator  to  make estimates and assumptions  that  affect
  the   amounts   reported  in  the  financial   statements   and
  accompanying  notes.  Actual results could  differ  from  those
  estimates.

  New Accounting Pronouncement

  Certain  amounts  in the Plan's 1998 financial statements  have
  been  reclassified  to conform to the 1999 financial  statement
  presentation  as a result of adopting SOP 99-3, Accounting  for
  and  Reporting of Certain Defined Contribution Plan Investments
  and other Disclosures Matters, in 1999.





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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  ------------------------------
                           (Continued)




3.  Investment in Master Trust

  Assets of the Company Stock Fund and the Fixed Income Fund  are
  invested  in shares of IMC-Agrico MP, Inc. pooled funds  shared
  by  other  IMC-Agrico MP, Inc. 401(k) plans. The  Plan  held  a
  4.5%  and 3.1% interest, respectively, in the IMC-Agrico  Stock
  Fund  and the IMC-Agrico Fixed Income Fund at December 31, 1999
  (0% and 2.8%, respectively, at December 31, 1998).

  The  equitable  shares in the pooled funds of  a  participating
  plan  are proportionate to the fair market value of the  assets
  allocable to such participating plan.

  The assets of the pooled funds as of December 31, 1999, were as
  follows:


                                                         IMC-Agrico
                                        IMC-Agrico          Fixed
                                        Stock Fund       Income Fund
                                        -----------     -------------
  IMC Global Inc. common stock          $ 8,625,974     $          -
  M&I Stable Principal Fund                       -       14,348,030
  Guaranteed Investment Contracts:
   CDC Investment Management Corp.                -        1,500,000
   Rabobank Alternative                           -          829,073
   Sunamerica Life Company                        -        3,579,144
   Government Plus Synthetic                      -        2,740,361
   Ohio National                                  -        1,638,848
   Sunamerica Life Synthetic                      -        1,310,878
   Connecticut General Life                       -        1,600,177
   John Hancock                                   -        1,568,544
   Protective Life                                -        2,078,918
  Marshall Money Market Fund                262,964          612,159
  Accrued interest and dividends              2,074           54,885
                                        -----------     -------------
      Net Assets                        $ 8,891,012     $ 31,861,017
                                        ===========     =============




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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              ------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------
                           (Continued)




3. Investment in Master Trust (Continued)


  The assets of the pooled fund as of December 31, 1998, were as
  follows:


                                         IMC-Agrico
                                           Fixed
                                         Income Fund
                                        --------------
  M&I Stable Principal Fund             $ 13,729,913
  Guaranteed Investment Contracts:
   CDC Investment Management Corp.         1,500,000
   Rabobank Alternative                      938,039
   Sunamerica Life Company                 3,343,745
   Government Plus Synthetic               2,586,737
   Ohio National                           1,542,445
   Sunamerica Life Synthetic               1,500,757
   Connecticut General Life                1,519,315
   General American Synthetic              1,517,803
  Marshall Money Market Fund                 145,405
  Accrued interest and dividends              72,410
                                        ------------
      Net Assets                        $ 28,396,569
                                        ============





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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              -------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------
                           (Continued)



3.   Investment in Master Trust (Continued)

  Changes in the pooled balances for the year ended December 31, 1999, were
  summarized as follows:

                                                                  IMC-Agrico
                                                  IMC-Agrico        Fixed
                                                   Stock Fund     Income Fund
                                                 ------------   --------------
  Additions
  Interest and dividend income                  $    177,356    $   1,680,709
  Net realized and unrealized depreciation
  in fair value of investments                    (1,855,870)               -
  Contributions and transfers from other plans    37,074,481       45,454,721
                                                 ------------   --------------
                                                  35,395,967       47,135,430
                                                 ------------   --------------
  Deductions
  Benefits paid                                   35,106,442       43,670,982
                                                 ------------   --------------
  Net increase in assets                             289,525        3,464,448
  Net assets, beginning of year                    8,601,487       28,396,569
                                                 ------------   --------------
  Net assets, end of year                        $ 8,891,012    $  31,861,017
                                                 ===========    ==============

  Changes in the pooled balances for the year ended December 31, 1998, were
  summarized as follows:

                                                      IMC-Agrico
                                                        Fixed
                                                      Income Fund
  Additions
  Interest and dividend income                      $   1,680,792
  Contributions and transfers from other plans         24,287,771
                                                    -------------
                                                       25,968,563
                                                    -------------
  Deductions
  Benefits paid                                        22,707,640
  Investment expenses                                      31,850
                                                    -------------
                                                       22,739,490
                                                    -------------
  Net increase in assets                                3,229,073
  Net assets, beginning of year                        25,167,496
                                                    -------------
  Net assets, end of year                           $  28,396,569
                                                    =============

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           SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
        OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
              INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
              -------------------------------------

                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  -----------------------------
                           (Continued)




4. Significant Investments

  Investments (all are participant-directed) that represent 5%
  or more of assets available for benefits at December 31, 1999
  and 1998, were as follows:

                                               December 31
                                           1999           1998
                                       -----------    ------------

  Vanguard Wellington Fund, Inc.       $ 1,590,787    $ 1,496,860
  Fidelity Equity-Income Fund, Inc.        597,538        451,660
  Fidelity Magellan Fund, Inc.             953,513        667,140
  Loans to participants                    320,732        241,757

5. Federal Income Tax Status

  The Internal Revenue Service ruled on September 7, 1995, that
  the  Plan  qualified  under  section  401(a) of  the IRC and,
  therefore,  the  related  trust  is  not subject to tax under
  present  income  tax  law.   The  Plan has been amended since
  receiving  the   determination  letter.   However,  the  Plan
  administrator and the Plan's counsel believe that the Plan is
  designed  and  is currently being operated in compliance with
  the applicable requirements of the IRC.





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                     Supplemental Schedules










                                     SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC.
                                     REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968 INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                SCHEDULE H, PART IV, ITEM 4(i)
                                                ------------------------------

                                       SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                                       ------------------------------------------------

                                                  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                                  -----------------------



Employer Identification Number: 36-3888539
Plan Number: 105




                                                                                  Number of                     Current
        Identity of Issuer                          Description                     Shares         Cost          Value
- --------------------------------------      ---------------------------------    ----------    ----------     ----------
                                                                                                  
Marshall and Ilsley Trust Company*          Vanguard Wellington Fund, Inc.         56,895      $1,599,914     $1,590,787
                                            Fidelity Equity-Income Fund, Inc.      11,173         601,425        597,538
                                            Fidelity Magellan Fund, Inc.            6,979         833,794        953,513
Loans to participants (7.00% - 10.75%)                                                -           320,732        320,732
                                                                                               ----------     ----------
                                                                                               $3,355,865     $3,462,570
                                                                                               ==========     ==========


*Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.






                                      -15-






          SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC.
           REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968 INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
           ---------------------------------------------------------------

                             SCHEDULE G, PART I
                             -------------------

                 SCHEDULE OF LOANS OR FIXED INCOME OBLIGATIONS
                 ---------------------------------------------

                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
                        ----------------------------




Employer Identification Number: 36-3888539
Plan Number: 105




                                 Principal and
                     Original    Interest Paid
  Social Security      Loan      During the        Loan      Maturity    Default    Interest               Collateral
       Number         Amount        Year        Issue Date     Date        Date      Rate            Type               Value
  ---------------    --------    -------------  ----------   --------    --------   --------   -------------------     --------
                                                                                               
    ###-##-####      $1,500         $   78       11/30/95    11/29/98     1/14/99    9.75%     Participant account     $14,253

    ###-##-####       4,000          1,007         2/2/99     1/25/01     9/28/99    7.75%     Participant account      14,253

    ###-##-####       1,400          1,233         8/6/98      8/3/00     12/8/99    8.50%     Participant account       8,159

    ###-##-####       5,300            924        8/13/98      8/9/01     9/28/99    8.50%     Participant account       7,357

    ###-##-####       4,800            728        4/30/98     4/26/01     9/28/99    8.50%     Participant account       9,646

    ###-##-####       1,400              -       11/19/98    11/16/00     8/27/99    8.00%     Participant account       1,550





                                      -16-






                                    SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF IMC-AGRICO MP, INC.
                                     REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968 INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION
                                     --------------------------------------------------------------

                                                 SCHEDULE H, PART IV, ITEM 4(j)
                                                 ------------------------------

                                              SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                                              -----------------------------------

                                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                                  ----------------------------


Employer Identification Number: 36-3888539
Plan Number: 105



                                                                                                               Current
                                                                                                               Value of
                                                                                                               Asset on
                                                                           Purchase    Selling      Cost     Transaction     Net
   Identity of Party Involved           Description of Assets               Price      Price      of Asset       Date        Gain
- ----------------------------------     --------------------------------    ---------   --------   --------   -----------   -------
Series of securities transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                         
Marshall and Ilsley Trust Company*     Vanguard Wellington Fund, Inc.      $554,129    $   -      $554,129     $554,129    $   -
                                                                                -       427,794    398,634      427,794     29,160
                                       Fidelity Equity-Income Fund, Inc.    399,688        -       399,688      399,688        -
                                                                                -       268,540    245,596      268,540     22,944
                                       Fidelity Magellan Fund, Inc.         921,156        -       921,156      921,156        -
                                                                                -       724,365    633,254      724,365     91,111


*Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.





                                      -17-





                           SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, I the Undersigned Chairman of the Employee Benefits
Committee, have duly caused this annual report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF
    IMC-AGRICO MP, INC. REPRESENTED BY LOCAL #968
        INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL WORKERS UNION


                                /s/ J. Bradford James
                               ------------------------------------------
                               J. Bradford James
                               Chairman of the Employee Benefits Committee

Date:  June 28, 2000

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, this annual report has been signed below by the
following persons in their capacities as members of the Employee
Benefits Committee and on the dates indicated.

      Signature               Title                      Date

/s/ J. Bradford James      Senior Vice President      June 28, 2000
- ---------------------      and Chief Financial
J. Bradford James               Officer

/s/ Stephen P. Malia       Senior Vice President      June 28, 2000
- ---------------------      Human Resources
Stephen P. Malia

/s/ E. Paul Dunn, Jr.      Vice President and         June 28, 2000
- ---------------------      Treasurer
E. Paul Dunn, Jr.

/s/ Mary Ann Hynes         Senior Vice President      June 28, 2000
- ---------------------      and General Counsel
Mary Ann Hynes

EX-23.1

                 Consent of Independent Auditors

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement  (Form  S-8  No. 333-70039) pertaining  to  the  Salary
Reduction  Plan  for  Hourly Employees  of  IMC-Agrico  MP,  Inc.
Represented by Local #968 International Chemical Workers Union of
our  report  dated  May 26, 2000, with respect to  the  financial
statements  of the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees  of
IMC-Agrico  MP,  Inc.  Represented by  Local  #968  International
Chemical Workers Union included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1999.


                                      /s/ Hill, Taylor LLC
                                      Hill, Taylor LLC

Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2000

EX-23.2

                 Consent of Independent Auditors

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-70039) pertaining to the Savings Plan
for  Hourly Employees of IMC-Agrico MP, Inc. Represented by Local
#968  International Chemical Workers Union of  our  report  dated
April  28, 1999, with respect to the financial statements of  the
Savings  Plan  for  Hourly  Employees  of  IMC-Agrico  MP,   Inc.
Represented  by Local #968 International Chemical  Workers  Union
included  in  this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the  year  ended
December 31, 1999.

                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois                           Ernst & Young LLP
June 26, 2000