Exhibit 24

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


The  undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of  IMC  Global
Inc.,  a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and  appoints Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose  Marie
Williams  his  or her true and lawful attorneys and agents,  each
with  full  power  and authority (acting alone  and  without  the
other)  to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf  of  the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the
Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner
of  Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership,  a  Delaware
limited partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the
Partnership  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December  31,
1999  (the "Annual Report") under the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934,  as  amended,  and  to execute  and  deliver  any  and  all
amendments  to  the Annual Report for filing with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to
do  any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and  all
instruments which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Partnership to comply with the securities
laws  of  the  United States and of any state or other  political
subdivision  thereof.  The undersigned hereby  grants  unto  such
attorneys   and  agents,  and  each  of  them,  full   power   of
substitution  and revocation in the premises and hereby  ratifies
and  confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or  cause
to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Richard L. Thomas
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                             Richard L. Thomas
                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Joseph P. Sullivan
---------------------------
Joseph P. Sullivan

                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Douglas A. Pertz
---------------------------
Douglas A. Pertz


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Donald F. Mazankowski
---------------------------
Donald F. Mazankowski


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ David B. Mathis
---------------------------
David B. Mathis


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Harold H. MacKay
---------------------------
Harold H. MacKay


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ James M. Davidson
---------------------------
James M. Davidson


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Rod F. Dammeyer
---------------------------
Rod F. Dammeyer


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Raymond F. Bentele
---------------------------
Raymond F. Bentele


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
Douglas A. Pertz, J. Bradford James and Rose Marie Williams his or her true
and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting
alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer of the Company in
the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing General Partner of
Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (the "Annual Report")
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute and
deliver any and all amendments to the Annual Report for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing,
to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which
such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this ____ day of March, 2000



/s/ Pamela B. Strobel
---------------------------
Pamela B. Strobel