|UNITED STATES                                                 
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|SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                            
|Washington, D.C. 20549                                        
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|FORM 10-K/A                                                   
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|(Mark One)                                                    
|[x]	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE      
|SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                               
|For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001                       
|OR                                                            
|[ ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE  
|SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                               
|For the transition period from ____________ to ____________   
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|Commission File Number 0-20411                                
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|MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL CORPORATION                              
|(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)        
|MISSISSIPPI                                                   
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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|3622 Highway 49 East, P.O. Box 388, Yazoo City, MS            
|(Address of principal executive offices)                      
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|Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           
|Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   
|Title of each class                                           
|Common Stock, par value $.01                                  
|Preferred Stock Purchase Rights                               

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

At September 26, 2001, Mississippi Chemical Corporation had 26,163,907 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding. The Company estimates that the aggregate market value of the common stock on September  26, 2001 (based upon the prior day's closing price ($2.48) of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange), held by nonaffiliates was approximately $60,554,963. Shares of common stock held by each officer, director, and holder of 10% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 7, 2001 (Items 10(a) and (e), 11, 12, and 13 in Part III)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment on Form 10-K/A amends the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001, to add an officer to the table in Part I, Item 1. Business, Executive Officers and Employees, under the subheading Executive Officers of the Registrant.

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Executive officers are elected for a one-year term by the Board of Directors. The Company's executive officers are as follows:

|Name of Officer         | Age | Office and Employment During the
Last Five Fiscal Years                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|Charles O. Dunn         | 53  | President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 1993                                                                                                                                                                                         
|David W. Arnold         | 64  | Senior Vice President-Technical Group since July 1, 1991                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Timothy A. Dawson       | 47  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 22, 1999; Vice President-Finance (1996-1999)                                                                                                                                        
|Robert E. Jones         | 53  | Senior Vice President-Corporate Development since October 1, 1997; Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1996-1997)                                                                                                                          
|C. E. McCraw            | 53  | Senior Vice President-Operations since July 12, 1994                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Bruce J. Brumfield, Jr. | 40  | Vice President-Strategic Initiatives since May 16, 2001; Director of Strategic Initiatives (2000-2001); Corporate Counsel (1995-2000)                                                                                                             
|Joe A. Ewing            | 50  | Vice President-Marketing and Distribution since September 1, 1999; Director of Marketing and Distribution (1998-1999); Director of Converted Nitrogen Sales (1997-1998); Director of Procurement and Distribution (1993-1997)                     
|Larry W. Holley         | 53  | Vice President-Nitrogen Production since November 1, 2000; President of Farmland MissChem Limited in Trinidad (1998-2000); Vice President-Nitrogen Production (1997-1998); Director of Nitrogen Production (1997); Director of Energy (1991-1997).
|William L. Smith        | 51  | Vice President and General Counsel since November 11, 1998; General Counsel (1997-1998); partner in the law firm of Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC (1982-1997)                                                                           
|Ethel Truly             | 51  | Vice President-Administration since January 18, 1996                                                                                                                                                                                              

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

| | By:/s/ Timothy A. Dawson
Timothy A. Dawson
Principal Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
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Date: October 17, 2001





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