Bunge Global SA (BG)

Bunge Global SA is an agribusiness solutions company that connects farmers to consumers and supplies food, feed and fuel worldwide. It traces its history to 1818, when it was founded as a trading company in Amsterdam, and operates in more than 50 countries. Its activities include purchasing, storing, transporting, processing, selling and distributing agricultural commodities and related products, along with financial, risk management and logistics services for customers. The company describes itself as a leading global oilseed processor and producer of vegetable oils and protein meal, a leading global grain merchandiser, a leading seller of packaged plant-based oils, and a leading producer of wheat flours and bakery mixes in South America. On July 2, 2025, it completed its acquisition of Viterra in a stock and cash transaction.

Operations are organized into four reportable segments. Soybean Processing and Refining turns soybeans into protein meals and crude and refined oils and fats, and also produces biodiesel and fertilizer. Softseed Processing and Refining handles canola/rapeseed and sunflower seed and their meals and oils, plus biodiesel. Other Oilseeds Processing and Refining covers specialty products such as palm, palm kernel, coconut and shea oils, other seed oils, and soy protein concentrates, including business-to-business and consumer offerings and an 80% interest in the Loders joint venture with IOI Corporation Berhad. Grain Merchandising and Milling trades corn, wheat, barley, cotton, pulses and sugar, mills wheat and sugar, and provides ocean freight and financial services such as trade structured finance and commodity price risk management. Corporate and Other includes corporate functions, Bunge Ventures, captive insurance and receivables securitization. Recent portfolio moves include a 40% divestment of its Spanish subsidiary Bunge Iberica to Repsol, the sale of its North American corn milling business, a pending sale of its European margarines and spreads business, and a pending agreement to acquire assets of International Flavors and Fragrances' lecithin, soy protein concentrate and crush businesses.

Customers include animal feed manufacturers, livestock producers, biofuel companies, other oilseed processors, and wheat and corn millers. Food-industry customers include bakery and snack producers, confectioners, restaurant chains, food service operators, meat and meat-alternative producers, pet food companies, grocery chains, wholesalers and distributors, some buying under Bunge or private-label brands. Soybean processing capacity is concentrated in South America (47%), North America (25%), Asia-Pacific (15%) and Europe (13%), while softseed capacity is weighted toward Europe (53%) and North America (30%). Facilities are in North and South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa, with merchandising and distribution offices worldwide.

Raw materials are sourced globally from farmers directly or through intermediaries, and in Brazil Bunge provides financing to farmers to secure supply. Part of its sugar milling supply comes from its own production on leased land in Brazil. It moves products using leased or contracted trucks, railcars, river barges and ocean vessels, and owns or operates port terminals in major grain-exporting regions. Main competitors include ADM, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Wilmar, COFCO International, CHS, Olam, AAK and Fuji Oil, plus regional players. Research and development is minimal. Bunge is a Swiss-incorporated holding company with its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland, and its corporate headquarters in Chesterfield, Missouri.