Insights and Stories on Bunge

Brazil floods hit food silos, disrupt routes to major grains port

May. 7, 2024 at 4:38 pm CDT

Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardizing the nation's exports and wreaking havoc to the economy of Rio Grande do Sul state, a large soy, rice, wheat and meat producer.

Wheat is transfered to the cargo ship 'Jork' at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver

Prairie groups raise concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger

Apr. 29, 2024 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Canada’s worries about Bunge-Viterra deal may force asset sales

Apr. 24, 2024 at 2:40 pm CDT

By Reuters Rod Nickel

Competition bureau has major concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger

Apr. 23, 2024 at 9:14 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Reuters Rod Nickel

Louis Dreyfus withstands commodity price drop to post stable profits

Mar. 21, 2024 at 9:18 am CDT

Merit Foods pays off operating lender, no deal yet for plant

Dec. 4, 2023 at 9:38 am CST

A Winnipeg pea and canola protein processor in receivership since this spring remains mothballed for now with no firm buyer — but has paid off one of its three secured creditors. Merit Functional Foods, which entered receivership March 1 after just two years’ operation, has sold all its remaining finished […]

By Dave Bedard

Bunge seeks antitrust approvals for Viterra merger in major jurisdictions

Nov. 2, 2023 at 7:52 pm CDT

Minneapolis | Reuters — Bunge has filed for regulatory approvals for its merger with crop handler Viterra in “major jurisdictions” in North and South America, Europe and China, and has gotten the green light from some of its smaller markets including Colombia, CEO Greg Heckman said on Thursday. The merger, […]

By Karl Plume

Bunge shareholders bless Viterra wedding

Oct. 10, 2023 at 5:22 pm CDT

Shareholders in U.S. grain and agrifood giant Bunge have voted their advance approval of the company’s plans to take up one of Canada’s biggest grain industry players. Bunge on Thursday announced the results of an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, in which they approved the acquisition of Viterra and a […]

By Dave Bedard

Transport Canada to review Bunge-Viterra marriage plans

Sep. 27, 2023 at 7:25 am CDT

Canada’s federal transport department will conduct its own review of U.S. grain giant Bunge’s plans to buy and merge with Viterra — with an eye particularly on both companies’ stakes in Canadian port terminals. Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Tuesday that his department will review the deal under the mergers […]

By Dave Bedard

Bunge deal for Viterra to boost oilseed dominance, renewable diesel potential

Jun. 14, 2023 at 2:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Bunge’s planned acquisition of Viterra would make the world’s biggest oilseed crusher even more dominant and secure a larger role in the expanding renewable diesel industry, although it may face competition hurdles. Under the deal to create an agricultural giant worth about $34 billion including debt, […]

By Karl Plume Rod Nickel