Insights and Stories on Viterra

May. 2, 2025 at 11:26 am CDT

Bunge Global's $34 billion merger with Glencore-backed Viterra is being stalled by trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

By Reuters

Jan. 17, 2025 at 2:56 pm CST

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 15, 2025 at 4:37 pm CST

Following the federal approval of Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra on Tuesday, Jan. 14, stakeholders made their voices heard in a wave of reactions to the controversial merger.

By Zak McLachlan

Jan. 15, 2025 at 8:53 am CST

Canada on Tuesday approved with conditions U.S. grains merchant Bunge's $34 billion (C$48.7 billion) merger with Glencore-backed Viterra, clearing one of the final remaining obstacles for a global agriculture tie-up that is unprecedented in dollar value.

By Ismail Shakil, Reuters

Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

The European Commission said on Thursday that it had cleared the $34 billion merger deal between Bunge and the Glencore-backed company Viterra.

By Reuters