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Bunge Limited and its major branches – including Bunge Milling and Bunge North America – form one of the world’s largest food and agribusiness companies.
The five main company branches include sections on agribusiness, edible oil products, milling products, sugar and bioenergy products, and fertilizer. Bunge takes grains and oilseeds from the world’s primary growing regions and transports them to consumers around the globe.
Bunge also uses its oilseeds segment to manufacturer livestock feed.
Bunge employs more than 35,000 workers throughout roughly 40 countries.
For more background on Bunge, also see: Bunge | Corporate profile
Photo by Darrell Hoemann/Big Ag Watch
Firefighters practice placing a rescue tube during a grain bin rescue training session at the Danville, Ill., Bunge facility on Sept. 17, 2013.
Key financial highlights
2014 net sales: $57.2 billion
2014 net income: $515 million
2013 net sales: $61.3 billion
2013 income: $306 million
Data source: Bunge annual reports available online
Lobbying activity
2015 lobbying expenditures: $548,339
2015 lobbying interests included:
Trade Negotiations: Support for liberalized ag trade in WTO & bilateral trade agreements, TPP, T-TIP, TPA; Food Aid: Support for US in-kind food aid programs; Biotechnology: Regulatory systems and issues; Trade Facilitation; Cuba (Freedom to Export to Cuba Act) S.491
RFS 2 Rulemaking at EPA; 2014, 2015, 2016 Renewable Volume Obligation (RFS) Rulemaking
Biotechnology: Regulatory systems and issues. (H.R.4432); Futures Trading: Issues relating to financial market regulation and CFTC reauthorization; Agriculture and waterways infrastructure funding
Global Food Security
Biofuels: Monitoring activities relating to the tax credit provisions for biodiesel and ethanol; Corporate Tax Reform: Monitoring legislative activities relating to corporate tax policy
Monitoring Dodd-Frank implementation affecting commodity market speculation, CFTC actions, margin requirements, and financial market regulatory reform; European Union – Basel III Leverage Ratio
Waterways and Ports: infrastructure funding, infrastructure needs; Rail: Monitoring regulatory and legislative activities relating to railroad oversight; (S.2777) STB Reauthorization; PTC regulations
Food Safety: Monitoring legislative activities and implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation relating to food safety; Nutrition: Monitoring legislative and regulatory activities relating to obesity, nutrition and healthy living; PHVO proposal to revoke GRAS status, GRAS Petition for additives, sodium voluntary regulations
2014 lobbying expenditures: $815,000
2014 lobbying interests included:
Trade Negotiations: Support for liberalized ag trade in WTO & bilateral trade agreements (Korea, Colombia, Panama), TPP, T-TIP; Food Aid: Support for US in-kind food aid programs; Feed The Future, Global Development, Farm Bill (H.R.2642, S.954); Biotechnology: Regulatory systems and issues; Biosafety Protocol; Trade Facilitation
RFS 2 Rulemaking at EPA; 2014 Renewable Volume Obligation (RFS) Rulemaking
Biotechnology: Regulatory systems and issues; Futures Trading: Issues relating to financial market regulation and CFTC reauthorization; Agriculture and waterways infrastructure; (H.R.1149, S.407, S.566, H.R.1153, S.60l, S.565, H.R.1152), Farm Bill (H.R.1947, S.954)
Global Food Security
Biofuels: Monitoring activities relating to the tax credit provisions for biodiesel and ethanol; Corporate Tax Reform: Monitoring legislative activities relating to corporate tax policy
Monitoring Dodd-Frank implementation affecting commodity market speculation, CFTC actions, margin requirements, and financial market regulatory reform
Waterways and Ports: infrastructure funding, infrastructure needs; (H.R.1149, S.407, H.R.3080, S.566, S.565, H.R.1153, H.R.1152, S.601); Rail: Monitoring regulatory and legistative activities relating to railroad oversight.
Food Safety: Monitoring legislative activities and Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation relating to food safety; Nutrition: Monitoring legislative and regulatory activities relating to obesity, nutrition and healthy living; PHVO proposal to revoke GRAS status
2013 lobbying expenditures: $955,000
2013 lobbying interests included:
Trade Negotiations: Support for liberalized ag trade in WTO & bilateral trade agreements (Korea, Colombia, Panama), TPP; Food Aid: Support for US in-kind food aid programs; Feed The Future, Global Development, Farm Bill (H.R.1947, S.954); Biotechnology: Regulatory systems and issues; Biosafety Protocol; Trade Facilitation.
RFS 2 Rulemaking at EPA; RFS 2 Feedstock Flexibility Program
Biotechnology: Regulatory system and issues; Futures Trading: Issues relating to performance of agricultural and energy futures markets, as well as financial market regulatory reform, Dodd-Frank Implementation; Agricultural and waterways infrastructure; (H.R 1149, S.407, S.566, H.R.1153, S.601, S.565, H.R.1152), Farm Bill (H.R.1947, S. 954)
US-Ukraine Business Relations–grain export quotas; VAT reimbursements; Global Food Security
Biofuels: Monitoring activities relating to the tax credit provisions for biodiesel and ethanol; Corporate Tax Reform: Monitoring legislative activities relating to corporate tax policy
Monitoring Dodd-Frank implementation affecting commodity market speculation, CFTC actions, margin requirements, and financial market regulatory reform
Waterways and Ports: Infrastructure funding, infrastructure needs (H.R.1149, S.407, S.566, S.565, H.R.1153, H.R.1152, S.601); Rail: Monitoring regulatory and legislative activities relating to railroad oversight.
Food Safety: Monitoring legislative activities and Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation relating to food safety and labeling with emphasis on trade impacts; regulatory actions relating to canola meal imports; Nutrition: Monitoring legislative and regulatory activities relating to obesity, nutrition, and healthy living
Data source: Senate lobbying disclosure database
EDGAR Search Results: Bunge LTD
Click on the above link to scroll through recent financial filings posted on SEC.gov. Reports labeled “10-Q” are quarterly filings, while reports labeled “11-K” are annual filings.
Bunge Limited: News releases
Click on the above link to read through recent Bunge Limited news releases.
USA spending quick stats
Each year, the United States government hands out billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts, grants, subsidies and loans. A large portion of these federal dollars go to top agribusiness companies, such as Bunge North America Inc. and Bunge Milling. Click on a year for more detailed information.
Last known funds awarded (for Bunge Milling Inc.): 2015
2015 total funds awarded: $18,934,285
No. 1 awarding agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Last known funds awarded (for Bunge North America Inc.): 2015
2015 total funds awarded: $9,125,517
No. 1 awarding agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Data source: USASpending.gov
Quarterly reports
Sept. 30, 2015 | June 30, 2015 | March 31, 2015| Sept. 30, 2014 |
Annual reports
2014 Fiscal Year | 2013 Fiscal Year