Company Description
Bunge Global SA (NYSE: BG) is an agribusiness and food company that operates along the farm-to-consumer food chain, with a core focus on soybean and other oilseed processing, grain handling and related food ingredients. The company describes its purpose as connecting farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel. Through its global network, Bunge moves agricultural commodities from where they are grown to where they are needed, emphasizing faster, more efficient flows across regions.
According to company disclosures, Bunge is a world leader in grain origination, storage and distribution, oilseed processing and refining. It offers a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats and proteins that serve food, feed and fuel markets. The business is supported by a large workforce and a presence in more than 50 countries, reflecting a significant international footprint in agricultural supply chains.
Bunge has more than 200 years of history in agricultural markets and identifies itself as a premier agribusiness solutions provider. It works with farmers at the origination end of the value chain and with industrial, commercial and other customers at the destination end, aiming to deliver quality products and develop tailored solutions that respond to evolving consumer needs. The company highlights its commitment to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability and supporting communities where it operates.
Business segments and value chain
In recent communications, Bunge has described its operations using both traditional and updated segment structures. Earlier disclosures referenced segments such as Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, Milling, Sugar and Bioenergy and Corporate and Other, with the Agribusiness segment generating the largest share of revenue. Within Agribusiness, activities included processing and merchandising of oilseeds and grains, while Refined and Specialty Oils focused on value-added edible and specialty oils, and Milling on wheat flour, bakery mixes and corn-based products in North and South America.
Following the completion of Bunge’s combination with Viterra Limited, the company announced a new reporting structure aligned with its value chain operating model. Under this structure, Bunge presents four reportable segments:
- Soybean Processing and Refining
- Softseed Processing and Refining
- Other Oilseeds Processing and Refining
- Grain Merchandising and Milling
These segments reflect a realignment of oilseeds operations by commodity type and the combination of grain merchandising and milling into one segment. Bunge has also enhanced its volume reporting to match these segments, focusing on processed (crushed) volumes, merchandised volumes and refined oil production where applicable.
Core activities in oilseeds and grains
Bunge is an oilseed processor and producer of vegetable oils and protein meals based on processing capacity, as well as a grain processor and seller of packaged plant-based oils. It is also a producer and seller of wheat flour, bakery mixes and corn-based products in North and South America. Within its soybean and softseed operations, the company reports activities such as processing (crushing), merchandising of oilseeds, and refining of oils. In its grain and milling operations, it reports wheat milling, corn and wheat merchandising, and related logistics and ocean freight activities.
Company updates indicate that Bunge’s results are influenced by regional performance in South America, North America, Europe and Asia across its processing, refining and merchandising activities. The integration of Viterra’s assets has expanded Bunge’s production capacity and origination footprint in oilseeds and grains, particularly in South America, Canada and Europe, and has increased its grain handling capabilities.
Capital structure and financing
Bunge Global SA is incorporated in Switzerland and its registered shares, with a par value of $0.01 per share, trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BG. The company uses a range of financing tools, including senior notes, revolving credit facilities, commercial paper programs and trade receivables securitization. Recent SEC filings describe unsecured revolving credit agreements in multiple currencies and maturities, a corporate commercial paper program guaranteed by Bunge, and senior unsecured notes issued through its wholly owned finance subsidiary, Bunge Limited Finance Corp.
The company has also reported share repurchases under a share repurchase program, followed by a reduction in its share capital through cancellation of repurchased shares and amendments to its Articles of Association. These actions, together with its debt and liquidity facilities, illustrate an active approach to capital structure management.
Headquarters and corporate structure
Bunge Global SA has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland, and identifies its corporate headquarters in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Its finance subsidiaries, including Bunge Limited Finance Corp. and Bunge Finance Europe B.V., are used to access capital markets and bank financing. Bunge’s shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the company files periodic and current reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Strategic focus and outlook framework
In its public communications, Bunge emphasizes a strategy centered on integrated value chains that connect crop origination, processing, logistics and destination markets. The company has highlighted the role of its people, assets and systems in managing risk, adapting to complex market and regulatory environments, and coordinating larger commodity flows. It has also communicated financial outlooks based on adjusted earnings per share and segment-level earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), using non-GAAP measures alongside GAAP results to describe performance.
Bunge’s combination with Viterra is presented as a transformative step that expands its global platform across crops and geographies. The company has indicated that this expanded platform is intended to support more efficient connections between farmers and consumers and to respond to evolving demand for food, feed and fuel products.
Commitment to food security and communities
Bunge links its business model to global food security and community impact. The company describes initiatives such as its World Food Day Global Volunteer Program, in which employees in many cities and countries participate in activities that support local food security, education and hunger relief. These efforts are framed as part of Bunge’s long-standing commitment to food security and its values, including working "hand in hand" with communities and partners across the food value chain.
Through these programs and its broader operations in grain origination, oilseed processing and refining, and food ingredients, Bunge positions itself as a participant in global efforts to improve access to food and strengthen food systems.