US EditionBunge Completes Long-Delayed Mega-Merger with Grain Handler Viterra
- Bunge Global finalized its $34 billion merger with Glencore-backed Viterra on July 3, 2025, creating a global agribusiness giant.
- The merger, initially proposed about two years earlier, experienced postponements as it awaited necessary antitrust clearances from multiple jurisdictions and crucial regulatory approval in China.
- Before merging, Viterra operated over 30 processing facilities, 29 port terminals, and handled 102 million metric tons of commodities in 2022, complementing Bunge’s extensive global infrastructure.
- Bunge CEO Greg Heckman described the merger as an "exciting" milestone, highlighting that the combined company is better equipped to address the challenges of diverse and evolving markets in a sustainable way.
- The combined company expands Bunge’s grain export and storage footprint in the US, Canada, and Australia, positioning it to better compete with peers like Cargill and ADM.
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Bunge Closes Long-Delayed Viterra Deal to Form Crops Powerhouse
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The Bunge concluded its merger of US$ 8 billion with Viterra, after a two-year waiting, marking the creation of a new giant in the marketing and processing of grain. The agreement helps combine the huge soybean processing and marketing operations of Bunge in South America with the purchase and transport plants of Viterra in North America.
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