| | Business Summary | | Bunge
Limited
is
an
integrated
global
agribusiness
and
food
company
spanning
the
farm-to-consumer
food
chain.
Bunge
processes,
produces,
moves,
distributes
and
markets
food
on
five
continents.
The
Company's
Agribusiness
segment
consists
of
three
divisions:
Grain
Origination,
Oilseed
Processing
and
International
Marketing.
The
Company
is
a
fertilizer
producer
in
Latin
America.
With
direct
access
to
five
of
Brazil's
six
primary
phosphate
mines,
Bunge
has
access
to
domestic
production
of
phosphate
rock,
an
expensive
raw
material
to
import.
The
Company
also
manufactures
Brazil's
retail
fertilizer
brands,
Serrana
and
Manah.
In
2000,
Bunge
acquired
Manah
S.A.,
a
producer
of
retail
fertilizer.
Bunge
also
produces
and
sells
Foscalcio,
an
animal
feed
product.
In
addition,
the
Company
produces
and
markets
a
host
of
products
that
serve
the
industrial
food
market,
foodservice
and
retail
grocery
industries
in
North
and
South
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Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | Bunge
Limited
is
an
integrated,
global
agribusiness
and
food
company
operating
in
the
farm-to-fertilizer
chain,
which
ranges
from
raw
materials
such
as
grains
and
fertilizers,
to
retail
products
such
as
flour
and
margarine.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
sales
rose
20%
to
$5.16
billion.
Net
income
from
continuing
operations
before
acct.
change
totaled
$19
million
vs.
a
loss
of
$11
million.
Results
reflect
higher
average
soy
commodity
prices
and
higher
gross
margins. | | More
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Developments |
| | Officers | |
| Position | | Alerto Weisser | Chairman,
CEO | | William Wells | CFO | | Mario Barbosa | Pres
and CEO of Bunge Fertilizantes S.A. | | Julio Cardoso de Lucena | Pres,
Santista Alimentos Division, Bunge Alimentos | | John Klein | Pres
and CEO Bunge North America Inc. |
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