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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

 

OR

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from        to       

 

Commission File Number 001-16625

 

BUNGE LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda

 

98-0231912

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

50 Main Street, White Plains, New York

 

10606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(914) 684-2800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  x  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes  o  No  x

 

As of November 2, 2011 the number of shares outstanding of the registrant was:

 

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share: 145,542,338

 

 

 



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BUNGE LIMITED

 

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PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

32

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

32

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

52

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

54

 

 

 

PART II — INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

54

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

55

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

55

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

55

 

 

 

Item 4.

[Reserved]

55

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

56

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

56

 

 

 

Signatures

S-1

 

 

Exhibit Index

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PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net sales

 

$

15,616

 

$

11,662

 

$

42,298

 

$

32,981

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(14,910

)

(10,950

)

(40,306

)

(31,299

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

706

 

712

 

1,992

 

1,682

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(394

)

(357

)

(1,121

)

(1,119

)

Gain on sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

 

 

 

2,440

 

Interest income

 

28

 

20

 

72

 

62

 

Interest expense

 

(80

)

(62

)

(222

)

(241

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(90

)

 

(90

)

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(127

)

77

 

(8

)

(22

)

Other income (expense) – net

 

(2

)

(5

)

(13

)

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations before income tax

 

131

 

295

 

700

 

2,704

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

1

 

(97

)

(62

)

(648

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

1

 

8

 

42

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

133

 

206

 

680

 

2,073

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

7

 

6

 

8

 

(20

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Bunge

 

140

 

212

 

688

 

2,053

 

Convertible preference share dividends

 

(8

)

(19

)

(25

)

(58

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

132

 

$

193

 

$

663

 

$

1,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – basic (Note 20)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

0.90

 

$

1.38

 

$

4.51

 

$

14.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – diluted (Note 20)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

0.89

 

$

1.36

 

$

4.42

 

$

13.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.73

 

$

0.67

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net income

 

$

133

 

$

206

 

$

680

 

$

2,073

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment, net of tax expense of $0

 

(1,667

)

494

 

(1,008

)

103

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on commodity futures and foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax benefit (expense) of $8 and $1 in 2011, $(11) and $(11) in 2010

 

(16

)

20

 

(5

)

21

 

Unrealized gains on investments, net of tax benefit of $3 in 2011, $0 in 2010

 

(5

)

1

 

 

 

Reclassification of realized net losses (gains) to net income, net of tax benefit (expense) of $0 and $7 in 2011, $(7) and $(7) in 2010

 

(1

)

(8

)

(15

)

(8

)

Pension adjustment, net of taxes

 

 

 

(2

)

 

Other postretirement healthcare subsidy tax deduction adjustment

 

 

 

 

2

 

Total comprehensive income

 

(1,556

)

713

 

(350

)

2,191

 

Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

53

 

(11

)

36

 

8

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to Bunge

 

$

(1,503

)

$

702

 

$

(314

)

$

2,199

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,055

 

$

578

 

Trade accounts receivable (less allowance of $131 and $177) (Note 13)

 

2,515

 

2,901

 

Inventories (Note 5)

 

6,247

 

6,635

 

Deferred income taxes

 

243

 

233

 

Other current assets (Note 6)

 

5,113

 

5,468

 

Total current assets

 

15,173

 

15,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

5,269

 

5,312

 

Goodwill (Note 7)

 

867

 

934

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

190

 

186

 

Investments in affiliates (Note 9)

 

612

 

609

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,182

 

1,200

 

Other non-current assets (Note 10)

 

1,608

 

1,945

 

Total assets

 

$

24,901

 

$

26,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

1,426

 

$

1,718

 

Current portion of long-term debt (Note 14)

 

142

 

612

 

Trade accounts payable

 

3,203

 

3,637

 

Deferred income taxes

 

135

 

262

 

Other current liabilities (Note 11)

 

3,711

 

3,775

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,617

 

10,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (Note 14)

 

3,468

 

2,551

 

Deferred income taxes

 

85

 

84

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

702

 

808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity: (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible perpetual preference shares, par value $.01; authorized, issued and outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

2011 and 2010 – 6,900,000 shares (liquidation preference $100 per share)

 

690

 

690

 

Common shares, par value $.01; authorized – 400,000,000 shares; issued:

 

 

 

 

 

2011 – 147,448,867 shares, 2010 – 146,635,083 shares

 

1

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,817

 

4,793

 

Retained earnings

 

6,709

 

6,153

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(419

)

583

 

Treasury shares, at cost (2011 - 1,933,286)

 

(120

)

 

Total Bunge shareholders’ equity

 

11,678

 

12,220

 

Noncontrolling interest (Note 19)

 

351

 

334

 

Total equity

 

12,029

 

12,554

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

24,901

 

$

26,001

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

680

 

$

2,073

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange loss (gain) on debt

 

103

 

53

 

Gain on sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

 

(2,440

)

Impairment of assets

 

 

61

 

Bad debt expense

 

15

 

23

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

398

 

326

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

40

 

47

 

Recoverable taxes provision

 

 

3

 

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

 

(15

)

(6

)

Deferred income taxes

 

73

 

213

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

(42

)

(17

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

287

 

(1,068

)

Inventories

 

63

 

(872

)

Prepaid commodity purchase contracts

 

(247

)

(370

)

Secured advances to suppliers

 

(66

)

71

 

Trade accounts payable

 

(282

)

961

 

Advances on sales

 

71

 

102

 

Net unrealized gain/loss on derivative contracts

 

401

 

(413

)

Margin deposits

 

560

 

(228

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(73

)

177

 

Other—net

 

(603

)

(316

)

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

1,363

 

(1,620

)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Payments made for capital expenditures

 

(705

)

(754

)

Acquisitions of businesses (net of cash acquired)

 

(104

)

(138

)

Proceeds from sales of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

 

3,914

 

Cash disposed in sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

 

(106

)

Related party loans

 

10

 

(17

)

Proceeds from investments

 

94

 

50

 

Payments for investments

 

(50

)

 

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

67

 

5

 

Investments in affiliates

 

(28

)

(2

)

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

(716

)

2,952

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less

 

207

 

467

 

Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days

 

671

 

396

 

Repayments of short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days

 

(1,195

)

(920

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

2,209

 

168

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(1,795

)

(1,156

)

Proceeds from sale of common shares

 

19

 

4

 

Repurchase of common shares

 

(120

)

(354

)

Dividends paid to preference shareholders

 

(25

)

(58

)

Dividends paid to common shareholders

 

(104

)

(92

)

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

 

(16

)

(7

)

Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest

 

64

 

 

Financing related fees

 

(20

)

 

Other

 

(1

)

36

 

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

(106

)

(1,516

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(64

)

(19

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

477

 

(203

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

578

 

553

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

1,055

 

$

350

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)

 

 

 

Convertible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preference

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Non -

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Shares

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Controlling

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Shares

 

Interest

 

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2010

 

7,762,455

 

$

1,553

 

134,096,906

 

$

1

 

$

3,625

 

$

3,996

 

$

319

 

$

 

$

871

 

$

10,365

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,053

 

 

 

20

 

2,073

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

146

 

 

(28

)

118

 

Dividends on common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

(96

)

 

 

 

(96

)

Dividends on preference shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

(58

)

 

 

 

(58

)

Dividends to noncontrolling interest on subsidiary common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

(10

)

Return of capital to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

(9

)

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

46

 

Initial consolidation of subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

Sale of non-wholly-owned subsidiary (Note 19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(588

)

(588

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

 

(6,714,573

)

 

 

 

 

(354

)

 

(354

)

Issuance of common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

—Business acquisition (Note 3)

 

 

 

10,315,400

 

 

600

 

 

 

 

 

600

 

—Stock options and award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes

 

 

 

473,480

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

(2

)

Balance September 30, 2010

 

7,762,455

 

$

1,553

 

138,171,213

 

$

1

 

$

4,270

 

$

5,895

 

$

465

 

$

(354

)

$

305

 

$

12,135

 

 

 

 

Convertible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preference

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Non -

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Shares

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Controlling

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Shares

 

Interest

 

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2011

 

6,900,000

 

$

690

 

146,635,083

 

$

1

 

$

4,793

 

$

6,153

 

$

583

 

$

 

$

334

 

$

12,554

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

(8

)

680

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,002

)

 

(28

)

(1,030

)

Dividends on common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

(107

)

 

 

 

(107

)

Dividends on preference shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

 

(25

)

Dividends to noncontrolling interest on subsidiary common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

(16

)

Return of capital to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

(7

)

Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

 

64

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

 

12

 

(19

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

Repurchase of common shares (Note 18)

 

 

 

(1,933,286

)

 

 

 

 

(120

)

 

(120

)

Issuance of common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

—Stock options and award plans, net of shares withheld for taxes

 

 

 

813,784

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Balance September 30, 2011

 

6,900,000

 

$

690

 

145,515,581

 

$

1

 

$

4,817

 

$

6,709

 

$

(419

)

$

(120

)

$

351

 

$

12,029

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.                                      BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Bunge Limited and its subsidiaries (Bunge) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act).  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from Bunge’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date.  Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011.  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2010, forming part of Bunge’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2011.

 

On July 1, 2011, Bunge modified its application of the presentation and disclosure provisions of ASC No. 220, Comprehensive Income. As allowed under this standard, Bunge elected in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to present a separate statement of comprehensive income for all periods presented. The prior period statement of changes in equity has been modified to conform to this current period presentation.

 

2.                                    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements — Receivables, Disclosures about the Credit of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses - In July 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a standard that amended a previously issued standard requiring an entity to include additional disaggregated disclosures in their financial statements about their financing receivables, including credit risk disclosures and the allowance for credit losses. Entities with financing receivables are required to disclose a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses, certain credit quality information, impaired loan information, modification information and past due information. Trade receivables with maturities of less than one year are excluded from the scope of the new disclosures. Bunge adopted this disclosure as of December 31, 2010.  As a result of the adoption of this standard, we have expanded our disclosures (see Note 10).  The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our financial position, results from operations or cash flows.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements — In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill Impairment. This guidance provides an entity with an option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and may proceed directly to the two-step quantitative impairment test. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. The guidance allows two presentation alternatives: (1) present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income; or (2) in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance. The amendment is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  This guidance is intended to result in convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS requirements for measurement of, and disclosures about, fair value. ASU 2011-04 clarifies or changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments are to be applied prospectively and are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. These amendments are not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s financial results but may require expanded disclosure in Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.

 

3.                                      BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

 

In August of 2011, Bunge acquired a margarine business in North America for approximately $18 million.  Preliminary purchase accounting for this acquisition has been completed resulting in approximately $14 million being allocated to property, plant and equipment and $4 million allocated to inventory.  In addition, Bunge acquired grain elevator operations in North America for approximately $10 million.  Preliminary purchase accounting has been completed resulting in approximately $7 million being allocated to property, plant and equipment and $3 million to the fair value of contracts acquired.

 

In February of 2011, Bunge completed the acquisition of a port facility in Ukraine for a total purchase price of approximately $100 million net of $2 million cash acquired, consisting of approximately $83 million in cash and approximately $17 million of short-term debt related to assets under construction.  The preliminary purchase price allocation for the transaction included approximately $5 million to current assets, $48 million to property, plant and equipment, $32 million to other intangible assets, $34 million to goodwill, $10 million to capital lease obligations, $6 million to deferred tax liabilities and $3 million to other liabilities.

 

In February 2010, Bunge acquired a 100% interest in five Brazilian sugarcane mills in São Paulo and Minas Gerais states that were formerly part of the Moema Group through the acquisition of Usina Moema Participacões S.A. (Moema Par) and remaining interests in four mills that were not wholly-owned by Moema Par.  Bunge collectively refers to the acquired entities as Moema. Bunge issued an aggregate of 10,315,400 common shares and paid $52 million in cash as purchase consideration in the acquisition.

 

4.                                      BUSINESS DIVESTITURE

 

On May 27, 2010, Bunge sold its fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil, including its interest in Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil) to Vale S.A., a Brazil-based global mining company. Final settlement of a post-closing adjustment occurred on August 13, 2010.  Bunge received total cash proceeds of $3,914 million and recognized a gain of $2,440 million ($1,901 million net of tax) in its fertilizer segment related to this transaction.  Assets and liabilities, results of operations and cash flows related to Bunge’s fertilizer nutrients assets, including its interest in Fosfertil were included in the condensed consolidated financial statements until the transaction closing date of May 27, 2010.

 

Approximately $144 million of transaction costs and $280 million of withholding taxes are included as a component of cash used for operating activities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Gross proceeds of $3,914 million and cash disposed of $106 million related to the sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets are included as a component of cash provided by investing activities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

5.                                      INVENTORIES

 

Inventories by segment are presented below. Readily marketable inventories refers to inventories that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms.

 

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September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Agribusiness (1)

 

$

4,321

 

$

5,137

 

Sugar and Bioenergy (2)

 

546

 

359

 

Edible oil products (3)

 

445

 

460

 

Milling products (3)

 

127

 

163

 

Fertilizer (4)

 

808

 

516

 

Total

 

$

6,247

 

$

6,635

 

 


(1)                Includes readily marketable agricultural commodity inventories at fair value of $4,075 million and $4,540 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  All other agribusiness segment inventories are carried at lower of cost or market.

 

(2)                Includes readily marketable sugar inventories of $219 million and $86 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Of these sugar inventories, $151 million and $66 million are carried at fair value at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, in Bunge’s trading and merchandising business.  Sugar and ethanol inventories in Bunge’s industrial production business are carried at lower of cost or market.

 

(3)                Edible oil products and milling products inventories are generally carried at lower of cost or market, with the exception of readily marketable inventories of bulk soybean oil and corn, which are carried at fair value in the aggregate amount of $176 million and $225 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

(4)                Fertilizer inventories are carried at lower of cost or market.

 

6.                                      OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

Other current assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Prepaid commodity purchase contracts(1)

 

$

464

 

$

267

 

Secured advances to suppliers, net(2)

 

295

 

245

 

Unrealized gains on derivative contracts at fair value

 

2,094

 

2,619

 

Recoverable taxes - current

 

587

 

500

 

Margin deposits(3)

 

366

 

926

 

Marketable securities

 

98

 

39

 

Deferred purchase price receivable(4)

 

155

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

408

 

308

 

Other

 

646

 

564

 

Total

 

$

5,113

 

$

5,468

 

 


(1)                Prepaid commodity purchase contracts represent advance payments against fixed priced contracts for future delivery of specified quantities of agricultural commodities.  These contracts are recorded at fair value based on prices of the underlying agricultural commodities.

 

(2)                Bunge provides cash advances to suppliers, primarily Brazilian farmers of soybeans and other agricultural commodities, to finance a portion of the suppliers’ production costs.  Bunge does not bear any of the costs or risks associated with the related growing crops.  The advances are largely collateralized by future crops and physical assets of the suppliers, carry a local market interest rate and settle when the farmer’s crop is harvested and sold.  The secured advances to farmers are reported net of allowances of $3 million at September 30, 2011 and $3 million at December 31, 2010.  Changes in the allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included an increase of $2 million for additional bad debt provisions and a reduction in the allowance for recoveries of $2 million.  Changes in the allowance for the year ended 2010 included an increase of $1 million for additional bad debt provisions and a reduction in the allowance for recoveries of $1 million.

 

Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $5 million and $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $17 million and $19 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, is included in net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

(3)                Margin deposits include U.S. treasury securities at fair value and cash.

 

(4)                Deferred purchase price receivable represents additional credit support for the investment conduits in Bunge’s accounts receivables sales program (see Note 13) and is recognized at its estimated fair value.

 

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7.                                      GOODWILL

 

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Sugar and

 

Edible Oil

 

Milling

 

 

 

 

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Agribusiness

 

Bioenergy

 

Products

 

Products

 

Fertilizer

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

$

215

 

$

631

 

$

80

 

$

7

 

$

1

 

$

934

 

Acquired goodwill (1)

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

34

 

Reallocation of acquired goodwill

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Tax benefit on goodwill amortization (2)

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Foreign exchange translation

 

(20

)

(64

)

(6

)

(1

)

 

(91

)

Balance, September 30, 2011

 

$

219

 

$

567

 

$

74

 

$

6

 

$

1

 

$

867

 

 


(1)       See Note 3.

 

(2)             Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiary’s tax deductible goodwill is in excess of its book goodwill.  For financial reporting purposes, for goodwill acquired prior to 2009, the tax benefits attributable to the excess tax goodwill are first used to reduce associated goodwill and then other intangible assets to zero, prior to recognizing any income tax benefit in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

8.                                      IMPAIRMENT CHARGES

 

Bunge recorded no impairment charges for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Bunge recorded pretax non-cash impairment charges of $49 million in cost of goods sold in its condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended September 30, 2010, which consisted of $42 million related to the write-down of a European oilseed processing and refining facility, $5 million related to the closure of an edible oil facility in Europe as part of Bunge’s plan to improve its European footprint and $2 million related to the write-down of an administrative office in Brazil.  These pretax impairment charges were allocated $22 million to the agribusiness segment and $27 million to the edible oil products segment.  Total pretax non-cash impairment charges of $61 million recorded in cost of goods sold in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, included these charges as well as $12 million related to the closure of an older, less efficient oilseed processing facility in the United States and a co-located corn oil extraction line in the first quarter of 2010.  Of the $61 million of the impairment charges, $32 million were allocated to the agribusiness segment, $27 million to the edible oil products segment and $2 million to the milling products segment.

 

The following tables summarize assets measured at fair value (all of which utilized Level 3 inputs) on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to initial recognition.  For additional information on Level 1, 2 and 3 inputs see Note 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

September 30, 2010

 

(US$ in millions)

 

September 30, 2010

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total Losses

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

91

 

$

 

$

 

$

91

 

$

(49

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

September 30, 2010

 

(US$ in millions)

 

September 30, 2010

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total Losses

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

91

 

$

 

$

 

$

91

 

$

(61

)

 

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9.                                      INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

 

During the first nine months of 2011, Bunge contributed approximately $28 million to several new investees that are being accounted for as equity method investments. Of these investments, $20 million is attributable to the agribusiness segment and $8 million to the fertilizer segment.

 

In June 2011, Bunge sold its investment in a European oilseed processing facility joint venture for $57 million.  Bunge recognized a gain of $37 million in equity in earnings of affiliates on this sale during the second quarter of 2011.

 

10.                               OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

 

Other non-current assets consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recoverable taxes, net

 

$

801

 

$

964

 

Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net

 

301

 

377

 

Judicial deposits

 

171

 

172

 

Other long-term receivables

 

11

 

129

 

Other

 

324

 

303

 

Total

 

$

1,608

 

$

1,945

 

 

Recoverable taxes—Recoverable taxes are reported net of valuation allowances of $31 million and $38 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil—Bunge provides financing to farmers in Brazil, primarily through secured advances against farmer commitments to deliver agricultural commodities (primarily soybeans) upon harvest of the then-current year’s crop and through credit sales of fertilizer to farmers. These are commercial transactions that are intended to be short-term in nature with amounts expected to be repaid either in cash or through delivery to Bunge of agricultural commodities when the related crops are harvested. These arrangements are typically secured by the farmer’s expected current year crop and liens on land, buildings and equipment to ensure recoverability in the event of crop failure. The terms of fertilizer credit sales do not include interest. The secured advances against commitments to deliver soybeans provide for interest between the advance date and the scheduled soybean delivery date. The credit factors considered by Bunge in evaluating farmers before initial advance or extension of credit include, among other things, the credit history of the farmer, financial strength, available agricultural land and available collateral in addition to the expected crop.

 

Upon farmer default, Bunge generally initiates legal proceedings to recover the defaulted amounts.  However, the legal recovery process through the judicial system is a long-term process, generally spanning a number of years.  As a result, once accounts have been submitted to the judicial process for recovery, Bunge may also seek to renegotiate certain terms with the defaulting farmer in order to accelerate recovery.

 

Bunge adopted the accounting guidance on disclosure about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2010. This guidance requires information to be disclosed at disaggregated levels, defined as portfolio segments and classes. Based upon its analysis of credit losses and risk factors to be considered in determining the allowance for credit losses, Bunge has determined that the long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil represents a single portfolio segment.

 

Bunge evaluates this single portfolio segment by class of receivables, which is defined as a level of information (below a portfolio segment) in which the receivables have the same initial measurement attribute and a similar method for assessing and monitoring risk. Bunge has identified accounts in legal collection processes and renegotiated amounts as classes of long-term receivables from farmers. Valuation allowances for accounts in legal collection processes are determined by Bunge on individual accounts based on the fair value of the collateral provided as security for the secured advance or credit sale. The fair value is determined using a combination of internal and external resources, including published information concerning Brazilian land values by region. For

 

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determination of the valuation allowances for renegotiated amounts, Bunge considers historical experience with the individual farmers, current weather and crop conditions, as well as the fair value of non-crop collateral.

 

For both classes, a long-term receivable from farmers in Brazil is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if Bunge determines it to be probable that all amounts due under the original terms of the receivable will not be collected. Recognition of interest income on secured advances to farmers is suspended once the farmer defaults on the originally scheduled delivery of agricultural commodities as the collection of future income is determined to not be probable. No additional interest income is accrued from the point of default until ultimate recovery, where amounts collected are credited first against the receivable and then to any unrecognized interest income.

 

The table below summarizes Bunge’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil for amounts in the legal collection process and renegotiated amounts.

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Legal collection process (1)

 

$

390

 

$

441

 

Renegotiated amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Current on repayment terms

 

95

 

137

 

Ending balance

 

$

485

 

$

578

 

 


(1)       All amounts in legal process are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.

 

The average recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 was $580 million and $582 million, respectively.  The table below summarizes Bunge’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil and the related allowance amounts.

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Investment

 

Allowance

 

Investment

 

Allowance

 

For which an allowance has been provided:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal collection process

 

$

163

 

$

147

 

$

180

 

$

162

 

Renegotiated amounts

 

56

 

37

 

66

 

39

 

For which no allowance has been provided:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal collection process

 

227

 

 

261

 

 

Renegotiated amounts

 

39

 

 

71

 

 

Total

 

$

485

 

$

184

 

$

578

 

$

201

 

 

The table below summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil.

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Beginning Balance

 

$

215

 

$

196

 

$

201

 

$

232

 

Bad debt provision

 

10

 

4

 

14

 

15

 

Recoveries

 

(5

)

 

(10

)

(12

)

Write-offs

 

 

(28

)

 

(55

)

Transfers (1)

 

(2

)

3

 

 

3

 

Foreign exchange translation

 

(34

)

12

 

(21

)

4

 

Ending balance

 

$

184

 

$

187

 

$

184

 

$

187

 

 


(1)       Represents reclassifications from allowance for doubtful accounts — current for secured advances to suppliers.

 

Judicial deposits—Judicial deposits are funds that Bunge has placed on deposit with the courts in Brazil. These funds are held in judicial escrow relating to certain legal proceedings pending legal resolution and bear interest at the SELIC rate (benchmark rate of the Brazilian central bank).

 

Other long-term receivables—Other long-term receivables at December 31, 2010 primarily include installment payments to be received from Bunge’s sale of its 33.34% interest in Saipol S.A.S. in December 2009 for 145 million Euros, or its equivalent at that date of approximately $209 million. The sale agreement provided for payment in four equal annual installments, two of which had been received as of January 2011.  In the second quarter 2011, Bunge sold this receivable and a loss of $2 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

11.                               OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Accrued liabilities

 

$

1,325

 

$

1,268

 

Unrealized losses on derivative contracts at fair value

 

1,967

 

2,105

 

Advances on sales

 

369

 

323

 

Other

 

50

 

79

 

Total

 

$

3,711

 

$

3,775

 

 

12.                               FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Bunge’s various financial instruments include certain components of working capital such as cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable.  Additionally, Bunge uses short and long-term debt to fund operating requirements.  Cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and short-term debt are stated at their carrying value, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value. See Note 13 for deferred purchase price receivable (DPP) related to sales of trade receivables. See Note 10 for long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net and see Note 14 for long-term debt.  Bunge’s financial instruments also include derivative instruments and marketable securities, which are stated at fair value.

 

Fair value is the expected price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in Bunge’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  Bunge determines the fair values of its readily marketable inventories, derivatives and certain other assets based on the fair value hierarchy established in a FASB issued standard, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  Observable inputs are inputs based on market data obtained from sources independent of Bunge that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  Unobservable inputs are inputs that are developed based on the best information available in circumstances that reflect Bunge’s

 

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own assumptions based on market data and on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  The standard describes three levels within its hierarchy that may be used to measure fair value.

 

Level 1:    Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 1 assets and liabilities include exchange traded derivative contracts.

 

Level 2:    Observable inputs, including Level 1 prices (adjusted); quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are less active than traded exchanges; and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.  Level 2 assets and liabilities include readily marketable inventories and over-the-counter (OTC) commodity purchase and sale contracts and other OTC derivatives whose value is determined using pricing models with inputs that are generally based on exchange traded prices, adjusted for location specific inputs that are primarily observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3:    Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are a significant component of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  In evaluating the significance of fair value inputs, Bunge gives consideration to items that individually, or when aggregated with other inputs, generally represent more than 10% of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  For such identified inputs, judgments are required when evaluating both quantitative and qualitative factors in the determination of significance for purposes of fair value level classification and disclosure.  Level 3 assets and liabilities include assets and liabilities whose value is determined using proprietary pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as assets and liabilities for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

 

The majority of Bunge’s exchange traded agricultural commodity futures are settled daily generally through its clearing subsidiary and therefore, such futures are not included in the table below.  Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurement.  The lowest level of input is considered Level 3.  Bunge’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels. The following table sets forth, by level, Bunge’s assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

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Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readily marketable inventories (Note 5)

 

$

 

$

4,049

 

$

353

 

$

4,402

 

$

 

$

4,567

 

$

264

 

$

4,831

 

Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

28

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange

 

 

30

 

 

30

 

 

22

 

 

22

 

Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

Foreign Exchange

 

 

484

 

3

 

487

 

2

 

209

 

1

 

212

 

Commodities

 

79

 

1,269

 

181

 

1,529

 

114

 

1,754

 

454

 

2,322

 

Freight

 

7

 

6

 

 

13

 

1

 

22

 

3

 

26

 

Energy

 

15

 

9

 

11

 

35

 

9

 

11

 

16

 

36

 

Deferred Purchase Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable (Note 13)

 

 

155

 

 

155

 

 

 

 

 

Other (2)

 

163

 

34

 

 

197

 

252

 

88

 

 

340

 

Total assets

 

$

264

 

$

6,064

 

$

548

 

$

6,876

 

$

378

 

$

6,677

 

$

738

 

$

7,793

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange (4)

 

$

 

$

55

 

$

 

$

55

 

$

 

$

22

 

$

 

$

22

 

Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Foreign Exchange

 

 

808

 

 

808

 

 

69

 

 

69

 

Commodities

 

225

 

778

 

102

 

1,105

 

692

 

1,167

 

162

 

2,021

 

Freight

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

7

 

1

 

15

 

23

 

8

 

1

 

5

 

14

 

Total liabilities

 

$

234

 

$

1,645

 

$

117

 

$

1,996

 

$

700

 

$

1,260

 

$

167

 

$

2,127

 

 


(1)             Unrealized gains on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current assets.  Included in other non-current assets are unrealized gains of $28 million and zero at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

(2)             Other assets include primarily the fair values of U.S. Treasury securities held as margin deposits.

 

(3)             Unrealized losses on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current liabilities.  There are no such amounts included in other non-current liabilities at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

(4)             Included in current portion of long-term debt are unrealized losses of $29 million and $22 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Derivatives — Exchange traded futures and options contracts are valued based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1.  Bunge’s forward commodity purchase and sale contracts are classified as derivatives along with other OTC derivative instruments relating primarily to freight, energy, foreign exchange and interest rates, and are classified within Level 2 or Level 3 as described below.  Bunge estimates fair values based on exchange quoted prices, adjusted as appropriate for differences in local markets.  These differences are generally valued using inputs from broker or dealer quotations, or market transactions in either the listed or OTC markets.  In such cases, these derivative contracts are classified within Level 2.  Changes in the fair values of these contracts are recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements as a component of cost of goods sold, foreign exchange gains (losses), interest income (expense), other income (expense), net or other comprehensive income (loss).

 

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OTC derivative contracts include swaps, options and structured transactions that are valued at fair value generally determined using quantitative models that require the use of multiple market inputs including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets which are not highly active, other observable inputs relevant to the asset or liability, and market inputs corroborated by correlation or other means.  These valuation models include inputs such as interest rates, prices and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves and volatility factors.  Where observable inputs are available for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, the instrument is categorized in Level 2.  Certain OTC derivatives trade in less active markets with less availability of pricing information and certain structured transactions can require internally developed model inputs that might not be observable in or corroborated by the market.  When unobservable inputs have a significant impact on the measurement of fair value, the instrument is categorized in Level 3.

 

Bunge designates certain derivative instruments as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and assesses, both at inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether derivatives that are designated as hedges are highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged items or anticipated cash flows.

 

Readily marketable inventories — The majority of Bunge’s readily marketable commodity inventories are valued at fair value.  These agricultural commodity inventories are readily marketable, have quoted market prices and may be sold without significant additional processing.  Changes in the fair values of these inventories are recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income as a component of cost of goods sold.

 

Readily marketable inventories reported at fair value are valued based on commodity futures exchange quotations, broker or dealer quotations, or market transactions in either listed or OTC markets with appropriate adjustments for differences in local markets where Bunge’s inventories are located.  In such cases, the inventory is classified within Level 2.  Certain inventories may utilize significant unobservable data related to local market adjustments to determine fair value.  In such cases, the inventory is classified as Level 3.

 

If Bunge used different methods or factors to determine fair values, amounts reported as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and readily marketable inventories at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income could differ.  Additionally, if market conditions change subsequent to the reporting date, amounts reported in future periods as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and readily marketable inventories in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income could differ.

 

Level 3 Valuation — Bunge’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the classification of assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy.  In evaluating the significance of fair value inputs, Bunge gives consideration to items that individually, or when aggregated with other inputs, represent more than 10% of the fair value of the asset or liability.  For such identified inputs, judgments are required when evaluating both quantitative and qualitative factors in the determination of significance for purposes of fair value level classification and disclosure.  Because of differences in the availability of market pricing data over their terms, inputs for some assets and liabilities may fall into any one of the three levels in the fair value hierarchy or some combination thereof.  While FASB guidance requires Bunge to classify these assets and liabilities in the lowest level in the hierarchy for which inputs are significant to the fair value measurement, a portion of that measurement may be determined using inputs from a higher level in the hierarchy.

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 represent existing assets or liabilities that were either previously categorized as a higher level for which the inputs to the model became unobservable or assets and liabilities that were previously classified as Level 3 for which the lowest significant input became observable during the period.

 

Level 3 Derivatives — Level 3 derivative instruments utilize both market observable and unobservable inputs within the fair value measurements.  These inputs include commodity prices, price volatility factors, interest rates, volumes and locations.  In addition, with the exception of the exchange cleared instruments where Bunge clears trades through an exchange, Bunge is exposed to loss in the event of the non-performance by counterparties on over-the-counter derivative instruments and forward purchase and sale contracts.  Adjustments are made to fair values on occasions when non-performance risk is determined to represent a significant input in Bunge’s fair value determination.  These adjustments are based on Bunge’s estimate of the potential loss in the event of counterparty non-performance.

 

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Level 3 Readily marketable inventories — Readily marketable inventories are considered Level 3 when at least one significant assumption or input is unobservable.  These assumptions or unobservable inputs include certain management estimations regarding costs of transportation and other local market or location-related adjustments.

 

The tables below present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Level 3 instruments presented in the tables include readily marketable inventories and derivatives.

 

 

 

Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Balance, July 1, 2011

 

$

134

 

$

722

 

$

856

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold

 

(42

)

65

 

23

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

2

 

 

2

 

Purchases

 

24

 

264

 

288

 

Sales

 

(1

)

(749

)

(750

)

Issuances

 

(30

)

 

(30

)

Settlements

 

17

 

 

17

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

1

 

124

 

125

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

(27

)

(73

)

(100

)

Balance, September 30, 2011

 

$

78

 

$

353

 

$

431

 

 


(1)       Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

 

 

Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Balance, July 1, 2010

 

$

47

 

$

354

 

$

401

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold

 

156

 

130

 

286

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

Purchases, issuances and settlements

 

(37

)

(225

)

(262

)

Transfers into Level 3

 

5

 

2

 

7

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

1

 

 

1

 

Balance, September 30, 2010

 

$

170

 

$

261

 

$

431

 

 


(1)       Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

The tables below present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.  Level 3 instruments presented in the tables include readily marketable inventories and derivatives.

 

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Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Balance, January 1, 2011

 

$

307

 

$

264

 

$

571

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold

 

(160

)

157

 

(3

)

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

2

 

 

2

 

Purchases

 

95

 

1,750

 

1,845

 

Sales

 

(1

)

(2,111

)

(2,112

)

Issuances

 

(89

)

 

(89

)

Settlements

 

(40

)

 

(40

)

Transfers into Level 3

 

15

 

398

 

413

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

(51

)

(105

)

(156

)

Balance, September 30, 2011

 

$

78

 

$

353

 

$

431

 

 


(1)             Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

 

 

Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Balance, January 1, 2010

 

$

31

 

$

109

 

$

140

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold

 

141

 

284

 

425

 

Total gains and (losses) (realized/unrealized) included in foreign exchange gains

 

(2

)

 

(2

)

Purchases, issuances and settlements

 

(21

)

(134

)

(155

)

Transfers into Level 3

 

35

 

2

 

37

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

(14

)

 

(14

)

Balance, September 30, 2010

 

$

170

 

$

261

 

$

431

 

 


(1)             Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

The table below summarizes changes in unrealized gains or (losses) recorded in earnings during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 for Level 3 assets and liabilities that were held at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

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Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

(15

)

$

30

 

$

15

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

2

 

$

 

$

2

 

Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

194

 

$

106

 

$

300

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

(2

)

$

 

$

(2

)

 


(1)       Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

The table below summarizes changes in unrealized gains or (losses) recorded in earnings during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 for Level 3 assets and liabilities that were held at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

 

 

Level 3 Instruments:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Readily

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives,

 

Marketable

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Net (1)

 

Inventories

 

Total

 

Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

(30

)

$

244

 

$

214

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

3

 

Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

268

 

$

159

 

$

427

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

(3

)

$

 

$

(3

)

 


(1)             Derivatives, net include Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Interest rate derivatives — Interest rate swaps used by Bunge as hedging instruments have been recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recorded contemporaneously in earnings.  Certain of these swap agreements have been designated as fair value hedges.  The carrying amount of the associated hedged debt is also adjusted through earnings for changes in the fair value arising from changes in benchmark interest rates.  Ineffectiveness is recognized to the extent that these two adjustments do not offset.  Bunge enters into interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of managing certain of its interest rate exposures. Bunge may also enter into interest rate basis swap agreements that do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes.  Changes in fair value of such interest rate basis swap agreements are recorded in earnings.  There are no outstanding interest rate basis swap agreements as of September 30, 2011.

 

The following table summarizes Bunge’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Notional Amount of

 

Notional Amount

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Hedged Obligation

 

Derivative (3)

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

$

675

 

$

675

 

Weighted average rate payable — 1.75% (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average rate receivable — 3.23% (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)             Interest is payable in arrears semi-annually based on six month U.S. dollar LIBOR and payable in arrears quarterly based on three month U.S. dollar LIBOR.

 

(2)             Interest is receivable in arrears based on a fixed interest rate.

 

(3)             The interest rate swap agreements mature in 2011 and 2016.

 

Foreign exchange derivatives — Bunge uses a combination of foreign exchange forward and option contracts in certain of its operations to mitigate the risk from exchange rate fluctuations in connection with certain commercial and balance sheet exposures.  The foreign exchange forward and option contracts may be designated as cash flow hedges.  Bunge may also use net investment hedges to partially offset the translation adjustments arising from the remeasurement of its investment in certain of its foreign subsidiaries.

 

Bunge assesses, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged items.

 

The table below summarizes the notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions.

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Exchange Traded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net—(Short)

 

Non-exchange Traded

 

Unit of

 

(US$ in millions)

 

& Long (1)

 

(Short) (2)

 

Long (2)

 

Measure

 

Foreign Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

$

(1

)

$

(74

)

$

69

 

Delta

 

Forwards

 

97

 

(20,151

)

12,160

 

Notional

 

Swaps

 

 

(95

)

30

 

Notional

 

 


(1)             Exchange traded futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

 

(2)             Non-exchange traded swaps, options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

 

In addition, Bunge has cross-currency interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional principal amount of 10 billion Japanese Yen for the purpose of managing its currency exposure associated with its 10 billion Japanese Yen term loan.  Bunge has accounted for these cross-currency interest rate swap agreements as fair value hedges.  The cross-currency interest rate swap matured on October 6, 2011 along with the Japanese Yen term loan.

 

The following table summarizes Bunge’s outstanding cross-currency interest rate swap agreements.

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

Notional Amount

 

(US$ in millions)

 

of Hedged Obligation

 

of Derivative (1)

 

U.S. dollar/Yen cross-currency interest rate swaps

 

$

130

 

$

130

 

 


(1)             Under the terms of the cross-currency interest rate swap agreements, interest is payable in arrears based on three month U.S. dollar LIBOR and is receivable in arrears based on three month Yen LIBOR.

 

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Commodity derivatives — Bunge uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to movements associated with agricultural commodity prices.  Bunge generally uses exchange traded futures and options contracts to minimize the effects of changes in the prices of agricultural commodities on its agricultural commodity inventories and forward purchase and sale contracts, but may also from time to time enter into OTC commodity transactions, including swaps, which are settled in cash at maturity or termination based on exchange-quoted futures prices.  Changes in fair values of exchange traded futures contracts representing the unrealized gains and/or losses on these instruments are settled daily generally through Bunge’s wholly-owned futures clearing subsidiary.  Forward purchase and sale contracts are primarily settled through delivery of agricultural commodities.  While Bunge considers these exchange traded futures and forward purchase and sale contracts to be effective economic hedges, Bunge does not designate or account for the majority of its commodity contracts as hedges.  Changes in fair values of these contracts and related readily marketable agricultural commodity inventories are included in cost of goods sold in the condensed consolidated statements of income.  The forward contracts require performance of both Bunge and the contract counterparty in future periods.  Contracts to purchase agricultural commodities generally relate to current or future crop years for delivery periods quoted by regulated commodity exchanges.  Contracts for the sale of agricultural commodities generally do not extend beyond one future crop cycle.

 

In addition, Bunge may hedge portions of its forecasted oilseed processing production requirements, including forecasted purchases of soybeans and sales of soy commodity products.  The instruments used are generally exchange traded futures contracts.  Such contracts hedging U.S. oilseed processing activities qualify and may be designated as cash flow hedges.  Contracts that are used as economic hedges of other global oilseed processing activities generally do not qualify for hedge accounting as a result of location differences and are therefore not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.

 

The table below summarizes the volumes of open agricultural commodities derivative positions.

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Exchange Traded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Short) &

 

Non-exchange Traded

 

Unit of

 

 

 

Long (1)

 

(Short) (2)

 

Long (2)

 

Measure

 

Agricultural Commodities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

(3,764,351

)

 

 

Metric Tons

 

Options

 

(100,220

)

 

 

Metric Tons

 

Forwards

 

 

(29,715,463

)

29,358,492

 

Metric Tons

 

Swaps

 

 

(5,601,867

)

19,051

 

Metric Tons

 

 


(1)             Exchange traded futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

 

(2)             Non-exchange traded swaps, options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

 

Ocean freight derivatives — Bunge uses derivative instruments referred to as freight forward agreements, or FFAs, and FFA options to hedge portions of its current and anticipated ocean freight costs.  A portion of the ocean freight derivatives may be designated as fair value hedges of Bunge’s firm commitments to purchase time on ocean freight vessels.  Changes in the fair value of the ocean freight derivatives that are qualified, designated and highly effective as a fair value hedge, along with the gain or loss on the hedged firm commitments to purchase time on ocean freight vessels that is attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in earnings.  Changes in the fair values of ocean freight derivatives that are not designated as hedges are also recorded in earnings.

 

The table below summarizes the open ocean freight positions.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Exchange Cleared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Short) & 

 

Non-exchange Cleared 

 

Unit of

 

 

 

Long (1)

 

(Short) (2)

 

Long (2)

 

Measure

 

Ocean Freight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFA

 

(2,408

)

(92

)

 

Hire Days

 

FFA Options

 

(248

)

 

 

Hire Days

 

 


(1)             Exchange cleared futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

 

(2)             Non-exchange cleared options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

 

Energy derivatives — Bunge uses derivative instruments for various purposes including to manage its exposure to volatility in energy costs.  Bunge’s operations use substantial amounts of energy, including natural gas, coal and fuel oil, including bunker fuel.

 

The table below summarizes the open energy positions.

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Exchange
Traded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Short) & 

 

Non-exchange Cleared 

 

Unit of

 

 

 

Long (1)

 

(Short) (2)

 

Long (2)

 

Measure (3)

 

Natural Gas (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures  

 

(4,106,053

)

 

 

MMBtus

 

Swaps  

 

 

 

1,449,384

 

MMBtus

 

Options  

 

6,996,677

 

 

 

MMBtus

 

Energy—Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures  

 

193,451

 

 

 

Metric Tons

 

Forwards  

 

(68,000

)

(386,232

)

9,150,367

 

Metric Tons

 

Swaps  

 

 

(60,496

)

49,632

 

Metric Tons

 

Options  

 

93,754

 

(238,930

)

153,024

 

Metric Tons

 

 


(1)             Exchange traded and exchange cleared futures and options are presented on a net (short) and long position basis.

 

(2)             Non-exchange cleared swaps, options and forwards are presented on a gross (short) and long position basis.

 

(3)             Million British Thermal Units (MMBtus) are the standard unit of measurement used to denote the amount of natural gas.

 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

 

The table below summarizes the effect of derivative instruments that are designated as fair value hedges and also derivative instruments that are undesignated on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

 

 

 

 

Gain or (Loss) Recognized in

 

 

 

 

 

Income on Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Location

 

2011

 

2010

 

Designated Derivative Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate (1)

 

Interest income/Interest expense

 

$

 

$

 

Foreign Exchange (2)

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

 

 

Commodities (3)

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

Freight (3)

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

Energy (3)

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

Undesignated Derivative Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Interest income/Interest expense

 

$

1

 

$

8

 

Interest Rate

 

Other income (expenses)—net

 

 

1

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(31

)

23

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(26

)

14

 

Commodities

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(67

)

261

 

Freight

 

Cost of goods sold

 

117

 

(36

)

Energy

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(2

)

(9

)

Total

 

 

 

$

(8

)

$

262

 

 

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(1)             The gains or (losses) on the hedged items are included in interest income and interest expense, respectively, as are the offsetting gains or (losses) on the related interest rate swaps.

 

(2)             The gains or (losses) on the hedged items are included in foreign exchange gains (losses).

 

(3)             The gains or (losses) on the hedged items are included in cost of goods sold.

 

The table below summarizes the effect of derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow and net investment hedges in the condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Gain or

 

Gain or (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)

 

Reclassified from

 

Gain or (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized in

 

Accumulated OCI into

 

Recognized in Income

 

 

 

Notional

 

Accumulated

 

Income (1)

 

on Derivative (2)

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Amount

 

OCI (1)

 

Location

 

Amount

 

Location

 

Amount (3)

 

Cash Flow Hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange (4)

 

$

450

 

$

(16

)

Cost of goods sold

 

$

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

 

Commodities

 

 

11

 

Cost of goods sold

 

14

 

Cost of goods sold

 

5

 

Total

 

$

450

 

$

(5

)

 

 

$

14

 

 

 

$

5

 

Net Investment Hedges:(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange

 

$

289

 

$

27

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

 

Total

 

$

289

 

$

27

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 


(1)             The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship.  At September 30, 2011, Bunge expects to reclassify into income in the next 12 months approximately $2 million of after tax gains related to its agricultural commodities cash flow hedges and ($2) million after tax losses related to its foreign exchange cash flow and net investment hedges.

 

(2)             The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationship and to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedging effectiveness.

 

(3)             The amount of gain recognized in income is $5 million as of September 30, 2011, which relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships, and zero, which relates to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

 

(4)             The changes in the market value of such futures contracts have historically been, and are expected to continue to be highly effective at offsetting changes in price movements of the hedged items.  The forward exchange forward contracts mature at various dates in 2011 and 2012.

 

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(5)             Bunge pays Euros and receives U.S. dollars, offsetting the translation adjustment of its net investment in Euro assets.  The swaps mature in 2012.

 

The table below summarizes the effect of derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow and net investment hedges on the condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Gain or

 

Gain or (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss)

 

Reclassified from

 

Gain or (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized in

 

Accumulated OCI into

 

Recognized in Income

 

 

 

Notional

 

Accumulated

 

Income (1)

 

on Derivative (2)

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Amount

 

OCI (1)

 

Location

 

Amount

 

Location

 

Amount (3)

 

Cash Flow Hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange (4)

 

$

660

 

$

2

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

1

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

5

 

Commodities (5)

 

94

 

19

 

Cost of  goods sold

 

11

 

Cost of goods sold

 

3

 

Total

 

$

754

 

$

21

 

 

 

$

12

 

 

 

$

8

 

Net Investment Hedges:(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange

 

$

 

$

17

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

$

17

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 


(1)             The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship.  At September 30, 2010, Bunge expected to reclassify into income in the next 12 months approximately $1 million, $7 million and zero of after tax gains related to its foreign exchange, agricultural commodities and net investment cash flow hedges, respectively.

 

(2)             The gain or (loss) recognized relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationship and to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedging effectiveness.

 

(3)             The amount of loss recognized in income is $3 million, which relates to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships and $5 million, which relates to the amount excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

 

(4)             The foreign exchange forward contracts mature at various dates in 2010 and 2011.

 

(5)             The changes in the market value of such futures contracts have historically been, and are expected to continue to be highly effective at offsetting changes in price movements of the hedged items.  The commodities futures contracts mature at various dates in 2010 and 2011.

 

(6)             Bunge pays Brazilian reais and receives U.S. dollars using fixed interest rates, offsetting the translation adjustment of its net investment in Brazilian reais assets.  The swaps matured at various dates during 2010. In July 2010, Bunge de-designated the net investment hedge. Gains or losses due to changes in exchange rates on the de-designated swaps are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of income going forward.

 

13.                               TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM

 

In January 2010, Bunge adopted a FASB issued standard that resulted in amounts outstanding under its then existing securitization programs being accounted for as secured borrowings and reflected as short-term debt on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.  As a result of this change in accounting standards, Bunge significantly reduced its utilization of these programs and either terminated or allowed them to expire during 2010.

 

On June 1, 2011, Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a trade receivables securitization program (the “Program”) with a financial institution as administrative agent and certain commercial paper conduit purchasers and committed purchasers (collectively, the “Purchasers”) that provides for funding up to U.S. $700 million against receivables sold into the program.  The securitization program is designed to enhance Bunge’s financial flexibility by providing an additional source of liquidity for its operations.  In connection with the securitization program, certain of Bunge’s U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries that originate trade receivables may sell eligible receivables in their entirety on a revolving basis to a consolidated bankruptcy remote special purpose entity,

 

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Bunge Securitization B.V. (BSBV) formed under the laws of The Netherlands.  BSBV in turn sells such purchased trade receivables to the administrative agent (acting on behalf of the Purchasers) pursuant to a receivables transfer agreement.  In connection with these sales of accounts receivable, Bunge receives a portion of the proceeds up front and an additional amount upon the collection of the underlying receivables (a deferred purchase price), which is expected to be generally between 10 and 15 percent of the aggregate amount of receivables sold through the program.

 

Bunge Finance B.V. (BFBV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bunge, acts as master servicer, responsible for servicing and collecting the accounts receivable for the securitization program.  The securitization program terminates on June 1, 2016.  However, each committed purchaser’s commitment to fund trade receivables under the securitization program will terminate on May 31, 2012 unless extended for additional 364-day periods in accordance with the terms of the receivables transfer agreement.  The trade receivables sold under the securitization program are subject to specified eligibility criteria, including eligible currencies and country and obligor concentration limits.  BSBV purchases trade receivables from the originating Bunge subsidiaries using (i) proceeds from the sale of receivables to the administrative agent, (ii) collections of the deferred purchase price and (iii) borrowings from BFBV under a revolving subordinated loan facility.

 

As of September 30, 2011, $716 million of receivables sold under the Program were derecognized from Bunge’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.  Proceeds received in cash related to these transfers, including collection of the deferred purchase price and subordinated loan activity, totaled $3,755 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Cash collections from customers on receivables previously sold were $3,014 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.   As this is a revolving facility, cash collections from customers are reinvested in new receivable sales. Gross receivables sold under the program were approximately $2,915 million and $3,755 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.  These sales resulted in a discount of $2 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Servicing fees under the program were not significant.

 

Bunge’s risk of loss following the sales of accounts receivable is limited to the deferred purchase price outstanding, which is recorded at fair value and was $155 million at September 30, 2011.  The deferred purchase price is repaid in cash as receivables are collected, generally within 30 days.   Delinquencies and credit losses on accounts receivable sold under the program in 2011 were insignificant.  Because the cash received up front and the deferred purchase price related to the sale or ultimate collection of the underlying receivables are not subject to significant risks other than credit risk, given their short term nature, we reflect all cash flows under the securitization program as operating cash flows in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Changes in the fair value of the deferred purchase price were not significant and are reported as investing activities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

14.  DEBT

 

In March 2011, Bunge completed the sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes, which bear interest at 4.10% per year.  The senior notes will mature on March 15, 2016. The senior notes were issued by Bunge’s 100% owned finance subsidiary, Bunge Limited Finance Corp., and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Bunge Limited. Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually in arrears in March and September of each year, commencing in September 2011.  Bunge used the net proceeds from this offering of approximately $496 million, after deducting underwriters’ commissions and offering expenses, for general corporate purposes, including working capital.

 

In March 2011, Bunge entered into a syndicated, $1,750 million revolving credit agreement that matures on April 19, 2014.  The credit agreement replaced the then existing $632 million three-year and $600 million 17-month revolving credit agreements scheduled to mature on April 16, 2011, which were terminated in accordance with their terms on March 23, 2011.  Borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.30% to 2.75%, based generally on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt.  Amounts under the credit agreement that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee payable quarterly on the average undrawn portion of the credit agreement at 35 percent of the applicable margin.  There were $400 million of borrowings outstanding under this credit agreement at September 30, 2011.

 

Bunge had $475 million of term loans that matured and were repaid in August 2011.

 

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In July 2010, Bunge redeemed certain senior notes and repaid certain term loans and subsidiary long-term debt with an aggregate principal amount of $827 million.  These transactions resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $90 million, related to make-whole payments which was included in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2010.

 

The fair value of Bunge’s long-term debt is based on interest rates currently available on comparable maturities to companies with credit standing similar to that of Bunge.  The carrying amounts and fair value of long-term debt are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Value

 

Fair Value

 

Value

 

Fair Value

 

Long-term debt, including current portion

 

$

 3,610

 

$

 3,906

 

$

 3,163

 

$

 3,407

 

 

15.                               RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Bunge purchased soybeans, other commodity products and phosphate-based products from certain of its unconsolidated joint ventures, which totaled $227 million and $136 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $640 million and $408 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Bunge also sold soybean commodity products and other commodity products to certain of these joint ventures, which totaled $131 million and $115 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $331 million and $344 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Bunge believes these transactions are recorded at values similar to those with third parties.

 

16.                              EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

 

 

U.S.-Pension Benefits

 

Foreign-Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Service cost

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

1

 

$

 

Interest cost

 

6

 

6

 

1

 

2

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(6

)

(6

)

(2

)

(1

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

––

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net loss (gain)

 

2

 

2

 

1

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

5

 

$

5

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

 

 

 

U.S.-Pension Benefits

 

Foreign-Pension Benefits

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Service cost

 

$

11

 

$

10

 

$

5

 

$

2

 

Interest cost

 

19

 

18

 

4

 

22

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(19

)

(18

)

(5

)

(24

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

Amortization of net loss (gain)

 

4

 

4

 

1

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

16

 

$

15

 

$

5

 

$

 

 

 

 

U.S.-Postretirement

 

Foreign-Postretirement

 

 

 

Healthcare Benefits

 

Healthcare Benefits

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

––

 

$

 

Interest cost

 

 

 

3

 

2

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

––

 

 

Amortization of net loss (gain)

 

 

 

––

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

2

 

 

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U.S.-Postretirement

 

Foreign-Postretirement

 

 

 

Healthcare Benefits

 

Healthcare Benefits

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

Interest cost

 

––

 

1

 

8

 

8

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

Amortization of net loss (gain)

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

––

 

$

1

 

$

9

 

$

9

 

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Bunge made contributions of approximately $18 million and $15 million to its U.S. and foreign defined benefit pension plans, respectively.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Bunge made contributions totalling approximately $1 million and $11 million to its U.S. and foreign defined benefit pension plans, respectively.

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Bunge made contributions of approximately $1 million and $5 million to its U.S. and to its foreign postretirement benefit plans, respectively.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Bunge made contributions totalling approximately $2 million and $6 million to its U.S. and to its foreign postretirement benefit plans, respectively.

 

17.                               COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Bunge is party to a large number of claims and lawsuits, primarily tax and labor claims in Brazil, arising in the normal course of business.  Bunge records liabilities related to its general claims and lawsuits when the exposure item becomes probable and can be reasonably estimated.  After taking into account the recorded liabilities for these matters, management believes that the ultimate resolution of such matters will not have a material effect on Bunge’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.  Included in other non-current liabilities are the following accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Tax claims (1)

 

$

75

 

$

127

 

Labor claims

 

74

 

78

 

Civil and other claims (1)

 

73

 

114

 

Total

 

$

222

 

$

319

 

 


(1)             Pursuant to the terms of the 2009 Brazilian amnesty program to settle tax and other financial claims with the Brazilian government, certain of the tax and civil and other claims were settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Tax Claims — The tax claims relate principally to claims against Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiaries, including primarily value-added tax claims (ICMS, IPI, PIS and COFINS).  The determination of the manner in which various Brazilian federal, state and municipal taxes apply to the operations of Bunge is subject to varying interpretations arising from the complex nature of Brazilian tax law.  Bunge is currently monitoring the Brazilian federal and state government’s responses to recent Brazilian supreme court decisions invalidating certain ICMS incentives and benefits granted by various states on constitutional grounds. While Bunge was not a recipient of any of the incentives and benefits that were the subject of the supreme court decisions, it has received certain similar tax incentives and benefits.  Bunge has not received any tax assessment related to the validity of ICMS incentives or benefits it has received and, based on its assessment of the matter under the provisions of U.S. GAAP, no liability has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Argentine tax authorities have been conducting a review of income and other taxes paid by large exporters and processors of cereals and other agricultural commodities in the country. In that regard, in October 2010, the Argentine tax authorities carried out inspections at several of Bunge’s locations in Argentina relating to allegations of income tax evasion covering the periods from 2007 to 2009. More recently, in July 2011, Bunge received a preliminary income tax audit report from the Argentine tax authorities relating to fiscal years 2006 and 2007 with an estimated claim of approximately $100 million. Additionally, in April 2011, the Argentine tax authorities conducted inspections of Bunge locations and those of several other grain exporters with respect to allegations of evasion of liability for value added taxes. Bunge believes that the allegations and claims are without merit, however, these matters are at a preliminary stage and therefore Bunge is, at this time, unable to predict their outcome.

 

Labor Claims — The labor claims relate principally to claims against Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiaries.  The labor claims primarily relate to dismissals, severance, health and safety, salary adjustments and supplementary retirement benefits.

 

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Civil and Other — The civil and other claims relate to various disputes with third parties, including suppliers and customers.

 

Guarantees — Bunge has issued or was a party to the following guarantees at September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

Potential

 

 

 

Future

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Payments

 

Customer financing (1)

 

$

61

 

Unconsolidated affiliates financing (2)

 

52

 

Total

 

$

113

 

 


(1)             Bunge has issued guarantees to third parties in Brazil related to amounts owed to these third parties by certain of Bunge’s customers.  The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financing arrangements, which are generally one year or less, with the exception of guarantees issued under certain Brazilian government programs, primarily from 2006 and 2007, where terms are up to five years.  In the event that the customers default on their payments to the third parties and Bunge would be required to perform under the guarantees, Bunge has obtained collateral from the customers.  At September 30, 2011, Bunge had approximately $51 million of tangible property that had been pledged as collateral against certain of these refinancing arrangements.  Bunge evaluates the likelihood of customer repayments of the amounts due under these guarantees based upon an expected loss analysis and records the fair value of such guarantees as an obligation in its condensed consolidated financial statements.  Bunge’s recorded obligation related to these outstanding guarantees was $9 million at September 30, 2011.

 

(2)             Bunge issued guarantees to certain financial institutions related to debt of certain of its unconsolidated joint ventures.  The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financings, which have maturity dates in 2012, 2016 and 2018.  There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable Bunge to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees.  At September 30, 2011, Bunge’s recorded obligation related to these guarantees was $12 million.

 

In addition, Bunge Limited has provided full and unconditional parent level guarantees of the indebtedness outstanding under certain senior credit facilities and senior notes entered into, or issued by, its 100% owned subsidiaries.  At September 30, 2011, debt with a carrying amount of $4,087 million related to these guarantees is included in Bunge’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.  This debt includes the senior notes issued by two of Bunge’s 100% owned finance subsidiaries, Bunge Limited Finance Corp. and Bunge N.A. Finance L.P.  There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Bunge Limited Finance Corp., Bunge N.A. Finance L.P. or any other Bunge subsidiary to transfer funds to Bunge Limited.

 

18.                               EQUITY

 

Share Repurchase Program — On June 8, 2010, Bunge announced that its Board of Directors had approved a program for the repurchase of up to $700 million of Bunge’s issued and outstanding common shares.  The program runs through December 31, 2011.  In 2011, Bunge repurchased 1,933,286 common shares for $120 million through September 30, 2011. Bunge repurchased 6,714,573 common shares for $354 million from inception of the program through December 31, 2010 bringing repurchases under the program through September 30, 2011 to 8,647,859 shares for $474 million.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) attributable to Bunge — The following table summarizes the balances of related after tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Deferred

 

And Other

 

Unrealized

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Exchange

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Postretirement

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Other

 

 

 

Translation

 

on Hedging

 

Liability

 

on

 

Comprehensive

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Adjustment(1)

 

Activities

 

Adjustments

 

Investments

 

Income (Loss)

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

$

670

 

$

(2

)

$

(83

)

$

(2

)

$

583

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

(980

)

(15

)

(2

)

(5

)

(1,002

)

Balance, September 30, 2011

 

$

(310

)

$

(17

)

$

(85

)

$

(7

)

$

(419

)

 

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(1)             Bunge has significant operating subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina and Europe. The functional currency of Bunge’s subsidiaries is the local currency. The assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars from local currency at month-end exchange rates, and the resulting foreign exchange translation gains (losses) are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

19.                               TRANSFERS (TO) FROM NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

In July 2011, Bunge acquired the remaining 40% interest in a Brazilian sugarcane milling entity that it did not already own, resulting in Bunge owning 100% of this entity. Total consideration paid was $31 million, comprised of $6 million paid at closing, $13 million to be paid within 12 months of closing and $12 million related to the negative noncontrolling equity in the investment.

 

In July 2011, Bunge redeemed shares held by certain third party investors in a private investment fund consolidated by Bunge. The shares were valued at $7 million and represented 22% of the outstanding shares of the fund and 100% of the ownership interest of these investments in the fund. Additionally, the investors received $3 million of dividends representing their share of the cumulative earnings of the fund. This transaction resulted in Bunge’s ownership interest in the fund increasing from 39% at December 31, 2010 to 49% at September 30, 2011. Additionally, during 2010, certain third party investors redeemed their shares in this private investment fund. The shares were valued at $9 million and represented 30% of the outstanding shares of the fund and 100% of the ownership interest in these investments in the fund. Additionally, the investors received $4 million of dividends representing their share of the cumulative earnings of the fund. This resulted in Bunge’s ownership interest in the fund increasing from 31% at December 31, 2009 to 39% at December 31, 2010.

 

In April 2011, Bunge entered into a joint venture in an agricultural commodity trading and merchandising company, which operates in Central America. Bunge has a 70% controlling interest in the joint venture, which it consolidates.  In the second quarter of 2011, the 30% noncontrolling interest holder made a $6 million capital contribution to this joint venture.  Bunge made a proportionate capital contribution of $14 million, which resulted in no ownership change.

 

In March 2011, Bunge sold a 10% interest in a consolidated subsidiary that owns and operates a newly constructed oilseed processing facility in Vietnam for $3 million to a third party.  As a result of this transaction, Bunge has a 90% interest in this subsidiary.

 

Bunge has an 80% controlling interest in a sugarcane mill in Brazil, which it consolidates.  In March 2011, the 20% noncontrolling interest holder and Bunge each made proportionate capital contributions, which resulted in no ownership percentage change. The contribution from the noncontrolling interest holder was $32 million.

 

Bunge has a 51% controlling interest in a joint venture that is developing a grain terminal in Longview, Washington, U.S., which it consolidates.  In the first nine months of 2011, Bunge and the noncontrolling interest holders, which has a 49% interest, made proportionate capital contributions to this joint venture, resulting in no ownership percentage change. The contribution from the noncontrolling interest holders was $23 million.

 

Effective January 1, 2010, Bunge adopted a FASB issued standard that amended the consolidation guidance applied to variable interest entities (VIEs).  As a result of this adoption, Bunge consolidated AGRI-Bunge, LLC, an agribusiness joint venture which originates grains and operates a Mississippi River terminal in the United States in which Bunge has 50% voting power and a 34% interest in the equity and earnings.  Bunge recorded $3 million of noncontrolling equity interest upon its consolidation of this joint venture in the first quarter of 2010.

 

On May 27, 2010, Bunge sold its Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets, including its direct and indirect 54% ownership interest in the voting common shares and 36% interest in the nonvoting preferred shares of Fosfertil (representing Bunge’s right to approximately 42% of the earnings of Fosfertil, see Note 4). Prior to this date, Fosfertil was a consolidated subsidiary of Bunge.  Effective as of the date of sale and as a result of this transaction, Bunge deconsolidated Fosfertil and derecognized $588 million of noncontrolling interests, which represented approximately 58% of noncontrolling interest in earnings of Fosfertil.

 

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20.          EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to Bunge common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, excluding any dilutive effects of stock options, restricted stock unit awards and convertible preference shares during the reporting period.  Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of stock options, restricted stock unit awards and convertible securities, if dilutive.  The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding stock options, except those which are not dilutive, were exercised and that the proceeds from such exercises were used to acquire common shares at the average market price during the reporting period.  In addition, Bunge accounts for the effects of convertible securities and convertible notes, using the if-converted method.  Under this method, the convertible securities and convertible notes are assumed to be converted and the related dividend or interest expense, net of tax, is added back to earnings, if dilutive.

 

At September 30, 2010, Bunge had 862,455 mandatory convertible preference shares outstanding with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.  On the mandatory conversion date of December 1, 2010, Bunge used 6,714,573 repurchased common shares and issued an additional 1,702,642 common shares to satisfy the conversion of the mandatory convertible preference shares.

 

Bunge had 6,900,000 convertible perpetual preference shares outstanding at September 30, 2011.  Each convertible preference share has an initial liquidation preference of $100 per share and each convertible preference share is convertible, at any time at the holder’s option, into approximately 1.0938 Bunge Limited common shares based on a conversion price of $91.4262 per convertible preference share (which represents 7,547,220 Bunge Limited common shares as of September 30, 2011, subject in each case to certain anti-dilution specified adjustments).

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions, except for share data)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net income attributable to Bunge

 

$

140

 

$

212

 

$

688

 

$

2,053

 

Convertible preference share dividends

 

(8

)

(19

)

(25

)

(58

)

Net income available to Bunge common shareholders

 

$

132

 

$

193

 

$

663

 

$

1,995

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

146,684,583

 

139,600,641

 

146,935,716

 

141,247,100

 

Effect of dilutive shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–Stock options and awards

 

947,140

 

877,885

 

1,108,797

 

959,061

 

–Convertible preference shares

 

 

7,514,790

 

7,547,220

 

14,622,799

 

Diluted (1)

 

147,631,723

 

147,993,316

 

155,591,733

 

156,828,960

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.90

 

$

1.38

 

$

4.51

 

$

14.12

 

Diluted

 

$

0.89

 

$

1.36

 

$

4.42

 

$

13.09

 

 


(1)

Approximately 2.8 million outstanding stock options and contingently issuable restricted stock units were not dilutive and not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Approximately 7.5 million weighted-average common shares that are issuable upon conversion of the convertible preference shares were not dilutive and not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

 

 

Approximately 3.5 million outstanding stock options and contingently issuable restricted stock units were not dilutive and not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Approximately 7.1 million weighted-average common shares that are issuable upon conversion of the convertible preference shares were not dilutive and not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

 

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21.          SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Bunge has five reportable segments—agribusiness, sugar and bioenergy, edible oil products, milling products and fertilizer, which are organized based upon similar economic characteristics and are similar in nature of products and services offered, the nature of production processes, the type and class of customer and distribution methods.  The agribusiness segment is characterized by both inputs and outputs being agricultural commodities and thus high volume and low margin.  The sugar and bioenergy segment involves sugarcane growing and milling in Brazil, sugar merchandising in various countries, as well as sugarcane-based ethanol production and corn-based ethanol investments and related activities. The edible oil products segment involves the manufacturing and marketing of products derived from vegetable oils.  The milling products segment involves the manufacturing and marketing of products derived primarily from wheat and corn.  Following the completion of the sale of Bunge’s Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets in May 2010, the activities of the fertilizer segment include its fertilizer distribution business in Brazil as well as its operations in Argentina and the United States (see Note 4).  Additionally, Bunge has retained its 50% interest in its fertilizer joint venture in Morocco.

 

The “Unallocated” column in the following table contains the reconciliation between the totals for reportable segments and Bunge consolidated totals, which consists primarily of corporate items not allocated to the operating segments, inter-segment eliminations.  Transfers between the segments are generally valued at market.  The revenues generated from these transfers are shown in the following table as “Inter-segment revenues” segments or inter-segment eliminations.

 

(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

Sugar and

 

Oil

 

Milling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2011 

 

Agribusiness

 

Bioenergy

 

Products

 

Products

 

Fertilizer

 

Unallocated (1)

 

Total

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

10,025

 

$

1,731

 

$

2,337

 

$

525

 

$

998

 

$

 

$

15,616

 

Inter–segment revenues

 

1,227

 

 

17

 

 

15

 

(1,259

)

 

Gross profit

 

462

 

19

 

107

 

56

 

62

 

 

706

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(113

)

(20

)

1

 

 

5

 

 

(127

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

1

 

(1

)

 

2

 

(1

)

 

1

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

10

 

(2

)

(1

)

 

 

 

7

 

Other income (expense) – net

 

1

 

 

5

 

(1

)

(7

)

 

(2

)

Segment EBIT (2)

 

159

 

(43

)

28

 

24

 

23

 

 

191

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(52

)

(55

)

(26

)

(6

)

(12

)

 

(151

)

Total assets

 

14,928

 

4,022

 

2,303

 

704

 

2,618

 

326

 

24,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2010 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

7,783

 

$

1,153

 

$

1,664

 

$

407

 

$

655

 

$

 

$

11,662

 

Inter–segment revenues

 

954

 

 

36

 

 

44

 

(1,034

)

 

Gross profit

 

442

 

63

 

106

 

58

 

43

 

 

712

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

62

 

6

 

2

 

(1

)

8

 

 

77

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

5

 

(4

)

 

1

 

6

 

 

8

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(6

)

 

1

 

 

 

11

 

6

 

Other income (expense) – net

 

(5

)

 

(6

)

6

 

 

 

(5

)

Segment EBIT (1) (2) (3)

 

313

 

34

 

30

 

39

 

14

 

(90

)

340

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(44

)

(33

)

(18

)

(7

)

(9

)

 

(111

)

Total assets

 

13,726

 

4,393

 

2,007

 

693

 

2,196

 

86

 

23,101

 

 

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(US$ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

Sugar and

 

Oil

 

Milling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2011 

 

Agribusiness

 

Bioenergy

 

Products

 

Products

 

Fertilizer

 

Unallocated (1)

 

Total

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

27,800

 

$

4,212

 

$

6,553

 

$

1,516

 

$

2,217

 

$

 

$

42,298

 

Inter–segment revenues

 

3,685

 

 

53

 

49

 

37

 

(3,824

)

 

Gross profit

 

1,283

 

98

 

335

 

167

 

109

 

 

1,992

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(10

)

3

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(8

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

36

 

(1

)

 

4

 

3

 

 

42

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(2

)

(4

)

(5

)

 

 

19

 

8

 

Other income (expense) – net

 

(5

)

2

 

3

 

(2

)

(11

)

 

(13

)

Segment EBIT (2)

 

731

 

(23

)

92

 

79

 

2

 

 

881

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(149

)

(129

)

(67

)

(20

)

(33

)

 

(398

)

Total assets

 

14,928

 

4,022

 

2,303

 

704

 

2,618

 

326

 

24,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2010 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales to external customers

 

$

21,834

 

$

3,141

 

$

4,815

 

$

1,196

 

$

1,995

 

$

 

$

32,981

 

Inter–segment revenues

 

2,753

 

18

 

79

 

41

 

71

 

(2,962

)

 

Gross profit

 

1,041

 

131

 

291

 

126

 

93

 

 

1,682

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(15

)

13

 

(2

)

(1

)

(17

)

 

(22

)

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

12

 

(6

)

 

2

 

9

 

 

17

 

Noncontrolling interest (1)

 

(21

)

6

 

(3

)

 

(35

)

33

 

(20

)

Other income (expense) – net

 

(1

)

(5

)

(5

)

6

 

(3

)

 

(8

)

Segment EBIT (1) (2) (3)

 

463

 

43

 

35

 

53

 

2,343

 

(90

)

2,847

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(135

)

(79

)

(58

)

(21

)

(33

)

 

(326

)

Total assets

 

13,726

 

4,393

 

2,007

 

693

 

2,196

 

86

 

23,101

 

 


(1)             Includes the noncontrolling interest share of interest and tax to reconcile to consolidated noncontrolling interest.  In addition, included in unallocated for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, is $90 million loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 14).

 

(2)             Total segment earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities.  Bunge’s management believes total segment EBIT is a useful measure of operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to its financing methods or capital structure.  In addition, EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industries.

 

(3)             On May 27, 2010, Bunge closed on the sale of its Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets. As a result of this transaction, Bunge recorded a pre-tax gain on the sale of $2,440 million.

 

A reconciliation of total segment EBIT to net income attributable to Bunge follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Reconciliation of total segment earnings before interest and tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total segment EBIT

 

$

191

 

$

340

 

$

881

 

$

2,847

 

Interest income

 

28

 

20

 

72

 

62

 

Interest expense

 

(80

)

(62

)

(222

)

(241

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

1

 

(97

)

(62

)

(648

)

Noncontrolling interest share of interest and tax

 

 

11

 

19

 

33

 

Net income attributable to Bunge

 

$

140

 

$

212

 

$

688

 

$

2,053

 

 

22.          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On November 3, 2011, Bunge announced its agreement with Aceitera General Deheza to form a 50/50 joint venture, ProMaiz,S.A. for the purpose of constructing and operating a corn wet milling plant in Argentina for production of ethanol and by-products.  Bunge’s share of the total investment is expected to be approximately $100 million. The project will commence immediately and will be carried out in stages. In stage one, corn dry milling volume is expected to reach 1,000 tons per day by the first quarter of 2013. In stage two, processing capacity is expected to reach 1,400 tons per day, with the wet milling and refining processes for corn by-products operating at full speed by the first quarter of 2014. Additionally, the plant is expected to produce 140,000 cubic meters of ethanol and 100,000 tons of vegetable protein for animal feed in addition to gluten feed, gluten meal, corn syrup and starch for the food industry.

 

On November 1, 2011, Bunge announced its agreement to acquire a 35% ownership interest in PT Bumiraya Investindo (“BRI”), the Indonesian palm plantation subsidiary of PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk (“TPS Food”), for approximately $43 million.  The transaction is subject to the approval of TPS Food’s shareholders and regulatory approval in Indonesia.

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

This report contains both historical and forward looking statements.  All statements, other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act).  These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities.  We have tried to identify these forward looking statements by using words including “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue” and similar expressions.  These forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward looking statements.  The following important factors, among others, could affect our business and financial performance:  changes in governmental policies and laws affecting our business, including agricultural and trade policies, environmental regulations, as well as tax regulations and biofuels legislation; our funding needs and financing sources; changes in foreign exchange policy or rates; the outcome of pending regulatory and legal proceedings; our ability to complete, integrate and benefit from acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and strategic alliances; our ability to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from our cost reduction, margin improvement and other business optimization initiatives; industry conditions, including fluctuations in supply, demand and prices for agricultural commodities and other raw materials and products that we sell and use in our business, fluctuations in energy and freight costs and competitive developments in our industries; weather conditions and the impact of crop and animal disease on our business; global and regional agricultural, economic, financial and commodities market, political, social, and health conditions; operational risks, including industrial accidents and natural disasters; our ability to reduce costs and improve margins in our business and other factors affecting our business generally.

 

The forward looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date of this report, and except as otherwise required by federal securities law, we do not have any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

 

You should refer to “Item 1A.  Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2011, and “Part II — Item 1A.  Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of these factors.

 

ITEM 2.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Third Quarter 2011 Overview

 

You should refer to “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Factors Affecting Operating Results” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for a discussion of key factors affecting operating results in each of our business segments.

 

Segment Overview —

 

Agribusiness — Agribusiness segment results for the third quarter of 2011 were lower than the particularly strong third quarter of 2010 as lower margins in our grain merchandising operations more than offset a slight improvement in our oilseed processing operations, primarily in South America.  In North America and Europe, which were at the end of their old crop season, oilseed processing results were negatively impacted by a combination of tight raw material supplies and lackluster meal demand.  Compared with the same period last year, risk management did not perform as well in a volatile period.  Total agribusiness volumes improved over the same period last year driven by grain origination and oilseed processing in Brazil, increased exports from Russia as export restrictions related to the Eastern European drought in the last half of 2010 were lifted and the addition of two new oilseed processing facilities in Asia. The third quarter of 2010 included impairment charges of $22 million related to the write-down of a European oilseed processing and refining facility.

 

Sugar and Bioenergy — Sugar and Bioenergy segment results for the third quarter of 2011 declined compared to the third quarter of 2010 driven by lower milling volumes and yields due to adverse weather conditions

 

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in Brazil as well as $29 million of unrealized foreign exchange losses from the impact of the devaluation of the Brazilian real on foreign exchange derivatives contracts hedging U.S. dollar denominated forward sales of sugar.  In addition, our merchandising business reported a loss for the third quarter of 2011.

 

Edible oil products — Edible oil products segment results for the third quarter of 2011 declined slightly when compared to the third quarter of 2010.  Margins were lower in our edible oils and margarine businesses in Brazil and Europe due to aggressive competition and also, in the case of Europe, the impact of tight raw material supplies resulting from the drought in Europe in the second half of 2010.  Improved results in North America partially offset these declines.  Results in the third quarter of 2011 included a gain of $6 million on the sale of an idled facility in Canada.  Results in the third quarter of 2010 included $27 million of impairment charges related to the write-down of an oilseed processing and refining facility and closure of another edible oils facility, both in Europe.

 

Milling products — Milling products segment results for the third quarter of 2011 declined when compared to the same period last year as improved results in corn milling were more than offset by lower results in wheat milling primarily due to higher raw material costs and lower volumes.  The third quarter of 2010 included a gain of $6 million related to the sale of an idled wheat milling facility in Brazil.

 

Fertilizer — Fertilizer segment results for the third quarter 2011 improved when compared to the third quarter of 2010 driven by improved margins and volumes in South America reflecting strong farmer demand and improvements in our Brazilian operations.

 

Segment Results

 

A summary of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income and volumes by reportable segment for the periods indicated is set forth below.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions, except volumes)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Volumes (in thousands of metric tons):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

31,142

 

28,466

 

84,643

 

82,801

 

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

2,372

 

1,651

 

6,072

 

6,202

 

Edible oil products

 

1,535

 

1,495

 

4,398

 

4,427

 

Milling products

 

1,113

 

1,172

 

3,494

 

3,564

 

Fertilizer

 

1,873

 

1,768

 

4,239

 

6,032

 

Total

 

38,035

 

34,552

 

102,846

 

103,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

10,025

 

$

7,783

 

$

27,800

 

$

21,834

 

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

1,731

 

1,153

 

4,212

 

3,141

 

Edible oil products

 

2,337

 

1,664

 

6,553

 

4,815

 

Milling products

 

525

 

407

 

1,516

 

1,196

 

Fertilizer

 

998

 

655

 

2,217

 

1,995

 

Total

 

$

15,616

 

$

11,662

 

$

42,298

 

$

32,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

(9,563

)

$

(7,341

)

$

(26,517

)

$

(20,793

)

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(1,712

)

(1,090

)

(4,114

)

(3,010

)

Edible oil products

 

(2,230

)

(1,558

)

(6,218

)

(4,524

)

Milling products

 

(469

)

(349

)

(1,349

)

(1,070

)

Fertilizer

 

(936

)

(612

)

(2,108

)

(1,902

)

Total

 

$

(14,910

)

$

(10,950

)

$

(40,306

)

$

(31,299

)

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

462

 

$

442

 

$

1,283

 

$

1,041

 

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

19

 

63

 

98

 

131

 

Edible oil products

 

107

 

106

 

335

 

291

 

Milling products

 

56

 

58

 

167

 

126

 

Fertilizer

 

62

 

43

 

109

 

93

 

Total

 

$

706

 

$

712

 

$

1,992

 

$

1,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

(202

)

$

(185

)

$

(571

)

$

(553

)

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(39

)

(31

)

(121

)

(96

)

Edible oil products

 

(84

)

(73

)

(241

)

(246

)

Milling products

 

(33

)

(25

)

(90

)

(80

)

Fertilizer

 

(36

)

(43

)

(98

)

(144

)

Total

 

$

(394

)

$

(357

)

$

(1,121

)

$

(1,119

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of fertilizer nutrients assets

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gains (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

(113

)

$

62

 

$

(10

)

$

(15

)

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(20

)

6

 

3

 

13

 

Edible oil products

 

1

 

2

 

 

(2

)

Milling products

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Fertilizer

 

5

 

8

 

(1

)

(17

)

Total

 

$

(127

)

$

77

 

$

(8

)

$

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

1

 

$

5

 

$

36

 

$

12

 

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(1

)

(4

)

(1

)

(6

)

Edible oil products

 

 

 

 

 

Milling products

 

2

 

1

 

4

 

2

 

Fertilizer

 

(1

)

6

 

3

 

9

 

Total

 

$

1

 

$

8

 

$

42

 

$

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

10

 

$

(6

)

$

(2

)

$

(21

)

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(2

)

 

(4

)

6

 

Edible oil products

 

(1

)

1

 

(5

)

(3

)

Milling products

 

 

 

 

 

Fertilizer

 

 

 

 

(35

)

Total

 

$

7

 

$

(5

)

$

(11

)

$

(53

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

1

 

$

(5

)

$

(5

)

$

(1

)

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

 

 

2

 

(5

)

Edible oil products

 

5

 

(6

)

3

 

(5

)

Milling products

 

(1

)

6

 

(2

)

6

 

Fertilizer

 

(7

)

 

(11

)

(3

)

Total

 

$

(2

)

$

(5

)

$

(13

)

$

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated

 

$

 

$

(90

)

$

 

$

(90

)

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Segment earnings before interest and tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

159

 

$

313

 

$

731

 

$

463

 

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(43

)

34

 

(23

)

43

 

Edible oil products

 

28

 

30

 

92

 

35

 

Milling products

 

24

 

39

 

79

 

53

 

Fertilizer

 

23

 

14

 

2

 

2,343

 

Unallocated

 

 

(90

)

 

(90

)

Total (1)

 

$

191

 

$

340

 

$

881

 

$

2,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agribusiness

 

$

(52

)

$

(44

)

$

(149

)

$

(135

)

Sugar and Bioenergy

 

(55

)

(33

)

(129

)

(79

)

Edible oil products

 

(26

)

(18

)

(67

)

(58

)

Milling products

 

(6

)

(7

)

(20

)

(21

)

Fertilizer

 

(12

)

(9

)

(33

)

(33

)

Total

 

$

(151

)

$

(111

)

$

(398

)

$

(326

)

 


(1)             Total segment earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an operating performance measure used by Bunge’s management to evaluate segment operating activities.  Bunge’s management believes total segment EBIT is a useful measure of operating profitability, since the measure allows for an evaluation of the performance of its segments without regard to its financing methods or capital structure.  In addition, EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industries.  Total segment EBIT is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP.

 

A reconciliation of total segment EBIT to net income attributable to Bunge follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Total segment EBIT

 

$

191

 

$

340

 

$

881

 

$

2,847

 

Interest income

 

28

 

20

 

72

 

62

 

Interest expense

 

(80

)

(62

)

(222

)

(241

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

1

 

(97

)

(62

)

(648

)

Noncontrolling share of interest and tax

 

 

11

 

19

 

33

 

Net income attributable to Bunge

 

$

140

 

$

212

 

$

688

 

$

2,053

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2010

 

Agribusiness Segment.  Agribusiness segment net sales increased by 29% compared to the third quarter of 2010 due primarily to higher average selling prices for major agricultural commodities, including corn and wheat as well as higher volumes.  These increased prices were attributable to strong global demand for these commodities and related products combined with tight global supplies resulting from the severe drought in Eastern Europe in the second half of 2010.  Volumes in the third quarter of 2011 were 9% higher when compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to strong grain origination and oilseed processing volumes in Brazil and distribution volumes in Europe as export restrictions put in place as a result of the 2010 drought were lifted.  Oilseed processing volumes also improved in Asia as a result of the expansion of our operations when compared to last year.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 30% primarily due to the increase in average market prices for agricultural commodity raw materials and the expansion of our business in Asia.  Cost of goods sold was also favorably impacted by the effect of the weaker Brazilian real on the mark-to-market valuation of readily marketable commodity inventories in Brazil at market prices linked to the U.S. dollar.  The Brazilian real depreciated during the third quarter of 2011, while it appreciated in the same period of 2010.

 

Gross profit increased 5% to $462 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $442 million in the comparable period of 2010.  Strong oilseed processing margins in South America and the favorable impact of the devaluation of the Brazilian real on the quarter end mark-to-market valuation of readily marketable inventories in

 

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Brazil were substantially offset by lower oilseed processing margins in North America, lower margins in our merchandising business and risk management which did not perform as well in the third quarter of 2011 as it did in the same period of 2010.

 

SG&A expenses increased 9% when compared to the same period of 2010 due to the expansion of our oilseed processing operations in Asia and the negative impact of a stronger average Brazilian real during the 2011 period compared to last year.  The third quarter of 2010 included approximately $4 million of restructuring charges related to the consolidation of our Brazilian operations.

 

Foreign exchange losses were $113 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to gains of $62 million in the third quarter of 2010 and related primarily to the weakening of global currencies, primarily the Brazilian real, relative to the U.S. dollar during the third quarter of 2011.  Foreign exchange results for both periods were substantially offset by mark-to-market adjustments on dollar-linked commodity inventories, which are included in cost of goods sold.

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates was $1 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $5 million in the same quarter of 2010.

 

Noncontrolling interest was $10 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $(6) million in the third quarter of 2010 and represents the noncontrolling interest share of period (income) loss.  The loss in the third quarter of 2011 was driven by losses in our Asian operations.

 

Segment EBIT decreased by $154 million to $159 million in the third quarter of 2011 from $313 million in the third quarter of 2010 due primarily to lower risk management performance and higher SG&A expenses.

 

Sugar and Bioenergy Segment.  Sugar and Bioenergy segment net sales increased 50% when compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to higher sugar and ethanol prices and the operation of all eight of our sugarcane mills, some of which were still in process of construction/expansion in the same quarter of 2010.  Volumes increased 44% driven by higher volumes in our sugar merchandising business.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 57% when compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to higher sugarcane prices and the impact of the operation of all of our sugarcane mills during the third quarter of 2011.

 

Gross profit was $19 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $63 million in the third quarter of 2010.  Lower margins in our merchandising business more than offset improved margins in our industrial business.

 

SG&A expenses increased to $39 million in the third quarter of 2011 from $31 million in the comparable period of 2010 primarily due to the continued growth of our business.   The stronger average Brazilian real also resulted in increased expenses when translated into U.S. dollars.

 

Foreign exchange losses in the third quarter of 2011 were $20 million compared to gains of $6 million in the third quarter of 2010 and were driven primarily by $29 million of unrealized foreign exchange losses resulting from the impact of the devaluation of the Brazilian real on foreign exchange derivatives contracts hedging U.S. dollar denominated forward sales of sugar.

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates was a loss of $1 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to a loss of $4 million in the same quarter of 2010 due to improved results from our North American bioenergy investments.

 

Noncontrolling interest was $2 million in the third quarter of 2011 and zero in the same quarter of 2010 and represents the noncontrolling interest share of period income from our non-wholly owned Brazilian sugarcane mills.

 

Segment EBIT decreased by $77 million to a loss of $43 million in the third quarter of 2011 from income of $34 million in the third quarter of 2010 driven by the factors described above.

 

Edible Oil Products Segment.  Edible oil products segment net sales increased 40% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010, driven by higher average selling prices for edible oil products and a volume increase of 3% from the same period last year, primarily in Brazil.

 

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Cost of goods sold increased 43% primarily due to an increase in raw material costs relative to the same period last year resulting from higher commodity prices.  The third quarter of 2010 included impairment charges of approximately $27 million.

 

Gross profit increased 1% when compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to strong margins in North America.  The improvements in profitability in North America were largely offset by lower margins in Brazil and Europe as the impacts of higher raw material costs and aggressive pricing from competitors more than offset increases in selling prices and higher volumes.

 

SG&A expenses in the third quarter of 2011 increased to $84 million compared to $73 million in the same period of 2010 primarily as a result of the foreign exchange translation of functional currency expenses into U.S. dollars.

 

Foreign exchange results in the third quarter of 2011 were $1 million compared to $2 million for the same period in 2010.

 

Noncontrolling interest in the third quarter of 2011 was $(1) million compared to $1 million in the same quarter of 2010 representing the noncontrolling interest share of period (income) loss in our European operations.

 

Other income/expense was income of $5 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to expense of $6 million in the comparable period of 2010.  The third quarter of 2011 included a $6 million gain related to the sale of an idled facility in Canada.

 

Segment EBIT decreased to $28 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $30 million in the third quarter of 2010 primarily as a result of the increase in SG&A expenses.  The third quarter of 2010 included impairment charges of $27 million.

 

Milling Products Segment.  Milling products segment net sales increased 29% primarily due to higher average selling prices in both wheat and corn milling as pricing reflected higher average global agricultural commodity prices during the third quarter of 2011.  Volumes declined 5% driven by lower volumes in both corn and wheat milling.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 34% primarily as a result of higher raw material costs when compared to the third quarter of 2010, particularly in wheat milling where much of our inventory in 2010 was purchased prior to the rise in global wheat prices.

 

Gross profit decreased by 3% compared with the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to higher average raw material costs in wheat milling which were partially offset by improved margins in corn milling.

 

SG&A expenses increased $8 million during the third quarter of 2011 when compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to higher selling expenses in Brazil and the unfavorable impact of the stronger average Brazilian real on the translation of functional currency expenses into U.S. dollars.

 

Other income/expense was an expense of $1 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to income of $6 million in the comparable period of 2010.  The third quarter of 2010 included a $6 million gain related to the sale of an idled wheat milling facility.

 

Segment EBIT decreased by $15 million to $24 million in the third quarter of 2011 from $39 million in the third quarter of 2010 primarily as a result of lower gross profit, primarily in wheat milling and higher SG&A expenses.  The third quarter of 2010 included a gain of $6 million related to the sale of an idled facility.

 

Fertilizer Segment.  Fertilizer segment net sales increased 52% for the third quarter of 2011 when compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily due to rising international fertilizer prices.  Volumes increased 6% driven primarily by strong farmer demand in both Brazil and Argentina.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 53% primarily as a result of increased volumes and higher raw material costs compared to the third quarter of 2010 primarily related to higher international fertilizer prices.

 

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Gross profit improved to $62 million in the third quarter of 2011 from $43 million in the comparable period of 2010.  The improvement in gross profit was primarily a result of improved margins in our Brazilian and Argentine operations.

 

SG&A declined by $7 million to $36 million in the third quarter of 2011 from $43 million in the comparable period of 2010 benefiting from our cost saving initiatives.

 

Foreign exchange gains were $5 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $8 million in the third quarter of 2010.

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates was a loss of $1 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to income of $6 million in the third quarter of 2010 due to lower results in our Moroccan phosphate joint venture.

 

Segment EBIT increased $9 million to $23 million from $14 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010 primarily as a result of improved volumes and margins during the third quarter of 2011.

 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt.  In the third quarter of 2010, we recorded an expense of approximately $90 million, primarily related to make-whole payments made in connection with the early repayment of approximately $827 million of debt.

 

Interest.  A summary of consolidated interest income and expense for the periods indicated follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Interest income

 

$

28

 

$

20

 

Interest expense

 

(80

)

(62

)

 

Interest income was $28 million and $20 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest expense increased 29% when compared to the same period last year, as lower average borrowing costs were more than offset by higher working capital usage, primarily resulting from higher commodity prices.

 

Income Tax Expense.  In the quarter ended September 30, 2011, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1 million compared to income tax expense of $97 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was (1)%, compared to 33% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and reflects the cumulative impact of a decrease in our projected full year effective tax rate based on the forecasted geographic mix of earnings for 2011.  The significantly higher effective rate for the three months ended September 30, 2010 resulted from higher segment EBIT and the impact of foreign exchange gains of approximately $197 million related to permanently invested intercompany loans in Brazil.

 

Net Income Attributable to Bunge.  For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, net income attributable to Bunge was $140 million compared to net income of $212 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2010. This decrease was primarily the result of weaker results in our agribusiness and sugar and bioenergy businesses.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

 

Agribusiness Segment.  Agribusiness segment net sales increased by 27% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primarily due to an increase in average selling prices for agricultural commodities attributable to strong global demand for these commodities and tight global supplies that were pressured by a severe drought in Eastern Europe in the second half of 2010. Volumes increased 2% primarily as a result of higher distribution volumes, primarily in Europe which were partially offset by lower grain origination and crushing volumes, primarily in Europe.

 

Cost of goods sold in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased 28% compared to the same period of 2010, due primarily to higher average market prices for agricultural commodity raw materials and the unfavorable impact of the strengthening of global currencies relative to the U.S. dollar throughout most of the first nine months of 2011.  The nine months ended September 30, 2010 included impairment and restructuring costs of

 

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$37 million which were primarily related to the write-down of an oilseed processing and refining facility in Europe and the closure of an older, less efficient oilseed processing facility in the United States.

 

Gross profit increased 23% driven by strong first half of 2011 grain origination margins and volumes, which benefited from a large South American harvest, and improved North American oilseed processing margins compared with a weak first half of 2010.  Also contributing to the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were strong oilseed processing margins and volumes in South America during the third quarter and the favorable impact in that quarter of the devaluation of the Brazilian real on the mark-to-market valuation of readily marketable inventories in Brazil.

 

SG&A expenses were $571 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $553 million for the same period of 2010.  This increase is primarily related to the expansion of our oilseed processing operations in Asia and the unfavorable impact of a stronger average Brazilian real on the translation of functional currency costs into U.S. dollars.  Approximately $4 million of restructuring charges related to the consolidation of our Brazilian operations were included in SG&A for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Foreign exchange losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $10 million compared to losses of $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 related primarily to the volatility of many global currencies relative to the U.S. dollar during both periods.  Foreign exchange losses in both 2011 and 2010 were partially offset by inventory mark-to-market adjustments, which are included in cost of goods sold.

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates increased to income of $36 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $12 million in the comparable period of 2010 due to a gain of $37 million on the sale of our interest in a European oilseed processing facility joint venture.

 

Noncontrolling interest declined by $19 million to $2 million in the first nine months of 2011 compared to $21 million in the first nine months of 2010 and represents the noncontrolling interest share of period income.  The decline was primarily due to the noncontrolling interest share of losses in our Asian operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Segment EBIT increased by $268 million to $731 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $463 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 largely due to higher gross profit.

 

Sugar and Bioenergy Segment.  Sugar and Bioenergy segment net sales increased 34% when compared to the first nine months of 2010 largely due to higher selling prices for sugar and ethanol.  Volumes decreased 2% primarily due to lower volumes in our sugar merchandising business.  This decline was partially offset by expansion of our industrial activities when compared to the same period of 2010.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 37% due to an increase in global sugar prices and the expansion of our industrial activities.  In addition, cost of goods sold for the first half of 2011 included approximately $20 million of charges related to counterparty valuation adjustments as certain millers that supply a portion of our sugar merchandising volumes were not able to meet commitments due to the impact of the 2010 drought in Brazil on sugarcane availablility.

 

Gross profit declined to $98 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $131 million in the comparable period of 2010 primarily as a result of losses in our sugar merchandising business during the nine months ended 2011 compared to profits in the same period of 2010.  The weak performance of our sugar merchandising business for the nine month period ended 2011 more than offset significantly improved margins from the same period last year in our industrial business, which benefitted from strong demand in global sugar and Brazil ethanol.

 

SG&A expenses increased to $121 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $96 million in the comparable period of 2010 primarily due to the expansion of our business and the impact of the stronger average Brazilian real during the first nine months of 2011.   SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included approximately $11 million of Moema acquisition-related expenses and $3 million of restructuring charges associated with the consolidation of our Brazilian operations.

 

Foreign exchange gains in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $3 million compared to $13 million for the comparable period of 2010 resulting primarily from continued volatility of the Brazilian real.

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates was a loss of $1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to a loss of $6 million in the same period of 2010 and represents improved results of our North American bioenergy investments.

 

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Noncontrolling interest of $(4) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and $6 million in the comparable period of 2010 was the noncontrolling interest share of period (income) loss at our non-wholly owned Brazilian sugarcane mills.

 

Segment EBIT for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 decreased by $66 million to a loss of $23 million from income of $43 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily due to lower gross profit and higher SG&A as described above.

 

Edible Oil Products Segment.  Edible oil products segment net sales increased 36% in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 driven by higher selling prices for edible oil products. Volumes declined by 1%.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 37% due to higher raw material costs.  Cost of goods sold for the first nine months of 2010 included impairment and restructuring charges of approximately $30 million.

 

Gross profit increased 15% due to stronger margins for packaged oils, primarily in North America and Europe, resulting from improved pricing and a higher value product mix.

 

SG&A expenses declined 2% when compared to the first nine months of 2010 which included a provision of $12 million for expiring tax credits in Brazil and $2 million of restructuring charges related to the consolidation of our Brazilian operations.  SG&A for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was also unfavorably impacted by the weaker average U.S. dollar on the translation of functional currency costs into U.S. dollars.

 

Foreign exchange results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were zero and a loss of $2 million, respectively.

 

Noncontrolling interest of $5 million and $3 million, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the comparable period of 2010 was the noncontrolling interest share of period income, primarily in our European operations.

 

Other income/expense was income of $3 million for the first nine months of 2011 compared to expense of $5 million in the comparable period of 2010.  The first nine months of 2011 include a $6 million gain related to the sale of an idled facility in Canada.

 

Segment EBIT increased to $92 million from $35 million in the comparable period of 2010 as a result of higher gross profit and lower SG&A expenses.

 

Milling Products Segment.  Milling products segment net sales increased 27% primarily due to higher average selling prices as global corn and wheat prices increased significantly compared to the same period of 2010.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 26% primarily due to the increase in raw material costs for both wheat and corn.

 

Gross profit increased by 33% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to the same period of 2010.  Wheat milling margins benefited from higher selling prices of wheat milling products and lower cost wheat inventories acquired prior to the price increases.  Corn milling gross profit benefited from strong milling production yields and good risk management.

 

SG&A expenses increased by $10 million to $90 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $80 million in the comparable period of 2010 primarily due to higher selling expenses in Brazil and the unfavorable impact of a stronger average Brazilian real on the translation of functional currency costs into U.S. dollars.  The nine months ended September 30, 2010 included $3 million of restructuring charges associated with the consolidation of our Brazilian operations.

 

Other income/expense was an expense of $2 million for the first nine months of 2011 compared to income of $6 million in the comparable period of 2010.  The first nine months of 2010 included a $6 million gain related to the sale of an idled facility in Brazil.

 

Segment EBIT increased $26 million to $79 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $53 million in the comparable period of 2010 primarily as a result of the significant increase in gross profit.

 

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Fertilizer Segment.  Fertilizer segment net sales increased 11% during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 when compared to the comparable period of 2010 primarily as a result of higher international fertilizer prices.  Volumes declined 30% compared to volumes in the same period last year due primarily to the sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets, including Fosfertil, in the second quarter of 2010.

 

Cost of goods sold increased 11% primarily due to higher raw material costs that more than offset lower volumes compared to the first nine months of 2010 which included activities associated with our Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets that were sold in 2010.

 

Gross profit was $109 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $93 million in the comparable period of 2010 as a result of improved inventory management and a focus on product and customer rationalization as this business transitions to a distribution business following the 2010 sale of the fertilizer nutrients assets, which included phosphate mining activities.

 

SG&A decreased to $98 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $144 million in the comparable period of 2010 primarily as a result of the elimination of certain costs associated with the Brazilian nutrients assets, including Fosfertil, which we sold in the second quarter of 2010 as well as our cost savings initiatives.

 

Gain on sale of fertilizer nutrients assets was $2,440 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The disposal of our Brazilian nutrients assets including our investments in Fosfertil and Fosbrasil, a phosphoric acid joint venture, was completed during the second quarter of 2010.

 

Foreign exchange losses of $1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 decreased from losses of $17 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily as a result of lower U.S. dollar monetary liability positions funding working capital during 2011 when compared to 2010.

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $3 million when compared to $9 million in the same period of 2010 due to lower results in our Moroccan phosphate joint venture.

 

Noncontrolling interest was zero in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. In 2010 noncontrolling interest was $35 million which was the noncontrolling interest share of period income at Fosfertil. Our entire investment in Fosfertil was included in the Brazilian nutrients assets sale in the second quarter of 2010.

 

Segment EBIT decreased to $2 million when compared to income of $2,343 million in the first nine months of 2010. This decrease was primarily the result of the impact of the $2,440 million gain on sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets in the second quarter of 2010.

 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010 we recorded an expense of approximately $90 million, primarily related to make-whole payments made in connection with the early repayment of approximately $827 million of debt.

 

Interest. A summary of consolidated interest income and expense for the periods indicated follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Interest income

 

$

72

 

$

62

 

Interest expense

 

(222

)

(241

)

 

Interest income increased 16% primarily due to higher average interest bearing cash balances.  Interest expense decreased 8% when compared to the same period last year as lower average borrowing costs more than offset higher working capital usage, primarily resulting from higher commodity prices.

 

Income Tax Expense.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded an income tax expense of $62 million compared to income tax expense of $648 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended

 

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September 30, 2011 was 8%, compared to 24% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Included in income tax expense and the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, were approximately $21 million of discrete tax charges in the first quarter of 2011 related to certain non-deductible expenses and the provision of a valuation allowance for a subsidiary that management intends to liquidate as part of an internal reorganization.  The significantly higher income tax expense and effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 resulted from the $2,440 million gain from the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets sale that occurred in May 2010.

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Bunge.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net income attributable to Bunge was $688 million compared to $2,053 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, which included $1,901 million after tax gain on the sale of the Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets in May 2010.

 

Liquidity

 

Our primary financial objective is to maintain sufficient liquidity, balance sheet strength and financial flexibility in order to fund the requirements of our business efficiently.  We generally finance our ongoing operations with cash flows generated from operations, issuance of commercial paper, borrowings under various revolving credit facilities and term loans, as well as proceeds from the issuance of senior notes.  Acquisitions and long-lived assets are generally financed with a combination of equity and long-term debt.

 

Our current ratio, which is a widely used measure of liquidity, defined as current assets divided by current liabilities was 1.76 and 1.58 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents were $1,055 million at September 30, 2011 and $578 million at December 31, 2010, an increase of $477 million due primarily to operating activities and preparation for the maturity of our Japanese Yen term loans on October 6, 2011.  Cash balances are managed in accordance with our investment policy, the objectives of which are to preserve capital, maximize liquidity and provide appropriate returns.  Under our policy, cash balances have been primarily invested in bank time deposits with highly-rated financial institutions and U.S. government securities.

 

Readily Marketable Inventories —Readily marketable inventories are agricultural commodity inventories such as soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, wheat and sugar that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms.  Readily marketable inventories in our agribusiness segment are reported at fair value and were $4,075 million and $4,540 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.   Readily marketable sugar inventories in our sugar and bioenergy segment were $219 million and $86 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Of these readily marketable sugar inventories, $151 million and $66 million were inventories carried at fair value at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, in our trading and merchandising business.  Sugar inventories in our industrial production business are readily marketable, but are carried at lower of cost or market.  Readily marketable inventories at fair value in the aggregate amount of $176 million and $225 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were included in our edible oil products and milling products segments.

 

We recorded interest expense on debt financing readily marketable inventories of $84 million and $56 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase reflects the significantly higher prices of agricultural commodities and commodity products in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the same period of 2010.

 

Financing Arrangements and Outstanding Indebtedness — We conduct most of our financing activities through a centralized financing structure that enables us and our subsidiaries to borrow more efficiently.  This structure includes a master trust facility, the primary assets of which consist of intercompany loans made to Bunge Limited and its subsidiaries.  Certain of Bunge Limited’s 100% owned finance subsidiaries, Bunge Limited Finance Corp., Bunge Finance Europe B.V., and Bunge Asset Funding Corp., fund the master trust with short and long-term debt obtained from third parties, including through our commercial paper program and certain credit facilities, as well as the issuance of senior notes.  Borrowings by these finance subsidiaries carry full, unconditional guarantees by Bunge Limited.

 

Revolving Credit Facilities.  At September 30, 2011, we had $3,325 million of aggregate committed borrowing capacity under our commercial paper program and revolving credit facilities, of which $2,925 million was unused and available.  The following table summarizes these facilities as of the periods presented:

 

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Total

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Paper 

 

 

 

Availability

 

Borrowings Outstanding

 

Program and Revolving 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

Credit Facilities 

 

Maturities

 

2011

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Commercial Paper

 

2012

 

$

575

 

$

 

$

 

Long-Term Revolving Credit Facilities (1)

 

2012-2014

 

2,750

 

400

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

3,325

 

$

400

 

$

 

 


(1)             Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities that have maturities greater than one year from the date of the consolidated balance sheets are classified as long-term debt, consistent with the long-term maturity of the underlying facilities.  However, individual borrowings under the revolving credit facilities are generally short-term in nature, bear interest at variable rates and can be repaid or renewed as each such individual borrowing matures.

 

Our commercial paper program is supported by committed back-up bank credit lines (the liquidity facility) equal to the amount of the commercial paper program  provided by lending institutions that are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service.  The liquidity facility, which matures in June 2012, permits Bunge, at its option, to set up direct borrowings or issue commercial paper in an aggregate amount of up to $575 million.  The cost of borrowing under the liquidity facility would typically be higher than the cost of borrowing under our commercial paper program.  No borrowings were outstanding under the commercial paper program at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

In March 2011, we entered into a syndicated, $1,750 million revolving credit agreement that matures on April 19, 2014.  The credit agreement replaced the then existing $632 million three-year and $600 million 17-month revolving credit agreements scheduled to mature on April 16, 2011, which were terminated in accordance with their terms on March 23, 2011.  Borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.30% to 2.75%, based generally on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt.  Amounts under the credit agreement that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee payable quarterly on the average undrawn portion of the credit agreement at 35 percent of the applicable margin.  Facility financing fees of approximately $16 million were paid at inception of the credit agreement and are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the three-year term of the credit agreement.  There were $400 million of borrowings outstanding under this credit agreement at September 30, 2011.

 

The $575 million five-year liquidity facility for our commercial paper program and our $1 billion three-year syndicated revolving credit facility are scheduled to mature in June 2012.  We intend to replace these facilities prior to their maturity.

 

In addition to the committed facilities discussed above, from time to time, we enter into uncommitted short-term credit lines as necessary based on our liquidity requirements.  At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, $1,075 million were outstanding under these uncommitted short-term credit lines for both periods.

 

Short- and Long-Term Debt.  Our short and long-term debt increased by $155 million at September 30, 2011 from December 31, 2010, primarily due to higher cash balances.

 

Generally, our borrowings increase in times of rising commodity prices as we borrow to acquire inventory and fund margin calls on our short futures positions hedging physical inventories. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our average short and long-term debt outstanding was $5,129 million, primarily due to higher commodity prices. The outstanding debt balance was $5,036 million at September 30, 2011 compared to $4,881 million at December 31, 2010. The following table summarizes our short-term debt activity at September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Highest

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

Balance

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Rate at

 

Outstanding

 

Balance

 

Rate

 

 

 

Balance at

 

Quarter

 

During

 

During

 

During

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Quarter End

 

End

 

Quarter (1)

 

Quarter (1)

 

Quarter

 

Bank Borrowings

 

$

1,426

 

3.38

%

$

1,426

 

$

1,059

 

3.21

%

Commercial Paper

 

 

 

43

 

11

 

0.30

%

 Total

 

$

1,426

 

3.38

%

$

1,469

 

$

1,070

 

3.18

%

 


(1)             Based on monthly balances.

 

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In March 2011, we completed the sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior guaranteed notes, bearing interest at 4.10% per annum and maturing on March 15, 2016.   The senior notes were issued by our 100% owned finance subsidiary, Bunge Limited Finance Corp., and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Bunge Limited.  Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually in arrears in March and September of each year, commencing in September 2011.  The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $496 million after deducting underwriters’ commissions and offering expenses were used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.  Debt issuance costs of approximately $4 million were paid in conjunction with the issuance of the senior notes and will be amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the five-year term of the senior notes.

 

Our $475 million term loans matured and were repaid in August 2011.

 

We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.  Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.  In April 2011, we repaid $47 million of subsidiary debt, including interest and principal.

 

The following table summarizes our short- and long-term indebtedness:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Short-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt(1) 

 

$

1,426

 

$

1,718

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

142

 

612

 

Total short-term debt

 

1,568

 

2,330

 

Long-term debt(2) 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loans due 2011—LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.75% (3)  

 

 

475

 

Term loan due 2013—fixed interest rate of 3.32%

 

300

 

300

 

Japanese Yen term loan due 2011—Yen LIBOR plus 1.40% (4)  

 

130

 

123

 

Revolving credit facility expiry 2014

 

400

 

 

5.875% Senior Notes due 2013

 

300

 

300

 

5.35% Senior Notes due 2014

 

500

 

500

 

5.10% Senior Notes due 2015

 

382

 

382

 

4.10% Senior Notes due 2016

 

500

 

 

5.90% Senior Notes due 2017

 

250

 

250

 

8.50% Senior Notes due 2019

 

600

 

600

 

BNDES loans, variable interest rate indexed to TJLP plus 0% to 4.5% and URTJLP plus 9.2% payable through 2016 (5) (6) (7) 

 

67

 

118

 

Others

 

181

 

115

 

Subtotal

 

3,610

 

3,163

 

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

 

(142

)

(612

)

Total long-term debt

 

3,468

 

2,551

 

Total debt

 

$

5,036

 

$

4,881

 

 


(1)      Includes secured debt of $15 million at December 31, 2010.

 

(2)      Includes secured debt of $70 million and $122 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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(3)      One, three and six month LIBORs at September 30, 2011 were 0.24%, 0.37% and 0.56% per annum, respectively, and at December 31, 2010 were 0.26%, 0.30% and 0.46% per annum, respectively.

 

(4)      Three month Yen LIBOR at September 30, 2011 was 0.19% per annum and at December 31, 2010 was 0.19% per annum.

 

(5)      Industrial development loans provided by BNDES, an agency of the Brazilian government.

 

(6)      TJLP is a long-term interest rate published by the BNDES on a quarterly basis; TJLP as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was 6.00% per annum for both periods.

 

(7)      URTJLP is a long-term interest rate derived from the TJLP interest rate published by BNDES on a quarterly basis; URTJLP as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was TJLP minus 6.00% per annum for both periods.

 

Credit Ratings.    Bunge’s debt ratings and outlook by major credit rating agency at September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

 

 

Short-term

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

Debt

 

Outlook

 

Standard & Poor’s

 

A-1

 

BBB-

 

Stable

 

Moody’s

 

P-1

 

Baa2

 

Stable

 

Fitch

 

Not Rated

 

BBB

 

Negative

 

 

Our debt agreements do not have any credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity of our debt.  However, credit rating downgrades would increase our borrowing costs under our credit facilities and, depending on their severity, could impede our ability to obtain credit facilities or access the capital markets in the future on favorable terms.  A significant increase in our borrowing costs could impair our ability to compete effectively in our business relative to competitors with higher credit ratings.

 

Our credit facilities and certain senior notes require us to comply with specified financial covenants, including minimum net worth, minimum current ratio, a maximum debt to capitalization ratio and limitations on secured indebtedness.  We were in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2011.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements.  We use interest rate swaps as hedging instruments and record the swaps at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recorded contemporaneously in earnings.  Additionally, the carrying amount of the associated debt is adjusted through earnings for changes in the fair value due to changes in benchmark interest rates.  Ineffectiveness, as defined in a FASB issued standard, is recognized to the extent that these two adjustments do not offset.

 

In August 2011, our $375 million interest rate basis swap agreements matured and our $300 million interest rate swap originally scheduled to mature in December 2013 was terminated.   This interest rate swap was hedging our $300 million term loan maturing in 2013.

 

In March 2011, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional principal amount of $500 million for the purpose of managing our interest rate exposure related to our $500 million fixed-rate 4.10% Senior Notes maturing in 2016.  Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we make payments based on six month LIBOR and receive payments based on a fixed rate.

 

We have accounted for these interest rate swaps as fair value hedges in accordance with a FASB issued standard.  The following table summarizes the fair value of our outstanding interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

March

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2016

 

2011

 

Interest rate swap agreements - notional amount

 

$

500

 

$

27

 

Weighted average variable rate payable (1)

 

2.15

%

 

 

Weighted average fixed rate receivable (2)

 

4.10

%

 

 

 

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Fair Value

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

November

 

September 30,

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

2011

 

2011

 

Interest rate swap agreement - notional amount

 

$

175

 

$

 

Variable rate payable (3)

 

0.60

%

 

 

Fixed rate receivable (2)

 

0.76

%

 

 

 


(1)       Interest is payable in arrears semi-annually based on six month U.S. dollar LIBOR.

(2)             Interest is receivable in arrears based on a fixed rate.

(3)             Interest is payable in arrears quarterly based on three month U.S. dollar LIBOR.

 

In addition, we have cross-currency interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional principal amount of 10 billion Japanese Yen maturing on October 6, 2011 for the purpose of managing our currency exposure associated with our 10 billion Japanese Yen term loan due on October 6, 2011.  Under the terms of the cross-currency interest rate swap agreements, we make U.S. dollar payments based on three month U.S. dollar LIBOR and receive payments based on three month Yen LIBOR.  We have accounted for these cross-currency interest rate swap agreements as fair value hedges.  At September 30, 2011, the fair value of the cross-currency interest rate swap agreements was a gain of $29 million.

 

Equity

 

Total equity was $12,029 million at September 30, 2011 as set forth in the following table:

 

 

 

September  30,

 

December  31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible perpetual preference shares

 

$

690

 

$

690

 

Common shares

 

1

 

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,817

 

4,793

 

Retained earnings

 

6,709

 

6,153

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(419

)

583

 

Treasury shares, at cost (2011 - 1,933,286)

 

(120

)

 

Total Bunge Shareholders’ equity

 

11,678

 

12,220

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

351

 

334

 

Total equity

 

$

12,029

 

$

12,554

 

 

Total Bunge shareholders’ equity decreased to $11,678 million at September 30, 2011 from $12,220 million at December 31, 2010. The change in equity was due primarily to foreign currency translation losses of $980 million, treasury shares acquired for $120 million and declared dividends to common and preferred shareholders of $107 million and $25 million, respectively, partially offset by net income attributable to Bunge for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $688 million.

 

Noncontrolling interest increased to $351 million at September 30, 2011 from $334 million at December 31, 2010 due primarily to capital contributions totalling $64 million by noncontrolling interest holders, partially offset by dividends of $16 million to noncontrolling interests, and a net redemption valued at $7 million by certain third party investors in a private investment fund consolidated by Bunge. Of these contributions from noncontrolling interest holders, $55 million were related to joint venture operations that have been in process of construction or expansion and Bunge made proportionate contributions, resulting in no changes in ownership percentages related to these entities.  In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we sold a 10% interest in a consolidated subsidiary that owns and operates a newly constructed oilseed processing facility in Vietnam for $3 million to a third party.  Our ownership in this subsidiary was reduced from 100% to 90%.  We also formed a trading and merchandising joint venture company, which we consolidate, to expand our market share in Central America.  The noncontrolling interest holder contributed $6 million for a 30% interest in the trading company.  During the third quarter of 2011, we entered into a joint venture for the purpose of purchasing, chartering and operating ocean freight vessels. We invested $9 million for a 45% interest in the joint venture.

 

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As of September 30, 2011, we had 6,900,000 4.875% cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares outstanding with an aggregate liquidation preference of $690 million.  Each convertible perpetual preference share has an initial liquidation preference of $100, which will be adjusted for any accumulated and unpaid dividends.  The convertible perpetual preference shares carry an annual dividend of $4.875 per share payable quarterly.  As a result of adjustments made to the initial conversion price because cash dividends paid on Bunge Limited’s common shares exceeded certain specified thresholds, each convertible perpetual preference share is convertible, at the holder’s option, at any time into 1.0938 Bunge Limited common shares, based on the conversion price of $91.4262 per share, subject to certain additional anti-dilution adjustments.  At any time on or after December 1, 2011, if the closing price of our common shares equals or exceeds 130% of the conversion price for 20 trading days during any consecutive 30 trading days (including the last trading day of such period), we may elect to cause the convertible perpetual preference shares to be automatically converted into Bunge Limited common shares at the then prevailing conversion price.  The convertible preference shares are not redeemable by us at any time.

 

Cash Flows

 

Our cash flow from operations varies depending on, among other items, the market prices and timing of the purchase and sale of our inventories.  Generally, during periods when commodity prices are rising, our agribusiness operations require increased use of cash to support working capital to acquire inventories and daily settlement requirements on exchange traded futures that we use to minimize price risk related to our inventories.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $477 million, reflecting the net effect of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our cash and cash equivalents decreased by $203 million, reflecting the net proceeds of $3.5 billion (included in cash provided by investing activities), net of $144 million of transaction costs and $280 million of withholding tax included as a component of cash used for operations, from our Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets sale, offset by utilization of cash to repay debt, repurchase shares and the net impact of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities.

 

Our operating activities generated cash of $1,363 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to cash used of $1,620 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The positive cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was principally due to net income adjusted for non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization.  Operating cash flows in the first nine months of 2011 were impacted by the net proceeds of approximately $716 million from sales of accounts receivables under our new global accounts receivable sale program that we entered into in June.  In addition, we repaid approximately $500 million of trade accounts payable related to fertilizer imports as we can more efficiently fund fertilizer imports through internal sources, and in September, we paid approximately $112 million of export tax obligations in Argentina, which had been accrued in prior periods. The negative cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to $280 million of withholding taxes and $144 million of transaction closing costs paid related to the sale of our Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets.

 

The functional currency of our operating subsidiaries is generally the local currency and the financial statements are calculated in the functional currency and translated into U.S. dollars.  U.S. dollar-denominated loans funding certain short-term borrowing needs of our operating subsidiaries are remeasured into their respective functional currencies at exchange rates at the applicable balance sheet date.  The resulting gain or loss is included in our condensed consolidated statements of income as a foreign exchange gain or loss.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, we recognized losses of $103 million and $53 million, respectively, on debt denominated primarily in U.S. dollars at our subsidiaries, which were included as adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used for operating activities in the line item “Foreign exchange loss (gain) on debt” in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  This adjustment is required because the cash flow impacts of these gains or losses are recognized as financing activities when the subsidiary repays the underlying debt and therefore, have no impact on cash flows from operations.

 

Cash used for investing activities was $716 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to cash generated of $2,952 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, reflecting the proceeds from the sale of our Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets.  During the first nine months of 2011, we acquired a port terminal in Ukraine for a total purchase price of approximately $100 million (net of $2 million cash acquired), consisting of approximately $83 million in cash, and approximately $17 million of short-term debt and other payables related to assets under construction.  In addition, we formed a joint venture to purchase a fertilizer storage terminal in the U.S. for $8 million and a joint venture to construct a grain elevator in the U.S. for $3 million.  In

 

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Russia, we received net proceeds of $16 million from the sale of a cost-method investment.  We also sold our investment in a European oilseed processing facility joint venture for cash proceeds of $54 million.  In the third quarter 2011, we purchased a margarine business in North America for $18 million, grain elevator operations in North America for $10 million and contributed $9 million for an equity method investment.  Payments made for capital expenditures of $705 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily included investments in property, plant and equipment related to expanding our sugar business in Brazil, investments in our port facility in Washington state in the U.S. and construction of oilseed processing facilities in Vietnam and China.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we paid $80 million to acquire the fertilizer division of Petrobras Argentina S.A., $48 million (net of $3 million of cash acquired) in connection with the Moema acquisition and $5 million representing a purchase price adjustment for the working capital true-up for our 2009 Raisio acquisition in Poland.

 

Cash used for financing activities was $106 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to cash used of $1,516 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we had a net increase of $97 million in borrowings due primarily to higher cash balances.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we had a net decrease in borrowings of $1,104 million (excluding $555 million of debt assumed in the Moema acquisition which was reflected in the opening balance sheet of the acquisition, and including $496 million of Moema debt repaid following completion of the acquisition).  Dividends paid to our common shareholders in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 were $104 million and $92 million, respectively.  Dividends paid to holders of our convertible preference shares in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, were $25 and $58 million, respectively.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, in connection with our common share repurchase program announced on June 8, 2010, we repurchased 1,933,286 shares of our common shares at a cost of $120 million. Bunge repurchased 6,714,573 common shares for $354 million from inception of the program through December 31, 2010.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Guarantees - We have issued or were a party to the following guarantees at September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

Potential

 

 

 

Future

 

(US$ in millions) 

 

Payments

 

Customer financing (1)

 

$

61

 

Unconsolidated affiliates financing (2)

 

52

 

Total

 

$

113

 

 


(1)              We have issued guarantees to third parties in Brazil related to amounts owed to these third parties by certain of our customers.  The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financing arrangements, which are generally one year or less, with the exception of guarantees issued under certain Brazilian government programs, primarily from 2006 and 2007, where terms are up to five years.  In the event that the customers default on their payments to the third parties and we would be required to perform under the guarantees, we have obtained collateral from the customers.  At September 30, 2011, we had approximately $51 million of tangible property that had been pledged as collateral against certain of these refinancing arrangements.  We evaluate the likelihood of customer repayments of the amounts due under these guarantees based upon an expected loss analysis and record the fair value of such guarantees as an obligation in our condensed consolidated financial statements.  Bunge’s recorded obligation related to these outstanding guarantees was $9 million at September 30, 2011.

 

(2)              We issued guarantees to certain financial institutions related to debt of certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures.  The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financings which have maturity dates in 2012, 2016 and 2018.  There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable us to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees.  At September 30, 2011, Bunge’s recorded obligation related to these guarantees was $12 million.

 

In addition, Bunge Limited has provided full and unconditional parent level guarantees of the indebtedness outstanding under certain senior credit facilities and senior notes entered into, or issued by, its 100% owned subsidiaries.  At September 30, 2011, debt with a carrying amount of $4,087 million related to these guarantees is

 

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included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  This debt includes the senior notes issued by two of our 100% owned finance subsidiaries, Bunge Limited Finance Corp. and Bunge N.A. Finance L.P.  There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Bunge Limited Finance Corp., Bunge N.A. Finance L.P. or any other of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to Bunge Limited.

 

Trade Receivables Securitization Programs — In January 2010, we adopted a FASB issued standard that resulted in amounts outstanding under our then existing securitization programs being accounted for as secured borrowings and reflected as short-term debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  As a result of this change, we significantly reduced our utilization of these programs and either terminated or allowed them to expire during 2010.

 

In June 2011, we entered into a new global trade receivable securitization program (Program) with a five-year term subject to annual renewals in order to provide an additional source of liquidity for our operations.  Sales under the Program qualify for sale accounting under the updated accounting standards related to transfers of financial assets.   The maximum funding availability related to receivables sold under the Program is $700 million.  Under the Program, qualifying Bunge subsidiaries sell eligible trade accounts receivable in their entirety on a revolving basis to a consolidated bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary.  These trade accounts receivable are then sold without recourse to commercial paper conduits (Purchasers).  In connection with these sales of accounts receivable, Bunge receives a portion of the proceeds up front and the remaining amount upon the collection of the underlying receivables (a “deferred purchase price”), which is expected to be generally 10 to 15 percent of the receivables sold through the Program.  Bunge is obligated to repurchase any receivables that were not eligible as originally represented when sold and to fund short-falls in collections for certain non-credit related reasons after the sale.  Apart from these obligations, Bunge has no retained interests in the transferred receivables, other than collection and administrative responsibilities and a right to the deferred purchase price receivable.  At September 30, 2011, $716 million of accounts receivable sold under the program and outstanding as of that date were derecognized from our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  At September 30, 2011, the related deferred purchase price of $155 million was recorded in other current assets.  Additional details of the Program are disclosed in Note 13 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Brazilian Farmer Credit

 

Background — We advance funds to farmers, primarily in Brazil, through secured advances to suppliers and prepaid commodity purchase contracts.  We also sell fertilizer to farmers, primarily in Brazil, on credit as described below.  All of these activities are generally intended to be short-term in nature. The ability of our customers and suppliers to repay these amounts is affected by agricultural economic conditions in the relevant geography, which are, in turn, affected by commodity prices, currency exchange rates, crop input costs and crop quality and yields.  As a result, these arrangements are typically secured by the farmer’s crop and, in many cases, the farmer’s land and other assets.  On occasion, Brazilian farm economics in certain regions and certain years, particularly 2005 and 2006, have been adversely affected by factors including volatility in soybean prices, a steadily appreciating Brazilian real and poor crop quality and yields.  As a result, certain farmers have defaulted on amounts owed.  While Brazilian farm economics have improved, some Brazilian farmers continue to face economic challenges due to high debt levels and a strong Brazilian real.  Upon farmer default, we generally initiate legal proceedings to recover the defaulted amounts.  However, the legal recovery process through the judicial system is a long-term process, generally spanning a number of years.  As a result, once accounts have been submitted to the judicial process for recovery, we may also seek to renegotiate certain terms with the defaulting farmer in order to accelerate recovery of amounts owed.  In addition, we have tightened our credit policies to reduce exposure to higher risk accounts, and have increased collateral requirements for certain customers.

 

Because Brazilian farmer credit exposures are denominated in local currency, reported values are impacted by movements in the value of the Brazilian real when translated into U.S. dollars.  From December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011, the Brazilian real devalued by approximately 10%, decreasing the reported farmer credit exposure balances when translated into U.S. dollars.

 

Brazilian Fertilizer Trade Accounts Receivable — In our Brazilian fertilizer operations, customer accounts receivable are intended to be short-term in nature, and are expected to be repaid either in cash or through delivery to Bunge of agricultural commodities when the related crop is harvested.  As the farmer’s cash flow is seasonal and is typically generated after the crop is harvested, the actual due dates of the accounts receivable are individually determined based upon when a farmer purchases our fertilizer and the anticipated date for the harvest and sale of the farmer’s crop.  These receivables may also be secured by the farmer’s crop.  We initiate legal proceedings against

 

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customers to collect amounts owed which are in default.  In some cases, we have renegotiated amounts that were in legal proceedings, including to secure the subsequent year’s crop.

 

We periodically evaluate the collectability of our trade accounts receivable and record allowances if we determine that collection is doubtful.  We base our determination of the allowance on analyses of credit quality of individual accounts, considering also the economic and financial condition of the farming industry and other market conditions as well as the value of any collateral related to amounts owed.  We continuously review defaulted farmer receivables for impairment on an individual account basis.  We consider all accounts in legal collections processes to be defaulted and past due.  For such accounts, we determine the allowance for uncollectible amounts based on the fair value of the associated collateral, net of estimated costs to sell.  For all renegotiated accounts (current and past due), we consider changes in farm economic conditions and other market conditions, our historical experience related to renegotiated accounts and the fair value of collateral in determining the allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

In addition to our fertilizer trade accounts receivable, we issue guarantees to third parties in Brazil relating to amounts owed to these third parties by certain of our customers.  These guarantees are discussed under the heading “—Guarantees”.

 

The table below details our Brazilian fertilizer trade accounts receivable balances and the related allowances for doubtful accounts.

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions, except percentages) 

 

2011 

 

2010

 

Trade accounts receivable (current)  

 

$

198

 

$

 172

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts (current)  

 

6

 

4

 

Trade accounts receivable (non-current) (1) (2) 

 

225

 

266

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts (non-current) (1)

 

111

 

117

 

Total trade accounts receivable (current and non-current)  

 

423

 

438

 

Total allowance for doubtful accounts (current and non-current)  

 

117

 

121

 

Total allowance for doubtful accounts as a percentage of total trade accounts receivable

 

28

%

28

%

 


(1)                Included in other non-current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

(2)                Includes certain amounts related to defaults on customer financing guarantees.

 

Secured Advances to Suppliers and Prepaid Commodity Contracts — We purchase soybeans through prepaid commodity purchase contracts (advance cash payments to suppliers against contractual obligations to deliver specified quantities of soybeans in the future) and secured advances to suppliers (advances to suppliers against commitments to deliver soybeans in the future), primarily in Brazil.  These financing arrangements are typically secured by the farmer’s future crop and mortgages on the farmer’s land, buildings and equipment, and are generally settled after the farmer’s crop is harvested and sold.

 

Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $5 million and $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $17 million and $19 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, is included in net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

 

The table below shows details of prepaid commodity contracts and secured advances to suppliers outstanding at our Brazilian operations as of the dates indicated.  See Note 6 and Note 10 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.

 

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September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Prepaid commodity contracts

 

$

442

 

$

255

 

Secured advances to suppliers (current)

 

284

 

248

 

Total (current)

 

726

 

503

 

Soybeans not yet priced (1)

 

(371

)

(71

)

Net

 

355

 

432

 

Secured advances to suppliers (non-current)

 

260

 

312

 

Total (current and non-current)

 

$

615

 

$

744

 

Allowance for uncollectible advances (current and non-current)

 

$

(76

)

$

(87

)

 


(1)          Soybeans delivered by suppliers that are yet to be priced are reflected at prevailing market prices at September 30, 2011.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Critical accounting policies are defined as those policies that are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require management to exercise significant judgment.  For a complete discussion of our accounting policies, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  There were no material changes to Bunge’s critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Inventories — Readily marketable inventories consist of agricultural commodity inventories such as soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, wheat and sugar that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms.  Merchandisable agricultural commodities of our agribusiness, sugar and bioenergy, edible oil products and milling businesses that are freely traded, have quoted market prices, may be sold without significant further processing and have predictable and insignificant disposal costs are generally stated at fair value with the exception of sugar inventories in our industrial production business in Brazil which are carried at lower of cost or market.  Changes in the fair values of inventories carried at fair value are recognized in earnings as a component of cost of goods sold.

 

Inventories other than readily marketable inventories are principally stated at the lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined using primarily the weighted-average cost method.

 

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements — Receivables, Disclosures about the Credit of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses - In July 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a standard that amended a previously issued standard requiring an entity to include additional disaggregated disclosures in their financial statements about their financing receivables, including credit risk disclosures and the allowance for credit losses. Entities with financing receivables are required to disclose a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses, certain credit quality information, impaired loan information, modification information and past due information. Trade receivables with maturities of less than one year are excluded from the scope of the new disclosures. Bunge adopted this disclosure as of December 31, 2010.  As a result of the adoption of this standard, we have expanded our disclosures (see Note 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements).  The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our financial position, results from operations or cash flows.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements — In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill Impairment. This guidance provides an entity with an option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and may proceed directly to the two-step quantitative impairment test. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes

 

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in equity. The guidance allows two presentation alternatives: (1) present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income; or (2) in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance. The amendment is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  This guidance is intended to result in convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS requirements for measurement of, and disclosures about, fair value. ASU 2011-04 clarifies or changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments are to be applied prospectively and are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. These amendments are not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s financial results but may require expanded disclosure in Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 3.                                                     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Risk Management

 

As a result of our global operating and financing activities, we are exposed to changes in, among other things, agricultural commodity prices, transportation costs, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and energy costs which may affect our results of operations and financial position.  We actively monitor and manage these various market risks associated with our business activities.  Our risk management discussions take place in various locations but exposure limits are centrally set and monitored.  We have a corporate risk management group, headed by our chief risk officer, which analyzes and monitors our risk exposures globally.  Additionally, our board of directors’ finance and risk policy committee supervises, reviews and periodically revises our overall risk management policies and limits.

 

We use derivative instruments for the purpose of managing the exposures associated with commodity prices, transportation costs, foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and energy costs and for positioning our overall portfolio relative to expected market movements in accordance with established policies and procedures.  We enter into derivative instruments primarily with major financial institutions, commodity exchanges in the case of commodity futures and options, or shipping companies in the case of ocean freight.  While these derivative instruments are subject to fluctuations in value, for hedged exposures those fluctuations are generally offset by the changes in fair value of the underlying exposures.  The derivative instruments that we use for hedging purposes are intended to reduce the volatility on our results of operations however, they can occasionally result in earnings volatility, which may be material.  See Note 12 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of the derivative instruments that we use.

 

Credit and Counterparty Risk

 

Through our normal business activities, we are subject to significant credit and counterparty risks that arise through normal commercial sales and purchases, including forward commitments to buy or sell, and through various other over-the-counter (OTC) derivative instruments that we utilize to manage risks inherent in our business activities.  We define credit and counterparty risk as a potential financial loss due to the failure of a counterparty to honor its obligations.  The exposure is measured based upon several factors, including unpaid accounts receivable from counterparties and unrealized gains from OTC derivative instruments (including forward purchase and sale contracts).  Credit and counterparty risk also includes sovereign credit risk. We actively monitor credit and counterparty risk through credit analysis by local credit staffs and review by various local and corporate committees which monitor counterparty performance.  We record provisions for counterparty losses from time-to-time as a result of our credit and counterparty analysis.

 

During periods of tight conditions in global credit markets, downturns in regional or global economic conditions, and/or significant price volatility, credit and counterparty risks are heightened.  This increased risk is monitored through, among other things, increased communication with key counterparties, management reviews and specific focus on counterparties or groups of counterparties that we may determine as high risk.  In addition, we

 

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have limited new credit extensions in certain cases and reduced our use of non-exchange cleared derivative instruments.

 

Commodities Risk

 

We operate in many areas of the food industry, from agricultural raw materials to the production and sale of branded food ingredients.  As a result, we purchase and produce various materials, many of which are agricultural commodities, including soybeans, soybean oil, soybean meal, softseeds (including sunflower seed, rapeseed and canola) and related oil and meal derived from them, wheat and corn.  In addition, we grow and purchase sugarcane to produce sugar, ethanol and electricity.  Agricultural commodities are subject to price fluctuations due to a number of unpredictable factors that may create price risk. As described above, we are also subject to the risk of counterparty non-performance under forward purchase or sale contracts. From time-to-time we have experienced instances of counterparty non-performance, including as a result of counterparty profitability under these contracts due to significant movements in commodity prices between the time in which the contracts were executed and the contractual forward delivery period.

 

We enter into various derivative contracts with the primary objective of managing our exposure to adverse price movements in the agricultural commodities used for and produced in our business operations.  We have established policies that limit the amount of unhedged fixed price agricultural commodity positions permissible for our operating companies, which are generally a combination of volume and value-at-risk (VaR) limits.  We measure and review our net commodities position on a daily basis.

 

Our daily net agricultural commodity position consists of inventory, forward purchase and sale contracts, over-the-counter and exchange traded derivative instruments, including those used to hedge portions of our production requirements.  The fair value of that position is a summation of the fair values calculated for each agricultural commodity by valuing all of our commodity positions at quoted market prices for the period where available or utilizing a close proxy.  VaR is calculated on the net position and monitored at the 95% and 99% confidence intervals.  In addition, scenario analysis and stress testing are performed.  For example, one measure of market risk is estimated as the potential loss in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in prices.  The results of this analysis, which may differ from actual results, are as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Market

 

(US$ in millions)

 

Fair Value

 

Risk

 

Fair Value

 

Risk

 

Highest long position

 

$

1,993

 

$

(199

)

$

2,394

 

$

(239

)

Highest short position

 

(551

)

(55

)

(912

)

(91

)

 

Ocean Freight Risk

 

Ocean freight represents a significant portion of our operating costs.  The market price for ocean freight varies depending on the supply and demand for ocean vessels, global economic conditions and other factors.  We enter into time charter agreements for time on ocean freight vessels based on forecasted requirements for the purpose of transporting agricultural commodities.  Our time charter agreements generally have terms ranging from two months to approximately five years.  We use financial derivatives, known as freight forward agreements, to hedge portions of our ocean freight costs.  The ocean freight derivatives are included in other current assets and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value.

 

Energy Risk

 

We purchase various energy commodities such as bunker fuel, electricity and natural gas that are used to operate our manufacturing facilities and ocean freight vessels.  The energy commodities are subject to price risk.  We use financial derivatives, including exchange traded and OTC swaps and options for various purposes, including to manage our exposure to volatility in energy costs.  These energy derivatives are included in other current assets and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value.

 

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Currency Risk

 

Our global operations require active participation in foreign exchange markets. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Brazilian real, the Euro and other European currencies, the Argentine peso and the Chinese yuan/renminbi. To reduce the risk arising from foreign exchange rate fluctuations we enter into derivative instruments, such as forward contracts and swaps, and foreign currency options. The changes in market value of such contracts have a high correlation to the price changes in the related currency exposures. The potential loss for such net currency position resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates as of September 30, 2011 was not material.

 

When determining our exposure, we exclude intercompany loans that are deemed to be permanently invested.  The repayments of permanently invested intercompany loans are not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future and therefore are treated as analogous to equity for accounting purposes.  As a result, the foreign exchange gains and losses on these borrowings are excluded from the determination of net income and recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Included in other comprehensive income (loss) are foreign exchange losses of $505 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and gains of $149 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, related to permanently invested intercompany loans.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We have debt in fixed and floating rate instruments.  We are exposed to market risk due to changes in interest rates.  We enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage our interest rate exposure related to our debt portfolio.

 

The aggregate fair value of our short and long-term debt, based on market yields at September 30, 2011, was $5,332 million with a carrying value of $5,036 million.  There was no significant change in our interest risk at September 30, 2011.

 

ITEM 4.                                                     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures — As of September 30, 2011, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting — Following the sale of Bunge’s Brazilian fertilizer nutrients assets and in connection with the restructuring of Bunge’s activities in Brazil and related local management changes, management is reviewing and, in some cases, implementing new systems and procedures that have led, or are expected to lead, to changes in internal control over financial reporting in Bunge’s Brazilian operations.

 

Except as described above, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.
INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                                                     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Argentine tax authorities have been conducting a review of income and other taxes paid by large exporters and processors of cereals and other agricultural commodities in the country.   In that regard, in October 2010, the Argentine tax authorities carried out inspections at several of our locations in Argentina relating to allegations of income tax evasion covering the periods from 2007 to 2009. More recently, in July 2011, we

 

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received a preliminary income tax audit report from the Argentine tax authorities relating to fiscal years 2006 and 2007 with an estimated claim of approximately $100 million.  Additionally, in April 2011, the Argentine tax authorities conducted inspections of our locations and those of several other grain exporters with respect to allegations of evasion of liability for value added taxes. We believe that the allegations and claims are without merit, however these matters are at a preliminary stage and therefore, we are, at this time, unable to predict their outcome.

 

From time-to-time, we are involved in litigation that we consider to be ordinary and incidental to our business. While the outcome of pending legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

ITEM 1A.                                            RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A.  Risk Factors” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.  The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

ITEM 2.                                                     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities:

 

On June 8, 2010, Bunge announced that its Board of Directors approved a program for the repurchase of up to $700 million of Bunge’s issued and outstanding common shares.  The program runs through December 31, 2011.

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the share repurchase program for the three months ended September 30, 2011:

 

Period

 

Total Number
of Shares (or
Units)
Purchased

 

Average Price
Paid per
Share (or
Unit)

 

Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part
of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs

 

Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs

 

August 19, 2011 — August 31, 2011

 

1,371,922

 

$

61.58

 

1,371,922

 

$

262,000,000

 

September 1, 2011 — September 12, 2011

 

561,364

 

$

63.27

 

561,364

 

$

226,000,000

 

Total

 

1,933,286

 

$

62.07

 

1,933,286

 

$

226,000,000

 

 

ITEM 3.                                                     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.                                                     [RESERVED]

 

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ITEM 5.                                                     OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.                                                     EXHIBITS

 

(a) The exhibits in the accompanying Exhibit Index on page E-1 are filed or furnished as part of this Quarterly Report.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BUNGE LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2011

By:

/s/ ANDREW J. BURKE

 

 

Andrew J. Burke

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Global Operational Excellence Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ KAREN D. ROEBUCK

 

 

Karen D. Roebuck

 

 

Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.1                          Employment Offer Letter for Raul Padilla dated September 24, 2010 effective as of July 1, 2010.

 

31.1                          Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2                          Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.1                          Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.2                          Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

 

101                             The following financial information from Bunge Limited’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):  (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.*

 


*                  Users of this interactive data file are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T that this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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