Bunge to Buy Elevator in West Memphis, Ark.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced that it is purchasing the Riceland Foods elevator strategically located at the Crittenden County Port in West Memphis, Ark.  The sale is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions.  In the interim, Bunge will begin operating the facility immediately under an agreement with Riceland and the West Memphis Crittenden County Port Authority.  Financial terms were not disclosed.

"With growing world demand for U.S. agricultural products, Bunge continues to look for opportunities to strengthen our network of elevators along the Mississippi River and its tributaries to serve our export terminal in Destrehan, La.," said Bailey Ragan, vice president and general manager, Bunge Grain.  "This elevator is located in an area that grows several different crops and where production continues to increase, providing Bunge with a year-round source for a variety of crops for our customers in destination markets."

The elevator has a storage capacity of 625,000 bushels and can handle corn, soybeans, wheat, milo and rice.  Seven employees at the facility are transitioning to Bunge.

"Bunge will continue our strong relationship with Riceland with a through-put agreement for the West Memphis facility," said Doug McNeely, Bunge Grain's Center Gulf Region manager.  "With an elevator located across the river in Memphis, we already have a good relationship with growers in the region.  We hope to build on that success with our commitment to customer service."

All open contracts with existing Riceland customers will be assigned to Bunge.

About Bunge North America

Bunge North America (http://www.bungenorthamerica.com), the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), is a vertically integrated food and feed ingredient company, supplying raw and processed agricultural commodities and specialized food ingredients to a wide range of customers in the livestock, poultry, food processor, foodservice and bakery industries.  With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunge North America and its subsidiaries operate grain elevators, oilseed processing plants, edible oil refineries and packaging facilities, and corn dry mills in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

About Bunge Limited

Bunge Limited (www.Bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, New York.  Bunge's over 25,000 employees in over 30 countries enhance lives by improving the global agribusiness and food production chain.  The company supplies fertilizer to farmers in South America, originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities worldwide, produces food products for commercial customers and consumers and supplies raw materials and services to the biofuels industry.

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