BUNGE GRAIN offers growers and customers over 80 years of experience as a leading exporter and domestic supplier of grain.
Bunge North America’s grain operation buys, handles, conditions and stores agricultural commodities produced by North America’s growers. In addition to selling to domestic processors, we are a leading exporter of grain and a supplier to the ethanol industry.
Bunge Grain offers growers and customers over 80 years of experience — a history that began with the founding of Bunge North American Grain Corporation in New York in 1923.
Our Customers
Bunge Grain originates, merchandises, transports and exports bulk commodities to food and feed processing companies worldwide. We serve the following:
- Farmers
- Country elevators
- World markets
- Animal feed manufacturers
- Domestic processors
- Ethanol industry
- Transportation
Products and Proximity
Our products include soybeans, corn, wheat, rice, specialty grains, sorghum and canola. Many of Bunge’s grain handling facilities are strategically located on the Mississippi River and its tributaries to serve our recently updated export facilities in New Orleans, the world’s largest grain handling port.
We also operate the largest deep-water, grain-handling elevator with direct rail access on the St. Lawrence Seaway, located at Quebec City, Quebec.
In total, Bunge Grain operates more than 80 elevators linked by a fleet of barges, ensuring our export customers transportation flexibility and on-time delivery.
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Capacity and Quality
Compared to our competitors, Bunge has the largest storage capacity along the Mississippi River system, representing about 30 percent of the industry total. With a total storage capacity of about 120 million bushels (3 million metric tons), Bunge Grain is able to maintain consistent grain quality under conditions that change each year with each new crop.
To assure our ability to deliver grains that meet customer requirements, we have developed innovative aeration systems and quality control protocols.
Our Commitment to Growers
Bunge Grain appreciates the challenges North American growers face each year as they bring their crops to market and believes growers deserve fair treatment and good service. We consider growers to be our customers, an attitude that impacts every aspect of the relationship.
For instance, we use the latest technology to sample each load of grain and analyze it for test weight, moisture, cracked and foreign material, in accordance with strict industry standards. We’ve refined this procedure so that it takes only minutes per truckload, and our growers appreciate our efficiency, particularly during the hectic harvest season.
Risk Management
At Bunge, expertise in effective risk management is a fundamental strength of our business. Substantial management experience in the use of sophisticated trading strategies, financial instruments and forecasting methods enables us to anticipate market developments and optimize the timing and execution of purchases, sales and hedging — all of which maximize stakeholder returns.
Locations and Logistics
Bunge Grain operates throughout the U.S. Corn Belt, the Mid-South and the Delta, as well as Quebec City, Canada and Mexico City, Mexico.
Our strategic locations throughout North America create several advantages for our customers:
- Favorable shipping points
- Reliable supply
- Continuous, timely access to markets and materials