UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020
OR
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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 York1391 Timberlake Manor Parkway 10606
St. Louis
Missouri63017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(914) 684-2800(314) 292-2000
(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.  Yesý  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).  Yesý  No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filerý
ýAccelerated filer
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer¨
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
Smaller reporting company¨
Emerging growth company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes    No  
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  ¨  No  ý
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per shareBGNew York Stock Exchange
As of October 25, 2017May 1, 2020, the number of shares issued of the registrant was:
Common shares, par value $.01 per share: 140,625,046142,150,879


BUNGE LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 4.
   
 
   
Item 1.
   
Item 1A.
   
Item 2.
   
Item 3.
   
Item 4.
   
Item 5.
   
Item 6.
   
  

PART I—I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data)
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Net sales $11,423
 $11,423
 $34,189
 $30,880
Cost of goods sold (10,933) (10,867) (32,884) (29,174)
Gross profit 490
 556
 1,305
 1,706
Selling, general and administrative expenses (340) (324) (1,046) (941)
Interest income 9
 13
 29
 37
Interest expense (64) (73) (191) (189)
Foreign exchange gains (losses) 1
 (6) 108
 9
Other income (expense) – net 25
 4
 24
 (14)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax 121
 170
 229
 608
Income tax (expense) benefit (29) (45) (2) (118)
Income (loss) from continuing operations 92
 125
 227
 490
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 
 5
 
 (8)
Net income (loss) 92
 130
 227
 482
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 

(12)
(7)
(8)
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge 92
 118
 220
 474
Convertible preference share dividends and other obligations (8) (2) (25) (27)
Net income (loss) available to Bunge common shareholders $84
 $116
 $195
 $447
         
Earnings per common share—basic (Note 17)  
  
  
  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $0.59
 $0.80
 $1.39
 $3.25
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations 
 0.03
 (0.01) (0.06)
         
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders $0.59
 $0.83
 $1.38
 $3.19
         
Earnings per common share—diluted (Note 17)  
  
  
  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $0.59
 $0.79
 $1.38
 $3.24
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations 
 0.04
 (0.01) (0.05)
         
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders $0.59
 $0.83
 $1.37
 $3.19
         
Dividends declared per common share $0.46
 $0.42
 $1.34
 $1.22
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
  2020 2019
Net sales $9,173
 $9,938
Cost of goods sold (8,999) (9,501)
Gross profit 174
 437
Selling, general and administrative expenses (295) (305)
Interest income 7
 7
Interest expense (77) (75)
Foreign exchange gains (losses) (6) (7)
Other income (expense) – net (51) 31
Income (loss) before income tax (248) 88
Income tax (expense) benefit 55
 (38)
Net income (loss) (193) 50
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests 9

(5)
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge (184) 45
Convertible preference share dividends (8) (8)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest (15) 
Net income (loss) available to Bunge common shareholders $(207) $37
     
Earnings per common share (Note 19)  
  
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders - basic $(1.46) $0.26
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders - diluted $(1.46) $0.26
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions)
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
  2020 2019
Net income (loss) $(193) $50
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
  
Foreign exchange translation adjustment (852) (29)
  Unrealized gains (losses) on designated hedges, net of tax (expense) benefit of $(5) in 2020 and nil in 2019 51
 (23)
Reclassification of realized net (gains) losses to net income, net of tax (benefit) expense of $2 in 2020 and nil in 2019 (3) (1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) (804) (53)
Total comprehensive income (loss) (997) (3)
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests 25
 4
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge $(972) $1
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income (loss) $92
 $130
 $227
 $482
Other comprehensive income (loss):  
  
  
  
Foreign exchange translation adjustment 332
 (87) 458
 898
Unrealized gains (losses) on designated cash flow and net investment hedges, net of tax (expense) benefit of nil and nil in 2017 and nil and $(1) in 2016 (37) 
 (108) (339)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax (expense) benefit of nil and $(1) in 2017, nil and nil in 2016 
 
 1
 
Reclassification of realized net losses (gains) to net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $2 and $1 in 2017, nil and nil in 2016 (12) (13) (31) (13)
Pension adjustment, net of tax (expense) benefit of $(5) and $(1) in 2017, nil and nil in 2016 9
 1
 9
 1
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 292
 (99) 329
 547
Total comprehensive income (loss) 384
 31
 556
 1,029
Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (3) (20) (20) (20)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge $381
 $11
 $536
 $1,009

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



BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
ASSETS  
  
  
  
Current assets:  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $389
 $934
 $193
 $320
Time deposits under trade structured finance program (Note 5)
 
 64
Trade accounts receivable (less allowances of $104 and $122) (Note 13) 1,867
 1,676
Inventories (Note 6) 5,848
 4,773
Other current assets (Note 7) 3,881
 3,645
Trade accounts receivable (less allowances of $117 and $108) (Note 6) 1,616
 1,705
Inventories (Note 7) 5,451
 5,038
Assets held for sale (Note 3) 51
 72
Other current assets (Note 8) 3,789
 3,113
Total current assets 11,985
 11,092
 11,100
 10,248
Property, plant and equipment, net 5,420
 5,099
 3,830
 4,132
Operating lease assets (Note 4) 756
 796
Goodwill 515
 373
 553
 611
Other intangible assets, net 338
 336
 533
 583
Investments in affiliates 418
 373
 686
 827
Deferred income taxes 548
 524
 416
 442
Time deposits under trade structured finance program (Note 5) 313
 464
Other non-current assets (Note 8) 1,015
 927
Other non-current assets (Note 9) 722
 678
Total assets $20,552
 $19,188
 $18,596
 $18,317
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  
  
  
  
Current liabilities:  
  
  
  
Short-term debt $1,021
 $257
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 12) 287
 938
Letter of credit obligations under trade structured finance program (Note 5) 313
 528
Trade accounts payable (includes $925 and $522 carried at fair value) 3,650
 3,485
Other current liabilities (Note 10) 2,197
 2,476
Short-term debt (Note 14) $736
 $771
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 14) 509
 507
Trade accounts payable (includes $644 and $378 carried at fair value) 3,368
 2,842
Current operating lease obligations (Note 4) 217
 216
Liabilities held for sale (Note 3) 3
 4
Other current liabilities (Note 11) 3,189
 2,255
Total current liabilities 7,468
 7,684
 8,022
 6,595
Long-term debt (Note 12) 4,246
 3,069
Long-term debt (Note 14) 3,753
 3,716
Deferred income taxes 246
 239
 294
 329
Non-current operating lease obligations (Note 4) 494
 539
Other non-current liabilities 842
 853
 667
 711
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) 

 

Equity (Note 16):
  
  
Convertible perpetual preference shares, par value $.01; authorized, issued and outstanding: 2017 - 6,899,700 and 2016 – 6,900,000 shares (liquidation preference $100 per share) 690
 690
Common shares, par value $.01; authorized – 400,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 2017 – 140,608,657 shares, 2016 – 139,500,862 shares 1
 1
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) 


 


Redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 17)
 394
 397
Equity (Note 18):
  
  
Convertible perpetual preference shares, par value $.01; authorized – 21,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding: 2020 and 2019 - 6,899,683 shares (liquidation preference $100 per share) 690
 690
Common shares, par value $.01; authorized – 400,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 2020 – 142,146,260 shares, 2019 – 141,813,142 shares 1
 1
Additional paid-in capital 5,223
 5,143
 5,344
 5,329
Retained earnings 8,214
 8,208
 6,158
 6,437
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 16) (5,662) (5,978)
Treasury shares, at cost - 2017 and 2016 - 12,882,313 shares, respectively (920) (920)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 18) (6,411) (5,624)
Treasury shares, at cost - 2020 and 2019 - 12,882,313 shares (920) (920)
Total Bunge shareholders’ equity 7,546
 7,144
 4,862
 5,913
Noncontrolling interests 204
 199
 110
 117
Total equity 7,750
 7,343
 4,972
 6,030
Total liabilities and equity $20,552
 $19,188
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity $18,596
 $18,317
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2020 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES  
  
  
  
Net income (loss) $227
 $482
 $(193) $50
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used for) operating activities:  
  
  
  
Impairment charges 26
 17
 1
 9
Foreign exchange (gain) loss on net debt 28
 115
 (86) 37
Bad debt expense 8
 16
 13
 7
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 448
 402
 113
 139
Share-based compensation expense 27
 31
 15
 4
Deferred income tax (8) 105
Deferred income tax benefit (68) (3)
Other, net 14
 1
 44
 12
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:  
  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions:  
  
Trade accounts receivable (200) 28
 (94) (128)
Inventories (837) (487) (751) (94)
Secured advances to suppliers 101
 205
 (105) (31)
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities 265
 233
Trade accounts payable 722
 248
Advances on sales (200) (157) (81) (97)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts 153
 (157)
Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivative contracts 589
 (370)
Margin deposits (26) (44) (204) 102
Marketable securities (147) 
 121
 (36)
Beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables (430) (244)
Other, net (181) (155) (45) (7)
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities (302) 635
 (439) (402)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES  
  
  
  
Payments made for capital expenditures (485) (488) (55) (119)
Acquisitions of businesses (net of cash acquired) (369) 
Proceeds from investments 398
 584
 80
 37
Payments for investments (686) (515) (104) (193)
Settlement of net investment hedges (23) (210)
Settlements of net investment hedges 
 (51)
Proceeds from beneficial interest in securitized trade receivables 423
 275
Payments for investments in affiliates (77) (24) (1) (4)
Other, net 8
 (14) 51
 14
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities (1,234) (667) 394
 (41)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES  
  
  
  
Net change in short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less 596
 (128) (54) 1,193
Proceeds from short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days 360
 273
 66
 9
Repayments of short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days (206) (292) (7) (214)
Proceeds from long-term debt 6,502
 7,933
 78
 978
Repayments of long-term debt (6,100) (7,430) (81) (1,376)
Proceeds from the exercise of options for common shares 58
 
 2
 5
Repurchases of common shares 
 (200)
Dividends paid (207) (191)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest 
 (39)
Dividends paid to common and preference shareholders (79) (79)
Other, net (34) (28) (9) (3)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities 969
 (102) (84) 513
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 22
 20
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (545) (114)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 934
 411
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $389
 $297
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 2
 6
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (127) 76
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period 322
 393
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period $195
 $469
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except share data)
     Convertible
Preference Shares
 Common Shares            
  Redeemable
Non-
Controlling
Interests
  Shares Amount Shares Amount Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Treasury
Shares
 Non-
Controlling
Interests
 Total
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2017 $
  6,900,000
 $690
 139,500,862
 $1
 $5,143
 $8,208
 $(5,978) $(920) $199
 $7,343
Net income (loss) 
  
 
 
 
 
 220
 
 
 7
 227
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 316
 
 13
 329
Dividends on common shares 
  
 
 
 
 
 (189) 
 
 
 (189)
Dividends on preference shares 
  
 
 
 
 
 (25) 
 
 
 (25)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests on subsidiary common stock 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (10) (10)
Noncontrolling decrease from redemption 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (5) (5)
Share-based compensation expense 
  
 
 
 
 27
 
 
 
 
 27
Issuance of common shares 
  (300) 
 1,107,795
 
 53
 
 
 
 
 53
Balance, September 30, 2017 $
  6,899,700
 $690
 140,608,657
 $1
 $5,223
 $8,214
 $(5,662) $(920) $204
 $7,750
     Convertible
Preference Shares
 Common Shares            
  Redeemable
Non-
Controlling
Interests
  Shares Amount Shares Amount Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Treasury
Shares
 Non-
Controlling
Interests
 Total
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2016 $37
  6,900,000
 $690
 142,483,467
 $1
 $5,105
 $7,725
 $(6,360) $(720) $211
 $6,652
Net income (loss) 1
  
 
 
 
 
 474
 
 
 8
 482
Accretion of noncontrolling interest 2
  
 
 
 
 (2) 
 
 
 
 (2)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (1)  
 
 
 
 
 
 535
 
 12
 547
Dividends on common shares 
  
 
 
 
 
 (170) 
 
 
 (170)
Dividends on preference shares 
  
 
 
 
 
 (25) 
 
 
 (25)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests on subsidiary common stock 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (7) (7)
Noncontrolling decrease from redemption 
  
 
 
 
 1
 
 
 
 (8) (7)
Deconsolidation of a subsidiary 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (22) (22)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest (39)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share-based compensation expense 
  
 
 
 
 31
 
 
 
 
 31
Repurchase of common shares 
  
 
 (3,296,230) 
 
 
 
 (200) 
 (200)
Issuance of common shares 
  
 
 265,539
 
 (2) 
 
 
 
 (2)
Balance, September 30, 2016 $
  6,900,000
 $690
 139,452,776
 $1
 $5,133
 $8,004
 $(5,825) $(920) $194
 $7,277
   Convertible
Preference Shares
 Common Shares            
  Redeemable
Non-
Controlling
Interests
Shares Amount Shares Amount Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Treasury
Shares
 Non-
Controlling
Interests
 Total
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2020 $397
6,899,683
 $690
 141,813,142
 $1
 $5,329
 $6,437
 $(5,624) $(920) $117
 $6,030
Net income (loss) (8)
 
 
 
 
 (184) 
 
 (1) (185)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (10)
 
 
 
 
 
 (787) 
 (7) (794)
Redemption value adjustment 15

 
 
 
 
 (15) 
 
 
 (15)
Dividends on common shares, $0.50 per share 

 
 
 
 
 (71) 
 
 
 (71)
Dividends on preference shares, $1.21875 per share 

 
 
 
 
 (8) 
 
 
 (8)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests on subsidiary common stock 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4) (4)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest 

 
 
 
 
 1
 
 
 5
 6
Share-based compensation expense 

 
 
 
 15
 
 
 
 
 15
Issuance of common shares, including stock dividends 

 
 333,118
 
 
 (2) 
 
 
 (2)
Balance, March 31, 2020 $394
6,899,683
 $690
 142,146,260
 $1
 $5,344
 $6,158
 $(6,411) $(920) $110
 $4,972

   Convertible
Preference Shares
 Common Shares            
  Redeemable
Non-
Controlling
Interests
Shares Amount Shares Amount Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Treasury
Shares
 Non-
Controlling
Interests
 Total
Equity
Balance, January 1, 2019 $424
6,899,683
 $690
 141,111,081
 $1
 $5,278
 $8,059
 $(6,935) $(920) $205
 $6,378
Net income (loss) 5

 
 
 
 
 45
 
 
 
 45
Other comprehensive income (loss) (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 (44) 
 (1) (45)
Dividends on common shares, $0.50 per share 

 
 
 
 
 (71) 
 
 
 (71)
Dividends on preference shares, $1.21875 per share 

 
 
 
 
 (8) 
 
 
 (8)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests on subsidiary common stock 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1) (1)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 1
Share-based compensation expense 

 
 
 
 4
 
 
 
 
 4
Impact of adoption of new accounting standards 

 
 
 
 
 21
 (21) 
 
 
Issuance of common shares, including stock dividends 

 
 357,980
 
 2
 (1) 
 
 
 1
Balance, March 31, 2019 $421
6,899,683
 $690
 141,469,061
 $1
 $5,284
 $8,045
 $(7,000) $(920) $204
 $6,304


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


BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bunge Limited (“Bunge” or the "Company"), its subsidiaries and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which Bunge is considered to be the primary beneficiary, and as a result, include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all entities over which Bunge has a controlling financial interest. The financial statements 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, 20162019 has been derived from Bunge’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date.  Operating results for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017.2020.  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, forming part of Bunge’s 20162019 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017.21, 2020.
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company changed its segment reporting to separately disclose Corporate and Other activities from its reporting segments, as further described in Note 20 - Segment Information. Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts within the reporting segments have been made to conform to current presentation.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
Restricted cash is included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheet that sums to the total of the same such amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
(US$ in millions)March 31, 2020March 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents$193
$464
Restricted cash included in other current assets2
5
Total$195
$469


2.ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The below outlines new accounting pronouncements issued in 2017,2020, as well as updates on certain previously disclosed Accounting StandardStandards Updates (“ASU”("ASUs") not yet adopted..
New Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2017,March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”("FASB") issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)- Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides temporary optional expedients and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvementexceptions to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which better alignsthe U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting with an organization’s risk management activities in itsto ease the financial statements. In addition,reporting burden related to the ASU simplifiesexpected market transition from the application of hedge accountingLondon Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The guidance in areas where practice issues exist. The ASU is effective for fiscal yearsupon issuance and to be applied prospectively from any date beginning afterMarch 12, 2020 through December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption31, 2022. The Company is permitted, including interim periods within those years. Bunge is assessingevaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB��issued ASU 2017-10, Service Concession Arrangements (Topic 853): Determining the Customer of the Operation Services. Topic 853 provides guidance for operating entities when they enter into a service concession arrangement with a public-sector grantor who both:
Controls or has the ability to modify or approve the services to be provided with the infrastructure and the related price
Controls, through ownership, beneficial entitlement, or otherwise, any residual interest in the infrastructure at the end of the term of the arrangement.
In a service concession arrangement within the scope of Topic 853, the operating entity should not account for the infrastructure as a lease or as property, plant, and equipment. An operating entity should refer to other Topics to account for various aspects of a service concession arrangement. For example, an operating entity should account for revenue relating to construction, upgrade, or operation services in accordance with Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
The amendments in this ASU apply to the accounting by operating entities for service concession arrangements within the scope of Topic 853. These updates will be effective when Bunge adopts the updates to Topic 606 on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge's consolidated financial statements.
In May 2017,December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740)- Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of ModificationSimplifying the Accounting. The new guidance requires an entity for Income Taxes, which reduces complexity in the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to apply modification accounting to share-based payment awards only if the fair value, vesting conditions, or classification of the award as equity or liability changes as a result of a changegeneral principles in terms or conditions of the award.Topic 740. The amendments in this ASUalso improve consistent application of and simplify U.S. GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in the ASU should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which changes the presentation of net periodic benefit cost related to employer sponsored defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefits. Service cost should be included in the same income statement line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period, while other components of net periodic benefit pension cost should be presented separately outside of operating income. Additionally, only service costs may be capitalized in assets. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. Entities should apply the guidance on the presentation of the components of net periodic benefit cost in the income statement retrospectively. The guidance limiting the capitalization of net periodic benefit cost in assets to the service cost component should be applied prospectively. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets. The new guidance clarifies the scope of Subtopic 610-20 on the sale or transfer of nonfinancial assets to noncustomers, including partial sales. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The new requirements may be implemented either retrospectively to each period presented in the financial statements, or retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the date of initial application. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The new guidance eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Instead an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The standard is effective for annual or interim impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2020 the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which introduces a new accounting model, referred to as the current expected credit losses ("CECL") model, for estimating credit losses on certain financial instruments and expands the disclosure requirements should be implemented onfor estimating such credit losses. Under the new model, an entity is required to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure (or pool of exposures). The guidance also amends the current impairment model for debt securities classified as available-for-sale securities. The Company adopted the guidance under a prospective basis.modified-retrospective approach with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The amendments provide that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. Otherwise, to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The new requirements should be implemented on a prospective basis. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on Bunge’s consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB amended ASC (Topic 605) Revenue Recognition and created ASC (Topic 606): Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. During 2016, the FASB issued additional implementation guidance and practical expedients in ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers(Topic 606),Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers(Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, and ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to improve the guidance. The changes will be effective with respect to Bunge as of January 1, 2018 and it is expected that the modified retrospective approach will be applied with a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings. Management has completed its adoption assessment and does not expect a material impact on Bunge's results of operations, financial position or cash flows. This is due to the fact that the majority of Bunge's revenue streams apply fair value accounting and are not within the scope of this guidance and for revenue streams within the scope of this guidance, the current timing and measurement of revenue recognition is not expected to change significantly. Topic 606 also requires expanded disclosure, particularly as it relates to the disclosure of segment revenues.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements - In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17: Consolidation (Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control, which provides that a single decision maker is not required to consider indirect interests held through related parties that are under common control with the decision maker to be equivalents of direct interests in their entity. Bunge adopted this ASU upon its effective date of January 1, 2017 and the adoption did not have a material impact on Bunge's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This update identifies areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. Bunge adopted this ASU upon its effective date of January 1, 2017 and the adoption did not have a material impact on Bunge's consolidated financial statements.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which requires entities that measure inventory using the first-in, first-out or average cost methods to measure inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. Bunge adopted this ASU upon its effective date of January 1, 2017 and the adoption did not have a material impact on Bunge's consolidated financial statements.
3. GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM
In July 2017, Bunge announced a global competitiveness program (“GCP”) to improve its cost position and deliver increased value to shareholders. The GCP will, among other things, rationalize Bunge’s cost structure and reengineer the way the company operates in order to reduce overhead costs. One of the GCP’s key objectives will be to streamline processes and consolidate back office functions to improve efficiency and scalability.
The GCP will comprise restructuring initiatives that may include the sale or disposal of long-lived assets, reduction of workforce and rationalization of certain investments. As Bunge continues to review its opportunities, certain charges may be recorded in earnings, including severance and other employee benefit costs, other costs related to the disposal of assets or investments and costs related to professional services.
The table below sets forth, by segment, the types of costs recorded for the GCP during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
 Severance and Other Disposal of Assets Professional Total
(US$ in millions)Employee Benefit Costsor InvestmentsServicesCharges
Agribusiness Segment$4
 $17
 $3
 $24
Edible Oils Segment2
 1
 1
 4
Milling Segment1
 1
 1
 3
Sugar and Bioenergy Segment
 1
 1
 2
Total$7
 $20
 $6
 $33
For the costs recorded above, $2 million were recorded in Cost of goods sold, $18 million were recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses, and $13 million were recorded in Other income (expense) - net.

On September 27, 2017, as part of the GCP, Bunge offered a voluntary early retirement program to certain U.S. based salaried employees. Those employees had until October 31, 2017 to accept or decline the offer. For those employees who accepted, Bunge will recognize severance and other employee benefit costs of approximately $36 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.


4.3.BUSINESS ACQUISITIONSPORTFOLIO RATIONALIZATION INITIATIVES
Business Dispositions
On September 12, 2017,December 20, 2019, Bunge announced that it has entered into a definitivean agreement to acquire a 70% ownership interestsell its margarine and mayonnaise assets in IOI Loders Croklaan ("Loders") from IOI Corporation Berhad ("IOI") for approximately $946 million, comprising €297 million and $595 million in cash.Brazil. The transaction expands Bunge's value-added capabilities, reach,includes 3 production plants and scale across core geographiesbrands used for these 2 products. The completion of the sale is subject to establish Bunge as a global leader in B2B oil solutions. Loders' portfolio includes a full range of palmregulatory approval and tropical oil-derived products with strength in confectionery, bakery and infant nutrition applications. Loders serves global food industry customers in more than 100 countries around the world. The transaction is expected to close in the firstsecond half of 2018,2020. In connection with this agreement, the Company has classified the assets and liabilities to be sold as held for sale in its consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The following table presents the major classes of assets and liabilities included in Assets held for sale and Liabilities held for sale, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
(US$ in millions)March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
Inventories$15
$19
Property, plant, and equipment, net33
49
Other intangible assets, net3
4
Assets held for sale$51
$72
   
Other current liabilities$3
$4
Liabilities held for sale$3
$4


4.     LEASES
The Company routinely leases storage facilities, transportation equipment, land, and office facilities that are typically classified as operating leases. The accounting for some of the Company's leases may require significant judgment when determining whether a contract is or contains a lease, the lease term, and the likelihood of renewal or termination options. Leases with an initial term of more than 12 months are recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets (Operating lease assets) and lease liabilities for the obligation to make payments under such leases (Current operating lease obligations and Non-current operating lease obligations). As of the lease commencement date, the lease liability is initially measured as the present value of lease payments not yet paid. The lease asset is initially measured equal to the lease liability and adjusted for lease payments made at or before lease commencement (e.g., prepaid rent), lease incentives, and any initial direct costs. Over time, the lease liability is reduced for lease payments made and the lease asset is reduced through expense, classified as either Cost of goods sold or Selling, general and administrative expense, depending upon the nature of the lease. Lease assets are subject to customary closing conditions, including receiptreview for impairment in a manner consistent with Property, plant and equipment. Leases with an initial term of required regulatory approvals12 months or less (“short-term leases”) are not recorded on the balance sheet, and lease expense for these short-term leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company’s leases range in length of term, with an average remaining lease term of 5.1 years, but with certain land leases continuing for up to 92 years. Additionally, certain leases contain renewal options that can extend the lease term up to an additional 5 years. Renewal options are generally exercisable solely at the Company’s discretion. When a renewal option is reasonably certain to be exercised, such additional terms are considered when calculating the associated operating lease asset and liability. When determining the lease liability at commencement of the lease, the present value of lease payments is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate determined using a portfolio approach and the approvalCompany’s incremental cost of a majority of IOI shareholders.
On February 28, 2017, Bunge acquired two oilseed processing plants and related operationsdebt, adjusted to arrive to the rate in the Netherlandsapplicable country and France pursuantfor the applicable term of the lease, as the rate implicit in the lease is generally not readily determinable. As of March 31, 2020, this weighted average discount rate was 4.5%.
Certain of the Company’s freight supply agreements for ocean freight vessels and rail cars may include rental payments that are variable in nature. Variable payments on time charter agreements for ocean freight vessels under freight supply agreements are dependent on then-current market daily hire rates. Variable payments for certain rail cars can be based on volumes, and in some cases, benchmark interest rates. All such variable payments are not included in the calculation of the associated operating lease asset or liability subsequent to an agreement with Cargill, Inc. Bunge paid a total purchase pricethe inception date of approximately $322 million. the associated lease and are recorded as expense in the period in which the adjustment to the variable payment obligation is incurred. Certain of the Company’s lease agreements related to railcars and barges contain residual value guarantees (see Note 16 - Commitments And Contingencies). None of the Company’s lease agreements contain material restrictive covenants.
The purchase price allocation resulted in $109 million allocatedcomponents of lease expense were as follows:
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions) 2020 2019
Operating lease cost $64
 $80
Short-term lease cost 149
 152
Variable lease cost 4
 3
Sublease income (14) (30)
Total lease cost $203
 $205


Supplemental cash flow information related to property, plant and equipment, $103 million to other net assetsleases was as follows:
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions) 2020 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:    
       Operating lease liability principal payments $65
 $79
Supplemental non-cash information:    
       Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations $29
 $70


andMaturities of lease liabilities and $7 million to finite-lived intangible assets. The transaction also resulted in $103 millionfor operating leases as of goodwill allocated to Bunge’s agribusiness operations.March 31, 2020, are as follows:
(US$ in millions) 
Remaining in 2020 $183
2021 203
2022 152
2023 110
2024 55
Thereafter 99
Total lease payments (1)
 802
Less imputed interest 91
Present value of lease liabilities, as separately presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheet $711

5.(1)TRADE STRUCTURED FINANCE PROGRAMMinimum lease payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease income receipts of $24 million due in future periods under non-cancelable subleases. Non-cancelable subleases primarily relate to agreements with third parties for the use of portions of certain facilities with remaining sublease terms of approximately 5 years, as well as an agreement in which the Company subleases rail cars with remaining sublease terms of approximately three to four
Bunge
years. Additionally, the Company may enter into re-let agreements to sell the right to use ocean freight vessels under time charter agreements when excess capacity is available.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company has additional operating leases for freight supply agreements on ocean freight vessels, that have not yet commenced, of $182 million. These operating leases will commence in 2020 with lease terms of up to eight years.

5.    TRADE STRUCTURED FINANCE PROGRAM
The Company engages in various trade structured finance activities to leverage the value of its global trade flows across its operating regions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the net returns from these activities were $27 million and $45 million, respectively, and were included as a reduction of cost of goods sold in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.flows. These activities include programs under which Bungethe Company generally obtains U.S. dollar-denominated letters of credit (“LCs”) (each, each based on an underlying commodity trade flow)flow, from financial institutions and time deposits denominated in either the local currency of the financial institutions' counterparties or in U.S. dollars, as well as foreign exchange forward contracts, and other programs in which trade related payables are set-off against receivables, all of which are subject to legally enforceable set-off agreements.
The table below summarizes the assets and liabilities included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the associated fair value amounts at September 30, 2017As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016, related to the program.  The fair values approximated the carrying amount of the related financial instruments.
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Current assets:  
  
Carrying value of time deposits $
 $64
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of time deposits $
 $64
     
Non-current assets:    
Carrying value of time deposits $313
 $464
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of time deposits $313
 $464
     
Current liabilities:    
Carrying value of letters of credit obligations $313
 $528
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of letters of credit obligations $313
 $528
As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2019, time deposits and LCs of $6,766$3,847 million and $5,732$3,409 million, respectively, were presented net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as the criteria of ASC 210-20, Offsetting, had been met. Additionally,The net losses and gains related to such activities are included as an adjustment to Cost of September 30, 2017goods sold in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016, receivables and trade payables of $896 million and nil, respectively, were presented net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as the criteria of ASC 210-20, Offsetting, had been met. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2019, time deposits, including those presented on a net basis, carried weighted-average interest rates of 2.84%2.59% and 2.36%3.10%, respectively. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016,2019, total net proceeds from issuances of LCs were $5,889$1,490 million and $5,165$1,117 million, respectively. These cash inflows are offset by the related cash outflows resulting from placement of the time deposits and repayment of the LCs. All cash flows related to the programs are included in operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

6.TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM
Trade Accounts Receivable
Bunge establishes an allowance for lifetime expected credit losses utilizing an aging schedule for each pool of trade accounts receivable. The risk characteristics for each individual receivable were homogenous across the pool of trade accounts receivable and the determination of pools was sufficiently granular to address any differences in risk characteristics. Any receivables that did not share similar risk characteristics were separated into different pools for further analysis. Pools are determined based on risks characteristics such as the type of customer and geography. A default rate is derived using a provision matrix with data based on Bunge's historical receivables information. The default rate is then applied to the pool to determine the allowance for expected credit losses. Given the short term nature of the Company's trade accounts receivable, the default rate is only adjusted if significant changes in the credit profile of the portfolio are identified (e.g., poor crop years, credit issues at the country level, systematic risk), resulting in historic loss rates that are not representative of forecasted losses. Specifically, in establishing appropriate default rates as of March 31, 2020, the Company took into consideration expected impacts on its customers and other debtors in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other factors, which did not result in a material impact on the financial statements.

Bunge records and reports accrued interest receivable within the same line item as the related receivable. The allowance for expected credit losses is estimated on the amortized cost basis of the trade accounts receivable, including accrued interest receivable. Bunge recognizes credit loss expense when establishing an allowance for accrued interest receivable.

Changes to the allowance for lifetime expected credit losses related to trade account receivables are as follows:
Rollforward of the Allowance for Credit Losses (US$ in millions)Short-term
Long-term (1)
Total
Allowance as of January 1, 2020$108
$65
$173
Current period provisions13

13
Write-offs charged against the allowance(1)
(1)
Foreign exchange translation differences(3)(10)(13)
Allowance as of March 31, 2020$117
$55
$172


(1)Long-term portion of the allowance for credit losses included in Other non-current assets as of March 31, 2020.

Trade Receivables Securitization Program
Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries participate in a trade receivables securitization program (the “Program”) with a financial institution, as administrative agent, and certain commercial paper conduit purchasers and committed purchasers that provides for funding of receivables sold into the Program. On February 19, 2019, Bunge exercised a portion of the $300 million accordion feature under the Program to increase the aggregate size of the facility by $100 million from $700 million to an aggregate of $800 million.

(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Receivables sold which were derecognized from Bunge's balance sheet $818
 $801
Deferred purchase price included in other current assets $112
 $105

The table below summarizes the cash flows and discounts of Bunge’s trade receivables associated with the Program. Servicing fees under the Program were not significant in any period.
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions) 2020 2019
Gross receivables sold $2,634
 $2,258
Proceeds received in cash related to transfer of receivables $2,485
 $2,101
Cash collections from customers on receivables previously sold $2,341
 $1,875
Discounts related to gross receivables sold included in SG&A $3
 $4


Non-cash activity for the program in the reporting period is represented by the difference between gross receivables sold and cash collections from customers on receivables previously sold.

7.INVENTORIES
Inventories by segment are presented below. Readily marketable inventories (“RMI”) are agricultural commodity inventories, such as soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, and wheat carried at fair value because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets, and international pricing mechanisms.  The Company engages in trading and distribution, or merchandising activities, and part of RMI can be attributable to such activities and is not held for processing. All other inventories are carried at lower of cost or net realizable value.

(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Agribusiness (1)
 $4,536
 $3,741
Edible Oil Products (2)
 442
 404
Milling Products 187
 167
Sugar and Bioenergy (3)
 583
 406
Fertilizer 100
 55
Total $5,848
 $4,773
(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Agribusiness (1)
 $4,411
 $4,002
Edible Oil Products (2)
 735
 770
Milling Products 209
 194
Sugar and Bioenergy (3)
 7
 6
Fertilizer 89
 66
Total $5,451
 $5,038
(1)Includes RMI of $4,398$4,170 million and $3,593$3,796 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.  Of these amounts, $3,351$3,083 million and $2,523$2,589 million can be attributable to merchandising activities at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
(2)Includes RMI of bulk soybean and canola oil in the aggregate amount of $109$103 million and $123$133 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
(3)Includes sugar RMI of $195$6 million and $139$5 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Of these amounts, $189 million and $139 million can be attributable to merchandising activities at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.

7.8.OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value $1,024
 $1,327
Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1)
 418
 273
Secured advances to suppliers, net (2)
 377
 601
Recoverable taxes, net 459
 467
Margin deposits 277
 251
Marketable securities, at fair value and other short-term investments 544
 94
Deferred purchase price receivable, at fair value (3)
 123
 87
Income taxes receivable 235
 181
Prepaid expenses 147
 148
Other 277
 216
Total $3,881
 $3,645
(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value $1,639
 $927
Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1)
 198
 153
Secured advances to suppliers, net (2)
 299
 346
Recoverable taxes, net 339
 476
Margin deposits 486
 285
Marketable securities, at fair value, and other short-term investments 284
 393
Deferred purchase price receivable(3)
 112
 105
Income taxes receivable 24
 37
Prepaid expenses 221
 221
Other 187
 170
Total $3,789
 $3,113
(1)Prepaid commodity purchase contracts represent advance payments against contracts for future delivery of specified quantities of agricultural commodities.
(2)BungeThe Company provides cash advances to suppliers, primarily Brazilian farmers of soybeans, and sugarcane, to finance a portion of the suppliers’ production costs.  BungeThe Company does not bear any of the costs or operational 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 isfarmers' crops are harvested and sold.  The secured advances to farmers are reported net of allowances of $1 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and $1 million at December 31, 2016. There were no significant changes in the allowance at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.2019.
Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $7$12 million and $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively, and $34 million and $25 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,2019, respectively, is included in net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
(3)
Deferred purchase price receivable represents additional credit support for the investment conduits in Bunge’s accountsthe Company’s trade receivables salessecuritization program (see Note 13)6 - Trade Accounts Receivable and Trade Receivable Securitization Program).

Marketable Securities and Other Short-Term Investments - BungeThe Company invests in foreign government securities, corporate debt securities, deposits, equity securities, and other securities. The following is a summary of amounts recorded onin the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets foras marketable securities and other short-term investments.
(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Foreign government securities $145
 $212
Corporate debt securities 124
 161
Equity securities 9
 14
Other 6
 6
Total $284
 $393
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Foreign government securities $521
 $28
Corporate debt securities 21
 57
Certificate of deposits/time deposits 
 7
Other 2
 2
Total marketable securities and other short-term investments $544
 $94

As of September 30, 2017, totalMarch 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $278 million and $387 million, respectively, of marketable securities and other short-term investments includes $1 million of assets classified as available for sale, $541 million as tradingare recorded at fair value. All other investments are recorded at cost, and $2 million as other short-term investments. As of December 31, 2016, total marketable securities and other short-term investments includes $22 million of assets classified as available for sale, $63 million as trading and $9 million as other short-term investments.  Held-to-maturity foreign government and corporate debt securities and certificate of deposits/time deposits are expected to be converted to cash within a twelve month period and are therefore classified as current. Duedue to the short termshort-term nature of these investments, their carrying value approximatesvalues approximate fair value.values. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, unrealized losses of $16 million have been recorded for investments still held at March 31, 2020.

8.OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
9.OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Other non-current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Recoverable taxes, net (1)
 $142
 $139
Judicial deposits (1)
 143
 129
Other long-term receivables 13
 23
Income taxes receivable (1)
 294
 261
Long-term investments 63
 54
Affiliate loans receivable 26
 25
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net (1)
 148
 133
Other 186
 163
Total $1,015
 $927
(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Recoverable taxes, net (1)
 $68
 $48
Judicial deposits (1)
 85
 106
Other long-term receivables 4
 6
Income taxes receivable 
 187
 208
Long-term investments 88
 83
Affiliate loans receivable 18
 29
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net (1)
 87
 69
Other 185
 129
Total $722
 $678
(1)These non-current assets arise primarily from Bunge’sthe Company’s Brazilian operations and their realization could take several years.
Recoverable taxes, net - Recoverable taxes are reported net of allowances of $29$31 million and $32$41 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
Judicial deposits - Judicial deposits are funds that Bungethe Company 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, which is the benchmark rate of the Brazilian central bank.
Income taxes receivable - Income taxes receivable includesinclude overpayments of current income taxes plus accrued interest. These income tax prepayments are expected to be primarily utilized for settlement of future income tax obligations. Income taxes receivable in Brazil bear interest at the SELIC rate.
Affiliate loans receivable - Affiliate loans receivable are primarily interest bearinginterest-bearing receivables from unconsolidated affiliates with a remaining maturity of greater than one year.
Long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net of reserves - Bunge The Company 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. Certain such long-term receivables from farmers are originally recorded in other current assets as prepaid commodity contracts or secured advances to suppliers (see Note 8 - Other Current Assets) and reclassified to other non-current assets when collection issues with farmers arise and amounts become past due with resolution of such matters expected to take more than one year.

The average recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 20162019 was $263$168 million and $235$186 million, respectively.  The table below summarizes Bunge’sthe Company’s recorded investment in long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil and the related allowance amounts.
  March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) 
Recorded
Investment
 Allowance 
Recorded
Investment
 Allowance
For which an allowance has been provided:  
  
  
  
Legal collection process (1)
 $71
 $60
 $95
 $85
Renegotiated amounts 8
 8
 11
 11
For which no allowance has been provided:  
  
  
  
Legal collection process (1)
 37
 
 50
 
Renegotiated amounts (2)
 4
 
 5
 
Other long-term receivables 35
 
 4
 
Total $155
 $68
 $165
 $96
  September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
(US$ in millions) 
Recorded
Investment
 Allowance 
Recorded
Investment
 Allowance
For which an allowance has been provided:  
  
  
  
Legal collection process (1)
 $102
 $87
 $84
 $78
Renegotiated amounts (2)
 27
 24
 36
 31
For which no allowance has been provided:  
  
  
  
Legal collection process (1)
 77
 
 60
 
Renegotiated amounts (2)
 21
 
 16
 
Other long-term receivables 32
 
 46
 
Total $259
 $111
 $242
 $109

(1)All amounts in legal process are considered past due upon initiation of legal action.
(2)All renegotiated amounts are current on repayment terms.
The table below summarizes the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil.
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions) 2020 2019
Beginning balance $96
 $106
Bad debt provisions 2
 1
Recoveries (8) (1)
Foreign exchange translation (22) (1)
Ending balance $68
 $105
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016 2017 2016
Beginning balance $109
 $111
 $109
 $100
Bad debt provisions 
 
 10
 1
Recoveries (3) (2) (11) (11)
Transfers 
 1
 
 1
Foreign exchange translation 5
 (1) 3
 18
Ending balance $111
 $109
 $111
 $109


9.10.INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense is provided on an interim basis based on management’s estimate of the annual effective income tax rate and includes the tax effects of certain discrete items, such as changes in tax laws or tax rates or other unusual or non-recurring tax adjustments in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, results from jurisdictions withprojecting a projected loss for the year or a year-to-date loss where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded fromtreated discretely in the estimated annual effective tax rate.interim period in which they occur. The effective tax rate is highly dependent on the geographic distribution of Bunge’sthe Company’s worldwide earnings or losses and tax regulations in each jurisdiction. Management regularly monitors the assumptions used in estimating its annual effective tax rate and adjusts estimates accordingly, including the realizability of deferred tax assets. Volatility in earnings results inwithin a taxing jurisdiction could result in a determination that additional valuation allowance adjustments may be warranted. While management does not currently believe any future valuation allowance adjustments will be significant,
Income tax benefit related to continuing operations for the actual results may be different and the impact of such amounts will be recorded in the period in which management's assessment changes.
For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 was $55 million, and 2016, income tax expense related to continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $2 million and $118 million, respectively, resulting in effective$38 million. The tax rates of 1% and 19%. The year-to-date effective tax rate of 1% in 2017 wasbenefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is primarily due to certain discrete items, including an income tax benefit of $32 million for a favorable resolution of income tax matters in Asia and an income tax benefit of $17 million related to a tax election in South America.overall pretax loss.  The 2016 year-to-date effective tax rate of 19% was driven primarily by discrete items, including an income tax benefit of $60 million recorded for a change in estimate resulting from a tax election for North America and an income tax benefit of $11 million recorded for income tax refund claims in Europe, partially offset by an income tax charge of $(32) million recorded for an uncertain tax position related to Asia. Excluding the effect of these discrete items noted above, Bunge's effective tax rate for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was 22% and 26%, respectively.March 31, 2020 is materially consistent with the U.S. statutory rate of 21%. The reduction in the effective tax rate

from 2016 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to 2017, taking into account an exclusion of the discrete tax items noted above, is primarily attributable to favorableunfavorable earnings mix and increased tax exempt income.
Bunge believes that it is reasonably possible that approximately $25 million of its unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized within the next twelve months as a result of the lapse of statute of limitations, or settlementassociated with the tax authorities.pretax losses in certain jurisdictions.
As a global enterprise, Bungethe Company files income tax returns that are subject to periodic examination and challenge by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. In many jurisdictions, income tax examinations, including settlement negotiations or litigation, may take several years to finalize. The Company is currently under examination or litigation in various locations throughout the world. While it is difficult to predict the final outcome or timing of resolution of any particular matter, management

believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized.

10.11.OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, at fair value $1,961
 $766
Accrued liabilities 400
 602
Advances on sales 325
 411
Other 503
 476
Total $3,189
 $2,255
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts, at fair value $1,054
 $1,203
Accrued liabilities 663
 548
Advances on sales 196
 395
Other 284
 330
Total $2,197
 $2,476


11.12.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Bunge’sBunge'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, tradeTrade 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 135 - Trade Structured Finance Program for deferred purchase price receivable (“DPP”) related to sales of trade receivables, structured finance program, Note 89 - Other Non-Current Assets for long-term receivables from farmers in Brazil, net and other long-term investments, and Note 1214 - Debt for long-term debt. Bunge’sBunge's financial instruments also include derivative instruments and marketable securities, which are stated at fair value.
The majorityfair value standard describes three levels within its hierarchy that may be used to measure fair value.
LevelDescriptionFinancial Instrument (Assets / Liabilities)
Level 1Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Exchange traded derivative contracts.

Marketable securities in active markets.
Level 2Observable inputs, including adjusted Level 1 quotes, 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.
Exchange traded derivative contracts (less liquid market).

Readily marketable inventories.

Over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’) commodity purchase and sale contracts.

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.

Marketable securities in less active markets.
Level 3Unobservable 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.
Assets and liabilities whose value is determined using proprietary pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques.
 
Assets and liabilities for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

In many cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels 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 thefair value hierarchy. The lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurement.measurement determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. The lowest levelCompany’s assessment of the significance of a particular input is considered Level 3.to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels.
For a further definition of fair value and the associated fair value levels, refer to Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements, included in the Company's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table sets forth, by level, Bunge’sthe Company’s assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
 Fair Value Measurements at Reporting DateFair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Readily marketable inventories (Note 6) $
 $4,133
 $569
 $4,702
 $
 $3,618
 $237
 $3,855
Readily marketable inventories (Note 7)$
 $3,660
 $619
 $4,279
 $
 $3,703
 $231
 $3,934
Trade accounts receivable (1)
 
 6
 
 6
 
 6
 
 6


19



19
 






Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts(2):
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest rate 
 
 
 
 
 1
 
 1
Foreign exchange 
 25
 
 25
 
 29
 
 29
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts (2):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Unrealized gain on derivative contracts (2):
  1  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest rate 
 
 
 
 
 1
 
 1

 103
 
 103
 
 45
 
 45
Foreign exchange 
 416
 
 416
 
 312
 
 312

 494
 
 494
 
 331
 
 331
Commodities 107
 406
 19
 532
 421
 431
 96
 948
36
 1,019
 18
 1,073
 34
 481
 9
 524
Freight 25
 
 6
 31
 16
 
 
 16
21
 
 1
 22
 10
 
 
 10
Energy 20
 
 
 20
 23
 1
 
 24
47
 
 
 47
 56
 
 
 56
Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 13 ) 
 123
 
 123
 
 87
 
 87
Other (3)
 14
 684
 
 698
 18
 108
 
 126
51
 244
 
 295
 47
 370
 
 417
Total assets $166
 $5,793
 $594
 $6,553
 $478
 $4,594
 $333
 $5,405
$155
 $5,539
 $638
 $6,332
 $147
 $4,930
 $240
 $5,317
Liabilities:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Trade accounts payable (1)
 $
 $676
 $249
 $925
 $
 $478
 $44
 $522
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts (4):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest rate 
 20
 
 20
 
 18
 
 18
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts (4):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Trade accounts payable (4)
$
 $384
 $261
 $645
 $
 $347
 $31
 $378
Unrealized loss on derivative contracts (5):
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest rate 
 1
 
 1
 
 
 
 

 17
 
 17
 
 4
 
 4
Foreign exchange 
 419
 
 419
 
 233
 
 233

 1,162
 
 1,162
 
 257
 
 257
Commodities 141
 432
 20
 593
 356
 444
 144
 944
57
 590
 33
 680
 49
 388
 31
 468
Freight 19
 
 5
 24
 14
 
 1
 15
21
 
 2
 23
 10
 
 
 10
Energy 14
 
 3
 17
 9
 
 2
 11
89
 1
 
 90
 26
 
 2
 28
Equity






 






Total liabilities $174
 $1,548
 $277
 $1,999
 $379
 $1,173
 $191
 $1,743
$167
 $2,154
 $296
 $2,617
 $85
 $996
 $64
 $1,145

(1)Trade accounts receivable and payable are generally stated at historical amounts, net of write-offs and allowances, with the exception of $6 million and $925 million, respectively, at September 30, 2017 and $6 million and $522 million, respectively, at December 31, 2016, related to certain delivered inventory for which the receivable and payable fluctuate based on changes in commodity prices. These receivables and payables are hybrid financial instruments for which Bunge has elected the fair value option.
(2)Unrealized gains on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current assets. There are nilwere $100 million and $5$39 million included in other non-current assets at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
(3)Other includes the fair values of marketable securities and investments in other current assets and other non-current assets.

(4)These payables are hybrid financial instruments for which the Company has elected the fair value option.
(5)Unrealized losses on designated and undesignated derivative contracts are generally included in other current liabilities. There are $20$12 million and $18$1 million included in other non-current liabilities at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
Readily marketable inventories—RMI 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 the Company'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 the Company used different methods or factors to determine fair values, amounts reported as unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and RMI at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and 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 RMI at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income could differ.
Derivatives ExchangeThe majority of exchange traded futures and options contracts and exchange cleared contracts are valued based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1. Bunge’sThe majority of the Company’s exchange-traded agricultural commodity futures are cash-settled on a daily basis and, therefore, are not included in these tables. The Company'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. BungeThe Company 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.
OTC derivative contracts include swaps, options and structured transactions that are valued atgenerally fair value generally determinedvalued 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
Level 3 Measurements
The following relates to Level 3 measurements. An instrument is categorized in Level 3.
Exchange traded or cleared derivative contracts are classified in Level 1. Transfers of assets and liabilities into and/or out of Level 1 occur infrequently.  Transfers into Level 1 would generally only be expected to occur when an exchange cleared derivative contract historically valued using a valuation model as the result of a lack of observable inputs becomes sufficiently observable, resulting in the valuation price being essentially the exchange traded price.  There were no significant transfersmay transfer into or out of Level 1 during the periods presented.3 due to inputs becoming either observable or unobservable.
Readily marketable inventories — RMI 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 RMI 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 RMI at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income could differ.
Level 3 Measurements — 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. Bunge’s policy regarding the timing of transfers between levels is to record the transfers at the beginning of the reporting 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, interest rates, volumes and locations.  In addition, with the exception of the exchange cleared instruments, Bunge is exposed to loss in the event of the non-performance by counterparties on OTC 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. Bunge did not have significant adjustments related to non-performance by derivative counterparties at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Level 3 Readily marketable inventories and other—The significant unobservable inputs resulting in Level 3 classification for RMI, physically settled forward purchase and sale contracts, and trade accounts receivable and payable, net, relate to certain management estimations regarding costs of transportation and other local market or location-related adjustments, primarily freight related adjustments in the interior of Brazil and the lack of market corroborated information in Canada. In both situations, Bungethe Company uses proprietary information such as purchase and sale contracts and contracted prices for

to value freight, premiums and discounts to valuein its contracts. Movements in the price of these unobservable inputs alone would not have a material effect on Bunge’sthe Company's financial statements as these contracts do not typically exceed one future crop cycle.
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, interest rates, volumes and locations.
The tables below present reconciliations for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.  These instruments were valued using pricing models that management believes reflect the assumptions that would be used by a marketplace participant.
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(US$ in millions) 
Derivatives,
Net
 
Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 
Trade
Accounts
Receivable/
Payable, Net
 Total Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 Derivatives,
Net
 Trade
Accounts
Payable
 Total
Balance, July 1, 2017 $
 $623
 $(453) $170
Total gains and (losses), realized/unrealized included in cost of goods sold (4) 23
 (2) 17
Balance, January 1, 2020 $231
 $(24) $(31) $176
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold (1)
 164
 14
 4
 182
Purchases 3
 233
 (5) 231
 678
 1
 (236) 443
Sales 
 (443) 
 (443) (627) 
 
 (627)
Issuances (3) 
 
 (3) 
 (2) 
 (2)
Settlements (1) 
 214
 213
 
 (18) 61
 43
Transfers into Level 3 (1) 162
 (4) 157
 271
 3
 (59) 215
Transfers out of Level 3 3
 (29) 1
 (25) (98) 10
 
 (88)
Balance, September 30, 2017 $(3) $569
 $(249) $317
Balance, March 31, 2020 $619
 $(16) $(261) $342
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(US$ in millions) 
Derivatives,
Net
 
Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 
Trade
Accounts
Receivable/
Payable, Net
 Total
Balance, July 1, 2016 $127
 $917
 $(188) $856
Total gains and (losses), realized/unrealized included in cost of goods sold (120) 12
 7
 (101)
Purchases 
 171
 (8) 163
Sales 
 (517) 
 (517)
Issuances 
 
 
 
Settlements (37) 
 95
 58
Transfers into Level 3 (5) 208
 
 203
Transfers out of Level 3 (1) (499) 51
 (449)
Balance, September 30, 2016 $(36) $292
 $(43) $213
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(US$ in millions) 
Derivatives,
Net
 
Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 
Trade Accounts
Receivable/
Payable, Net
 Total
Balance, January 1, 2017 $(51) $237
 $(44) $142
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold (36) 95
 9
 68
Purchases 8
 1,376
 (460) 924
Sales 
 (1,472) 
 (1,472)
Issuances (8) 
 
 (8)
Settlements 70
 
 305
 375
Transfers into Level 3 (8) 503
 (59) 436
Transfers out of Level 3 22
 (170) 
 (148)
Balance, September 30, 2017 $(3) $569
 $(249) $317

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(US$ in millions) 
Derivatives,
Net
 
Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 
Trade Accounts
Receivable/
Payable, Net
 Total
Balance, January 1, 2016 $167
 $245
 $(44) $368
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold (87) 143
 15
 71
Purchases 
 904
 (220) 684
Sales 
 (1,022) 
 (1,022)
Issuances (1) 
 
 (1)
Settlements (110) 
 195
 85
Transfers into Level 3 (7) 569
 (59) 503
Transfers out of Level 3 2
 (547) 70
 (475)
Balance, September 30, 2016 $(36) $292
 $(43) $213
The tables below summarize changes(1) Readily marketable inventories, derivatives, net and trade accounts payable, include gains/(losses) of $73 million, $13 million and $5 million, respectively, that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or gains/(losses) recorded in earnings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 forrelating to Level 3 assets and liabilities that werestill held at September 30, 2017 and 2016.
March 31, 2020.
  Three Months Ended
(US$ in millions) 
Derivatives,
Net
 
Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 
Trade Accounts
Receivable and
Payable, Net
 Total
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2017  
  
  
  
Cost of goods sold $(2) $11
 $(3) $6
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2016  
  
  
  
Cost of goods sold $(127) $(12) $2
 $(137)

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 Derivatives,
Net
 
Trade
Accounts Payable
 Total
Balance, January 1, 2019 $246
 $(6) $(47) $193
Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized) included in cost of goods sold (1)
 37
 2
 5
 44
Purchases 699
 
 (361) 338
Sales (570) 
 
 (570)
Settlements 
 1
 (21) (20)
Transfers into Level 3 276
 1
 27
 304
Transfers out of Level 3 (55) 
 
 (55)
Balance, March 31, 2019 $633
 $(2) $(397) $234

(1)Readily marketable inventories, derivatives, net and trade accounts payable, includes gains/(losses) of $37 million, $6 million and $5 million, respectively, that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains/(losses) relating to Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at March 31, 2019.
  Nine Months Ended
(US$ in millions) 
Derivatives,
Net
 
Readily
Marketable
Inventories
 
Trade Accounts
Receivable and
Payable, Net
 Total
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2017  
  
  
  
Cost of goods sold $(6) $(19) $3
 $(22)
Changes in unrealized gains and (losses) relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2016  
  
  
  
Cost of goods sold $9
 $(26) $1
 $(16)

13.DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Derivative Instruments
Interest rate derivatives — Bunge may use variousThe Company uses derivative instruments to manage several market risks, such as interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity risk. Some of those hedges the Company enters into qualify for hedge accounting in the financial statements (Hedge Accounting Derivatives) and some, while intended as economic hedges, do not qualify or are not designated for hedge accounting (Economic Hedge Derivatives). As these derivatives forimpact the purpose of managingfinancial statements in different ways, they are discussed separately below.
Hedge Accounting Derivatives - The Company uses derivatives in qualifying hedge accounting relationships to manage certain of its interest rate, exposures.foreign currency, and commodity risks. In executing these hedge strategies, the Company primarily relies on the shortcut and critical terms match methods in designing its hedge accounting strategy, which results in little to no net earnings impact for these hedge relationships. The Company monitors these relationships on a quarterly basis and performs a quantitative analysis to validate the assertion that the hedges are highly effective if there are changes to the hedged item or hedging derivative.
Fair value hedges - These derivatives are used to hedge the effect of interest rate and currency exchange rate changes on certain long-term debt. Under fair value hedge accounting, the derivative is measured at fair value and the carrying value of hedged debt is adjusted for the change in value related to the exposure being hedged, with both adjustments offset to earnings. In other words, the earnings effect of an increase in the fair value of the derivative will be substantially offset by the earnings effect of the increase in the carrying value of the hedged debt. The net impact of fair value hedge accounting for interest rate swaps used by Bunge as hedging instruments have been recorded at fair valueis recognized in Interest expense. For cross currency swaps the changes in currency risk on the derivative are recognized in Foreign exchange gains (losses), and the changes in interest rate risk are recognized in Interest expense. Changes in basis risk are held in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until realized through the coupon.
Cash flow hedges of currency risk - The Company manages currency risk on certain forecasted purchases, sales, and selling, general and administrative expenses with currency forwards. The change in the condensed consolidatedvalue of the forward is held in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the transaction affects earnings, at which time the change in value of the currency forward is reclassified to Net sales, Cost of goods sold or Selling, general and administrative expenses. These hedges mature at various times through December 2020. Of the amount currently in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), $9 million of deferred losses is expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months.
Net investment hedges - The Company hedges the currency risk of certain of its foreign subsidiaries with currency forwards and intercompany loans for which the currency risk is remeasured through Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). For currency forwards, the forward method is used. The change in the value of the forward is classified in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the transaction affects earnings.
The table below provides information about the balance sheets withsheet values of hedged items and the notional amount of derivatives used in hedging strategies. The notional amount of the derivative is the number of units of the underlying (for example, the notional principal amount of the debt in an interest rate swap). The notional amount is used to compute interest or

other payment streams to be made under the contract and is a measure of the Company’s level of activity. The Company discloses derivative notional amounts on a gross basis.
(US$ in millions)March 31, 2020December 31, 2019Unit of
Measure
Hedging instrument type:   
Fair value hedges of interest rate risk   
 Carrying value of hedged debt$2,322
$2,279
$ Notional
 Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting$102
$37
$ Notional
 Interest rate swap - notional amount$2,226
$2,249
$ Notional
     
Fair value hedges of currency risk   
 Carrying value of hedged debt$283
$281
$ Notional
 Cross currency swap - notional amount$283
$281
$ Notional
     
Cash flow hedges of currency risk   
 Foreign currency forward - notional amount$
$99
$ Notional
 Foreign currency option - notional amount$75
$75
$ Notional
     
Net investment hedges   
 Foreign currency forward - notional amount$938
$928
$ Notional
 Carrying value of non-derivative hedging instrument$873
$895
$ Notional

Economic Hedge Derivatives -In addition to using derivatives in qualifying hedge relationships, the Company enters into derivatives to economically hedge its exposure to a variety of market risks it incurs in the normal course of operations.
Interest rate derivatives are used to hedge exposures to the Company's financial instrument portfolios and debt issuances. The impact of changes in fair value recordedof these instruments is primarily presented in earnings. Additionally,Interest expense.
Currency derivatives are used to hedge the carrying amountbalance sheet and commercial exposures that arise from the Company's global operations. The impact of the associated hedged debt is adjusted through earnings for changes in the fair value arising from changes in benchmark interest rates. No ineffectiveness is recognized on the hedging relationships, as they have been determined to be perfectly effective.

As of September 30, 2017, Bunge had several fixed-to-variable interest rate swap agreements that were designated as fair value hedges. Below is a summary of Bunge’s current interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedging instruments as of September 30, 2017.
Notional
Amount of
Hedged Obligation

Notional
Amount of
Derivative

Maturity Date
Payment
Weighted Average
Rate Payable

Fixed Rate
Receivable
$500
 $500
 November 24, 2020 3 month LIBOR plus 1.91% 3.50%
800
 800
 June 16, 2023 6 month EURIBOR plus 1.64% 1.85%
$550
 $550
 August 15, 2026 3 month LIBOR plus 1.12% 3.25%
Bunge may also enter into various interest rate derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting and, therefore, Bunge has not designated these as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. These interest rate derivatives have been recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recordedof these instruments is presented in earnings. Below is a summaryCost of Bunge's outstanding interest rate derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting.
September 30, 2017
Exchange Traded
Net (Short)Non-exchange TradedUnit of
(US$ in millions)& Long(Short)LongMeasure
Interest Rate
Swaps
(1,574)
Notional
Forward Rate Agreements
(800)
Notional
goods sold when hedging commercial exposures and Foreign exchange derivatives andgains (losses) when hedging activities - Bunge may use a combination of various foreign exchangemonetary exposures.
Agricultural commodity derivatives 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 investments in certain of its foreign subsidiaries.
Foreign exchange risk is also managed through the use of foreign currency debt. Bunge has 800 million euro senior unsecured euro-denominated notes of which 697 million euro is designated and is effective as a net investment hedge of euro-denominated assets. Accordingly, foreign currency transaction gains or losses due to spot rate fluctuations on the euro-denominated debt instruments are included in foreign currency translation adjustment within other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI").
Bunge assesses, both at the inception of the hedge relationship and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the hedged items. No ineffectiveness is recognized on the hedging relationships that have been determined to be perfectly effective.
The table below summarizes the notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions.
  September 30, 2017
  Exchange Traded      
  Net (Short) Non-exchange Traded Unit of
(US$ in millions) & Long (Short) Long Measure
Foreign Exchange  
  
  
  
Options $
 $(368) $430
 Delta
Forwards 
 (10,824) 10,548
 Notional
Futures (10) 

 

 Notional
Swaps 
 (552) 593
 Notional
Commodity derivatives - Bunge uses various commodity derivative instrumentsprimarily 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 inventoriesCompany's inventory and forward purchase and sale contracts, but may also enter into OTC commodity transactions, including swaps, which are settled in cash at maturity or termination based on exchange-quoted futures prices. 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 its commodity contracts as accounting hedges. The forward contracts require performance of both Bunge and the contract counterparty in future periods.sales contracts. 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. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
The table below summarizes the volumes of open agricultural commodity derivative contracts.
  September 30, 2017
  Exchange Traded      
  Net (Short) Non-exchange Traded Unit of
  & Long (Short) Long Measure
Agricultural Commodities  
  
  
  
Futures 2,244,228
 
 
 Metric Tons
Options 63,027
 
 
 Metric Tons
Forwards 
 (31,604,107) 22,381,787
 Metric Tons
Swaps 
 (6,483,877) 300,458
 Metric Tons
Ocean freight derivatives — Bunge may useCompany uses derivative instruments referred to as forward freight forward agreements ("FFA") and FFA options to hedge portions of its current and anticipated ocean freight costs. ChangesThe impact of changes in the fair valuesvalue of ocean freight derivatives that are not designated as hedges are recordedthese instruments is presented in earnings. There were no designated accounting hedges at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.Cost of goods sold.
The table below summarizes the open ocean freight positions.
September 30, 2017
Exchange Cleared
Net (Short)Non-exchange ClearedUnit of
& Long(Short)LongMeasure
Ocean Freight


FFA(2,098)

Hire Days
FFA Options315


Hire Days
Energy derivatives — Bunge may use variousCompany uses energy derivative instruments to manage its exposure to volatility in energy costs. Energy costs incurred in Bunge's operations include electricity,Hedges may be entered into for natural gas, electricity, coal and fuel oil, including bunker fuel. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
The Company may also enter into other derivatives, including credit default swaps and equity derivatives to manage exposure to credit risk and broader macroeconomic risks, respectively. The impact of changes in fair value of these instruments is presented in Cost of goods sold.
The table below summarizes the openvolume of economic derivatives as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. For those contracts traded bilaterally through the OTC markets (e.g., forwards, forward rate agreements ("FRA") and swaps), the gross position is provided. For exchange traded (e.g., futures, FFAs and options) and cleared positions (e.g., energy positions.swaps), the net position is provided.

September 30, 2017
Exchange Traded / Cleared
Net (Short)Non-exchange TradedUnit of
& Long(Short)Long
Measure (1)
Natural Gas


Futures4,553,161


MMBtus
Swaps

635,687
MMBtus
Energy—Other


Futures351,786


Metric Tons
Forwards

6,048,869
Metric Tons
Swaps227,600


Metric Tons
 March 31,December 31, 
 20202019Unit of
Measure
 Long(Short)Long(Short)
Interest rate 
  
 
 
   Swaps$3,286
$(164)$4,062
$(39)$ Notional
   FRAs$169
$(169)$213
$(418)$ Notional
Currency     
   Forwards$10,187
$(14,926)$7,164
$(9,983)$ Notional
   Swaps$299
$(317)$191
$(170)$ Notional
   Futures$1
$
$
$(16)$ Notional
   Options$124
$(165)$132
$(157)Delta
Agricultural commodities     
   Forwards35,030,369
(32,400,559)27,914,141
(25,321,595)Metric Tons
   Swaps193,287
(543,493)
(1,114,704)Metric Tons
   Futures
(9,857,392)
(1,960,051)Metric Tons
   Options110,536


(115,232)Metric Tons
Ocean freight     
   FFA5,033


(133)Hire Days
   FFA options397

42

Hire Days
Natural gas     
   Swaps811,374

215,640

MMBtus
   Futures9,740,000

2,802,500

MMBtus
Energy - other     
   Forwards5,534,290

5,534,290

Metric Tons
   Swaps370,979

239,836

Metric Tons
Other     
Swaps and futures$10
$
$50
$(14)$ Notional
(1)Million British Thermal Units ("MMBtus") are standard units of measurement used to denote an amount of natural gas.



The Effect of FinancialDerivative Instruments and Hedge Accounting on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
The tabletables below summarizessummarize the net effect of derivative instruments that are designated as fair value hedges and the related hedged items, and also derivative instruments that are undesignatedhedge accounting on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.
    
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivative Instruments
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
(US$ in millions) Location 2017 2016
Designated Derivative Contracts:    
  
Interest Rate Interest expense $11
 $3
Total   $11
 $3
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:    
  
Interest Rate Interest income (expense) $
 $(4)
Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange gains (losses) 82
 262
Foreign Exchange Cost of goods sold 62
 646
Commodities Cost of goods sold 514
 (531)
Freight Cost of goods sold 4
 (1)
Energy Cost of goods sold (6) 12
Total   $656
 $384
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, 2017.
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
  Notional 
Gain or
(Loss)
Recognized in
Accumulated
 
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income (1)
 
Gain or (Loss) Recognized
in Income on Derivatives
(US$ in millions) Amount 
OCI (1)
 Location Amount Location 
Amount (2)
Cash Flow Hedge:  
  
    
    
Foreign exchange (3)
 $339
 $15
 Foreign exchange gains (losses) $27
 Foreign exchange gains (losses) $
Total $339
 $15
   $27
   $
             
Net Investment Hedge:  
  
    
    
Foreign currency denominated debt (4)
 $786
 $(101) Foreign currency denominated debt $
 Foreign currency denominated debt $
Foreign exchange (3)
 516
 (21) Foreign exchange gains (losses) 
 Foreign exchange gains (losses) 
Total $1,302
 $(122)   $
   $
  Gain (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivative Instruments
  Three Months Ended March 31,
(US$ in millions) 20202019
Income statement classificationType of derivative  
Net sales   
Hedge accountingForeign currency$
$1
    
Cost of goods sold   
   Economic hedgesForeign currency(917)75
 Commodities721
138
 
Other (1)
(81)28
     Total Cost of goods sold $(277)$241
    
Interest expense   
   Hedge accountingInterest rate$
$(3)
   Economic hedgesInterest rate
(3)
     Total Interest expense $
$(6)
    
Foreign exchange gains (losses)   
   Hedge accountingForeign currency$7
$(1)
   Economic hedgesForeign currency(184)38
     Total Foreign exchange gains (losses) $(177)$37
    
Other comprehensive income (loss)   
Gains and losses on derivatives used as fair value hedges of foreign currency risk included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period$3
$(2)
Gains and losses on derivatives used as cash flow hedges of foreign currency risk included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period$(14)$
Gains and losses on derivatives used as net investment hedges included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period$46
$(38)
Foreign currency gains and losses on intercompany loans used as net investment hedges included in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period$22
$17
   
Amounts released from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the period  
   Cash flow hedge of foreign currency risk$(6)$1
(1)
The gain (loss) recognized in OCI relates toOther includes the effective portion of the hedging relationship.  At September 30, 2017, Bunge expects to reclassify into income in the next 12 months the full $15 million of after-tax gain (loss) related to its foreign exchange cash flow hedgesresults from freight, energy and nil for net investment hedges.
(2)There was no gain or loss recognized in income relating to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships or relating to amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
(3)The foreign exchange contracts mature at various dates through June 2018.
(4)
The euro-denominated loans mature in 2023.
other derivatives.

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, 2016.
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
  Notional Gain or
(Loss)
Recognized in
Accumulated
 
Gain or (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income (1)
 
Gain or (Loss) Recognized
in Income on Derivatives
(US$ in millions) Amount 
OCI (1)
 Location Amount Location 
Amount (2)
Cash Flow Hedge:  
  
    
    
Foreign exchange (3)
 $166
 $43
 Foreign exchange gains (losses) $13
 Foreign exchange gains (losses) $
Total $166
 $43
   $13
   $
             
Net Investment Hedge:  
  
    
    
Foreign currency denominated debt (4)
 $663
 $1
 Foreign currency denominated debt $
 Foreign currency denominated debt $
Foreign exchange (3)
 653
 (384) Foreign exchange gains (losses) 
 Foreign exchange gains (losses) 
Total $1,316
 $(383)   $
   $

(1)The gain or (loss) recognized in OCI relates to the effective portion of the hedging relationship.  At September 30, 2016, Bunge expected to reclassify into income in the next 12 months approximately $31 million of after-tax gains (losses) related to its foreign exchange cash flow hedges and nil for net investment hedges.
(2)There was no gain or loss recognized in income relating to the ineffective portion of the hedging relationships or relating to amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
(3)The foreign exchange contracts mature at various dates through 2018.
(4)
The euro-denominated loans mature in 2023.
12.14.DEBT
Bunge’s commercial paper program is supported by an identical amount of committed back-up bank credit lines (the “Liquidity Facility”) provided by banks that are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services and P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service. The cost of borrowing under the Liquidity Facility would typically be higher than the cost of issuing under Bunge’s commercial paper program. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, there were no0 borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program and no0 borrowings under the Liquidity Facility.
In connection with Bunge entering into a definitive agreement to acquire a 70% ownership interest in IOI Loders Croklaan from IOI Corporation Berhad (the “Loders Acquisition”), on September 12, 2017, Bunge entered into an unsecured $900 million term loan agreement. Following the completion of the offering of senior notes described below, on and effective as of September 25, 2017, Bunge terminated the loan agreement.  No funds had been drawn under the loan agreement as of the date of termination.
September 25, 2017, Bunge completed the sale and issuance of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% unsecured senior notes due September 25, 2022, and $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% unsecured senior notes due September 25, 2027. The senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Bunge Limited. The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually in arrears in March and September of each year, commencing on March 25, 2018. The net proceeds of the offering were approximately $989 million after deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses.  Bunge intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the purchase price for the Loders Acquisition. Pending the closing of the Loders Acquisition, the net proceeds from the offering were used to repay outstanding indebtedness of Bunge.
On September 6, 2017, Bunge entered into an amendment agreement to its unsecured $865 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2014 (the “Credit Agreement”). The amendment agreement extends the maturity date of the Credit Agreement to September 6, 2022. The amendment agreement also lowers the range of margin

applicableIn addition to Bunge’s borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will varycommitted facilities, from 1.00%time to 1.75% per annum,time, Bunge Limited and/or its financing subsidiaries enter into uncommitted bilateral short-term credit lines as necessary based on its financing requirements. At March 31, 2020, there were 0 borrowings outstanding under these bilateral short-term credit lines. Loans under such credit lines are non-callable by the respective lenders. In addition, Bunge's operating companies had $736 million in short-term borrowings outstanding under local bank lines of credit ratings of Bunge's senior long-term unsecured debt. Amounts under the Credit Agreement that remain undrawn are subjectat March 31, 2020 to a commitment fee payable quarterly based on the average undrawn portion of the Credit Agreement at rates ranging from 0.125% to 0.275%, based on the credit ratings of Bunge’s senior long-term unsecured debt.support working capital requirements.
At March 31, 2020, Bunge had $75 million of borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2017 under the Credit Agreement.
At September 30, 2017, Bunge had $4,740$4,315 million of unused and available borrowing capacity under its committed credit facilities totaling $5,015$4,315 million with a number of lending institutions.
The fair value of Bunge’s long-term debt is based on interest rates currently available on comparable maturities to companies with credit standing similar to that of Bunge. The carrying amounts and fair value of long-term debt are as follows:
  March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
(Level 2)
 Carrying
Value
 Fair Value
(Level 2)
Long-term debt, including current portion $4,262
 $4,201
 $4,223
 $4,319
  September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
(US$ in millions) 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
(Level 2)
 Carrying
Value
 Fair Value
(Level 2)
Long-term debt, including current portion $4,533
 $4,714
 $4,007
 $4,163


13.TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM
Bunge and certain of its subsidiaries participate in a $700 million trade receivables securitization program (the “Program”) with a financial institution, as administrative agent, and certain commercial paper conduit purchasers and committed purchasers that provides for funding of up to $700 million against receivables sold into the Program.
The table below summarizes the cash flows and discounts of Bunge’s trade receivables associated with the Program. Servicing fees under the Program were not significant in any period.
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016
Gross receivables sold $7,074
 $6,624
Proceeds received in cash related to transfer of receivables $6,811
 $6,439
Cash collections from customers on receivables previously sold $6,827
 $6,461
Discounts related to gross receivables sold included in SG&A $6
 $4
     
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Receivables sold which were derecognized on Bunge balance sheet $738
 $628
Deferred purchase price included in other current assets $123
 $87
14.15.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Notes receivable - Bunge holds a note receivable from Navegações Unidas Tapajós S.A., a 50% equity method investment in Brazil, having a carrying value of $24 million at September 30, 2017, which matures in June 2019, with interest based on 80% of CDI, the average one‑day interbank deposit rate in Brazil.
Bunge holds a note receivable from Solazyme Bunge Renewable Oils Cooperatief U.A., a 49.9% equity method investment in Brazil, having a carrying value of $9 million at September 30, 2017, which matures in January 2018, with an interest rate based on 100% of CDI, the average one-day interbank deposit rate in Brazil.
In addition, Bunge held notes receivables from other related parties totaling $3 million at September 30, 2017.
Notes payable - Bunge holds a note payable with its affiliate Bunge SCF Grain LLC, a 50% equity method investment, with a carrying value of $9 million at September 30, 2017. This note matures on March 31, 2019 with an interest rate based on LIBOR and is included in other long‑term liabilities in Bunge’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Other - Bunge purchased soybeans and otherannually purchases agricultural commodity products and received port services from certain of its unconsolidated investees totaling $182 million and $255 millionother related parties. Such related party purchases comprised less than 5% of total Cost of goods sold for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively, and $682 million and $724 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.2019. Bunge also sold soybeans and othersells agricultural commodity products and provided port services to certain of its unconsolidated investees totaling

$76 million and $89 millionother related parties. Such related party sales comprised less than 2% of total Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively,2019.
In addition, Bunge receives services from and $387 millionprovides services to its unconsolidated investees, including tolling, port handling, administrative support, and $218 million forother services. For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively.2019, such services were not material to the Company's consolidated results.
At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, receivables and payables related to the above related party transactions, and included in Trade accounts receivable and Trade accounts payable, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets were not material.
Bunge believes all transaction values to be similar to those that would be conducted with third parties.
15.
16.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Bunge is party to a large number of claims and lawsuits, primarily non-income tax and labor claims in Brazil and non-income tax claims in Argentina,South America, arising in the normal course of business. Bunge is also involved from time to time in various contract, antitrust, environmental litigation and remediation and other litigation, claims, government investigations and legal proceedings. The ability to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties. Bunge records liabilities related to its general claims and lawsuitslegal matters when the exposure item becomes probable and can be reasonably estimated. Bunge management does not expect these matters to have a material adverse effect on Bunge’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. However, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and there exists the remote possibility of anthat a liability arising from these matters could have a material adverse impact on Bunge’s position in the period the uncertainties are resolved wherebyshould the settlement of the identified contingencies couldliability substantially exceed the amount of provisions included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Information regarding the claims appears in Bunge’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Included in other non-current liabilities at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20162019 are the following amounts related to these matters:
(US$ in millions) March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Non-income tax claims $20
 $23
Labor claims 39
 50
Civil and other claims 76
 88
Total $135
 $161

(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Non-income tax claims $176
 $170
Labor claims 96
 82
Civil and other claims 94
 98
Total $366
 $350

Brazil Indirect Taxes
Non-income tax claims - These tax claims relate principally to ongoing claims against Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiaries, primarily value addedvalue-added tax claims (ICMS, ISS, IPI and PIS/COFINS). The determination of the manner in which various Brazilian federal, state and municipal taxes applyBunge expects to the operations of Bunge is subject to varying interpretations arising from the complex nature of Brazilian tax law. In addition to the matter discussed below, Bunge monitors other potential claims in Brazil regarding these value-added taxes. In particular, Bunge monitors the Brazilian federal and state governments’ responses to recent Brazilian Supreme Court decisions invalidating on constitutional grounds certain ICMS incentives and benefits granted by various states. While Bunge was not a recipient of any of the incentives and benefits that were the subject of these Supreme Court decisions, it has received other similar tax incentives and benefits which are being challenged before the Supreme Court. Bunge has not received any tax assessment from the states that granted these incentives or benefits related to their validity and, based on Bunge's evaluation of this matter as required by U.S. GAAP, no liability has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.
On February 13, 2015, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court ruled in a leading case that certain state ICMS tax credits for staple foods (including soy oil, margarine, and mayonnaise and wheat flours) are unconstitutional. Bunge, like other companies in the Brazilian food industry, is involved in several administrative and judicial disputes with Brazilian states regarding these tax credits. While the leading case does not involve Bunge and each case is unique in facts and circumstances and applicable state law, the ruling has general precedent authority in lower court cases. Based on management’s review of the ruling (without considering the future success of any potential clarification or modulation of the ruling) and its general application to Bunge’s pending cases, management recorded a liability of 468pay 58 million Brazilian reais (approximately $177$11 million), plus applicable interest, as of December 31, 2014. Since 2015, Bunge settled in 2020 or 2021 to settle a portion of its outstanding liabilities in amnesty programs in certain Brazilian states. states regarding certain tax credits.
As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, the accrued liability was 407 million Brazilian reais (approximately $128 million), plus applicable interest.
As of September 30, 2017, the Brazilianfederal and state authorities have concluded examinations of the ICMS tax returns from 1990 to the present and have issued over 1,300 assessments to Bunge totaling approximately 1,060 million Brazilian reais (approximately $335 million as of September 30, 2017),  plus applicable interest and penalties on the outstanding amount.  As of December 31, 2016, the claims were approximately 797 million Brazilian reais (approximately $252 million), plus applicable interest and penalties.  Management intends to continue to vigorously defend against its pending state cases.  Management, in consultation with external legal advisors, has established appropriate reserves for potential exposures.
As of September 30, 2017 the Brazilian authorities have concluded examinations of the PIS COFINS tax returns and have issued assessments to Bunge relating to years 2004 through 2011. As of September 30, 2017, the cumulativeoutstanding claims for 2004 through 2011 were approximately 550 million Brazilian reais (approximately $174 million), plus(including applicable interest and penalties. Aspenalties). The Company continues to evaluate the merits of December 31, 2016,each of these claims and will recognize them when loss is considered probable. The outstanding claims are comprised of the cumulative claims were approximately 510 million Brazilian reais (approximately $161 million), plus applicable interest and penalties. Management, in consultation with external legal advisors, has established appropriate reserves for potential exposures.following:
Since 2010, the Argentine tax authorities have been conducting a review of income and other taxes paid by exporters and processors of cereals and other agricultural commodities in the country. In that regard, Bunge has been subject to a number
(US$ in millions)Years ExaminedMarch 31, 2020December 31, 2019
ICMS1990 to Present$174
$221
PIS/COFINS2004 through 2016$208
$268


of assessments, proceedings and claims related to its activities. In 2011, Bunge’s subsidiary in Argentina paid $112 million of accrued export tax obligations under protest and preserved its rights with respect to such payment. In 2012, the Argentine tax authorities further assessed interest on these payments, which as of September 30, 2017, totaled approximately $255 million. In 2012, the Argentine government suspended Bunge’s Argentine subsidiary from a registry of grain traders. While the suspension has not had a material adverse effect on Bunge’s business in Argentina, these actions have resulted in additional administrative requirements and increased logistical costs on domestic grain shipments within Argentina. Bunge is challenging these actions in the Argentine courts.
Labor claims — The labor claims are principally claims against Bunge’s Brazilian subsidiaries. The labor claims primarily relate to dismissals, severance, health and safety, salary adjustments and supplementary retirement benefits.
Civil and other claims — The civil and other claims relate to various disputes with third parties, including suppliers and customers.
During the first quarter of 2016, Bunge received a notice from the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") initiating an administrative proceeding against its Brazilian subsidiary and two2 of its employees, certain of its former employees, several other companies in the Brazilian wheat milling industry, and others for alleged anticompetitive activities in the north and northeast of Brazil. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2018, Bunge received a notification from CADE that it has extended the scope of an existing administrative proceeding relating to alleged anticompetitive practices in the Rio Grande port in Brazil to include certain of Bunge's Brazilian subsidiaries and certain former employees of those subsidiaries. Bunge is defending against this action;these actions; however, the proceedings are at an early stage andwere put on hold due to a Court injunction obtained by one of the defendants while the Courts determine whether the statute of limitations should be applied to the proceedings. Therefore, Bunge cannot, at this time, reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of the proceedings or sanctions, if any, whichthat may be imposed.
Guarantees — Bunge has issued or was a party to the following guarantees at September 30, 2017:March 31, 2020:
(US$ in millions) 
Maximum
Potential
Future
Payments
Unconsolidated affiliates financing (1) (2)
 $169
Residual value guarantee (3)
 227
Total $396
(US$ in millions) 
Maximum
Potential
Future
Payments
Unconsolidated affiliates guarantee (1) (2)
 $276
Residual value guarantee (3)
 263
Total $539
(1)Bunge has issued financial and performance guarantees to certain financial institutions related to debt of certain of its unconsolidated affiliates. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financings whichthat have maturity dates in 2017 through 2022.2034. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable Bunge to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. At September 30, 2017,In addition, a Bunge subsidiary has guaranteed the obligations of two of its affiliates and in connection therewith has secured its guarantee obligations through a pledge of one of its affiliate's shares plus loans receivable from the affiliate to the financial institutions in the event that the guaranteed obligations are enforced. Based on the amounts drawn under such debt facilities at March 31, 2020, Bunge's potential liability was $176 million, and it has recorded noa $14 million obligation related to these guarantees.guarantees, inclusive of expected lifetime credit losses, which are determined based on historical financial information and are not expected to be material.
(2)Bunge has issued guarantees to certain third parties related to performance of its unconsolidated affiliates. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the completion date of a port terminal whichthat is expected to be completed in 2020. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable Bunge to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. At September 30, 2017, BungeMarch 31, 2020, Bunge's maximum potential future payments under these guarantees was $43 million, and 0 obligation has been recorded no obligation related to these guarantees.
(3)Bunge has issued guarantees to certain financial institutions whichthat are party to certain operating lease arrangements for railcars, barges, and barges.buildings. These guarantees provide for a minimum residual value to be received by the lessor at conclusion of the lease term. These leases expire at various dates from 2018 through 2021. At September 30, 2017, Bunge’s recorded obligation related to these guarantees was $3 million.

the conclusion of the lease term. These leases expire at various dates from 2020 through 2026. At March 31, 2020, 0 obligation has been recorded related to these guarantees. Any obligation recorded would be recognized in Current operating lease obligations or Non-current operating lease obligations (see Note 4 - Leases).
Bunge Limited has provided a guarantee to the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture as Trustee for Bunge North America, Inc. (“BNA”), an indirect wholly‑owned subsidiary, which guarantees all amounts due and owing by BNA to grain producers and/or depositors in the State of Illinois who have delivered commodities to BNA’s Illinois facilities.
In addition, Bunge Limited has provided full and unconditional parent level guarantees of the outstanding indebtedness under certain credit facilities entered into, and senior notes issued, by its 100% owned subsidiaries.  As of September 30, 2017,At March 31, 2020, Bunge’s condensed consolidated balance sheet includes debt with a carrying amount of $5,229$4,522 million related to these guarantees.  This debt includes the senior notes issued by two2 of Bunge’s 100% owned finance subsidiaries, Bunge Limited Finance Corp. and Bunge Finance Europe, B.V.  There are largely no restrictions on the ability of Bunge Limited Finance Corp. and Bunge Finance Europe B.V. or any other Bunge subsidiary to transfer funds to Bunge Limited.

17.    REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
In connection with the acquisition of a 70% ownership interest in IOI Loders Croklaan ("Loders"), the Company has entered into a put/call arrangement with the Loders minority shareholder and may be required or elect to purchase the additional 30% ownership interest in Loders within a specified time frame.
The Company classifies these redeemable equity securities outside of permanent stockholders’ equity as the equity securities are redeemable at the option of the holder. The carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests is the greater of: (i) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling interests’ share of net income or loss, equity capital contributions and distributions or (ii) the redemption value. Any resulting increases in the redemption amount, in excess of the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling interests’ share of net income or loss and distributions, are affected by corresponding charges against retained earnings. Additionally, any such charges to retained earnings will affect Net income (loss) available to Bunge common shareholders as part of the Company's calculation of earnings per common share.

16.18.EQUITY
Share repurchase program - In May 2015, Bunge established a program for the repurchase of up to $500 million of Bunge’s issued and outstanding common shares. The program has no expiration date. Bunge did not repurchase any common shares during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Bunge repurchased 3,296,230 common shares in 2016

under this program for $200 million. Total repurchases under the program from its inception were 4,707,440 shares for $300 million.
Pension liability adjustment - On September 19, 2017, Bunge approved changes to certain U.S. defined benefit pension plans (“Plans”). The changes were announced on September 26, 2017 to all U.S. employees of Bunge. These changes will freeze the Plans for future benefit accruals effective January 1, 2023, and these Plans will be closed for participation for employees hired on or after January 1, 2018. As a result, Bunge recognized a curtailment gain associated with the Plans’ freeze and as such, the projected benefit obligations for these Plans were remeasured as of September 30, 2017. At September 30, 2017, a $31 million pension curtailment gain and $18 million remeasurement loss were recognized and recorded in OCI.
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge — The following table summarizes the balances of related after-tax components of accumulatedAccumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bunge.Bunge:
(US$ in millions) 
Foreign Exchange
Translation
Adjustment
 
Deferred
Gains (Losses)
on Hedging
Activities
 
Pension and Other
Postretirement
Liability
Adjustments
 
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on
Investments
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, July 1, 2017 $(5,618) $(192) $(145) $4
 $(5,951)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 329
 (37) 9
 
 301
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 
 (8) 
 (4) (12)
Balance, September 30, 2017 $(5,289) $(237) $(136) $
 $(5,662)
(US$ in millions) Foreign Exchange
Translation
Adjustment

Deferred
Gains (Losses)
on Hedging
Activities

Pension and Other
Postretirement
Liability
Adjustments

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2020 $(5,263) $(170) $(191) $(5,624)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (835) 51
 
 (784)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 
 (4) 1
 (3)
Balance, March 31, 2020 $(6,098) $(123) $(190) $(6,411)
(US$ in millions) Foreign Exchange
Translation
Adjustment
 Deferred
Gains (Losses)
on Hedging
Activities
 Pension and Other
Postretirement
Liability
Adjustments
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2019 $(6,637) $(145) $(153) $(6,935)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (20) (23) 
 (43)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 
 (1) (21) (22)
Balance, March 31, 2019 $(6,657) $(169) $(174) $(7,000)
(US$ in millions) Foreign Exchange
Translation
Adjustment
 Deferred
Gains (Losses)
on Hedging
Activities
 Pension and Other
Postretirement
Liability
Adjustments
 Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on
Investments
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, July 1, 2016 $(5,462) $(125) $(134) $3
 $(5,718)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (95) 
 1
 
 (94)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 
 (13) 
 
 (13)
Balance, September 30, 2016 $(5,557) $(138) $(133) $3
 $(5,825)
(US$ in millions) Foreign Exchange
Translation
Adjustment
 Deferred
Gains (Losses)
on Hedging
Activities
 Pension and Other
Postretirement
Liability
Adjustments
 Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on
Investments
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2017 $(5,734) $(102) $(145) $3
 $(5,978)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 445
 (108) 9
 1
 347
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 
 (27) 
 (4) (31)
Balance, September 30, 2017 $(5,289) $(237) $(136) $
 $(5,662)
(US$ in millions) Foreign Exchange
Translation
Adjustment
 Deferred
Gains (Losses)
on Hedging
Activities
 Pension and Other
Postretirement
Liability
Adjustments
 Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on
Investments
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, January 1, 2016 $(6,443) $214
 $(134) $3
 $(6,360)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 886
 (339) 1
 
 548
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 
 (13) 
 
 (13)
Balance, September 30, 2016 $(5,557) $(138) $(133) $3
 $(5,825)


17.EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
19.    EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions, except for share data) 2017 2016 2017 2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations $92
 $125
 $227
 $490
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 
 (12) (7) (8)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Bunge 92
 113
 220
 482
Other redeemable obligations (1)
 
 6
 
 (2)
Convertible preference share dividends (8) (8) (25) (25)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 
 5
 
 (8)
Net income (loss) available to Bunge common shareholders $84
 $116
 $195
 $447
         
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:  
  
  
  
Basic 140,601,605
 139,444,320
 140,276,421
 139,969,200
Effect of dilutive shares:  
  
  
  
—stock options and awards 954,694
 483,525
 1,008,169
 341,890
—convertible preference shares 
 
 
 7,909,470
Diluted (2)
 141,556,299
 139,927,845
 141,284,590
 148,220,560
         
Basic earnings per common share:        
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $0.59
 $0.80
 $1.39
 $3.25
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations 
 0.03
 (0.01) (0.06)
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders—basic $0.59
 $0.83
 $1.38
 $3.19
         
Diluted earnings per common share:        
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $0.59
 $0.79
 $1.38
 $3.24
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations 
 0.04
 (0.01) (0.05)
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders—diluted $0.59
 $0.83
 $1.37
 $3.19
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions, except for share data) 2020 2019
Net income (loss) $(193) $50
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests 9
 (5)
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge (184) 45
Convertible preference share dividends (8) (8)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest (1)
 (15) 
Net income (loss) available to Bunge common shareholders - Basic and Diluted $(207) $37
     
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:  
Basic 141,899,104
 141,205,004
Effect of dilutive shares:  
  
—stock options and awards (2)
 
 353,766
—convertible preference shares (3)
 
 
Diluted 141,899,104
 141,558,770
     
Earnings per common share:    
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders—basic $(1.46) $0.26
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge common shareholders—diluted $(1.46) $0.26
 
(1)Accretion
The redemption value adjustment of the Company's redeemable noncontrolling interest of $6 million gain and $2 million loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, related to a non-fair value variable put arrangement whereby the noncontrolling interest holder could require Bunge to purchase the remaining shares of an oilseed processing operationis deducted from income (loss) as discussed further in Central and Eastern Europe. Accretion for the respective periods include the effect of losses incurred by the operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. In the second quarter of 2016, Bunge exercised its call option. This transaction concluded in September 2016.Note 17 - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest.
(2)Approximately 3The weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted excludes approximately 7 million outstandingand 5 million stock options and contingently issuable restricted stock units, which were not dilutive and not included in the weighted-average numbercomputation of common shares outstandingearnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. ApproximatelyMarch 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(3)Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 excludes approximately 8 million and 8 million, respectively, weighted-average common shares that are issuable upon conversion of the convertible preference shares that were not dilutive and not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.shares.
Approximately 4 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, 2016. Approximately 8 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, 2016.

18.20.SEGMENT INFORMATION
Bunge has fiveThe Company's operations are organized, managed and classified into 5 reportable segments - Agribusiness, Edible Oil Products, Milling Products, Sugar and Bioenergy, 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, and the type and class of customer and distribution methods.
The Company’s remaining operations are not reportable segments, as defined by the applicable accounting standard, and are classified as Corporate and Other. See Note 1 - Basis of Presentation, Principles Of Consolidation, And Significant Accounting Policies.
The Agribusiness segment is characterized by both inputs and outputs being agricultural commodities and thus high volume and low margin. The Edible Oil Products segment involves the processing, production and marketing of products derived from vegetable oils. The Milling Products segment involves the processing, production and marketing of products derived primarily from wheat and corn. TheUp until December 2019, when the Company contributed its Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations forming the majority of its Sugar and Bioenergy segment involvesinto a joint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of BP p.l.c, the Sugar and Bioenergy segment primarily involved sugarcane growing and milling in Brazil, sugar trading and merchandising in various countries, as well as

sugarcane-based ethanol production and corn-based ethanol investments and related activities. Following the classification of the Brazilian fertilizer distribution and North American fertilizer businesses as discontinued operations, theThe activities of the Fertilizer segment include its port operations in Brazil and Argentina and its blending and retail operations in Argentina.
The “Discontinued OperationsCorporate & Unallocated” column in the following table contains the reconciliation between the totalsOther includes salaries and overhead for reportable segments and Bunge consolidated totals, which consist primarily of amounts attributable to discontinued operations, corporate itemsfunctions that are not allocated to the Company’s individual reporting segments because operating segments,performance of each reporting segment is evaluated by the Company's chief operating decision maker exclusive of these items, as well as certain other activities including Bunge Ventures, the Company's captive insurance, and inter-segment eliminations. securitization activities.
Transfers between the segments are generally valued at market. The segment revenues generated from these transfers are shown in the following table as “Inter-segment revenues”.
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness 
Edible
Oil
Products
 
Milling
Products
 
Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer 
Discontinued
Operations &
Unallocated (1)
 Total Agribusiness 
Edible
Oil
Products
 
Milling
Products
 
Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer 
Corporate and Other (1)
 Eliminations Total
Net sales to external customers $7,720
 $2,027
 $397
 $1,158
 $121
 $
 $11,423
 $6,329
 $2,324
 $416
 $50
 $54
 $
 $
 $9,173
Inter–segment revenues 1,097
 40
 
 19
 3
 (1,159) 
 1,207
 43
 
 
 
 
 (1,250) 
Foreign exchange gains (losses) 1
 
 
 1
 (1) 
 1
 (13) 7
 (1) 
 
 1
 
 (6)
Noncontrolling interests (1)
 2
 (2) 
 
 (1) 1
 
 2
 7
 
 
 
 
 
 9
Other income (expense) – net 24
 (2) (1) 4
 
 
 25
 1
 (1) (1) (51) 
 1
 
 (51)
Segment EBIT (2)
 103
 34
 23
 10
 5
 
 175
 (127) 46
 18
 (50) 5
 (62) 
 (170)
Discontinued operations (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (69) (27) (16) (51) (3) 
 (166) (57) (37) (12) 
 (2) (5) 
 (113)
Total assets $13,286
 $2,508
 $1,542
 $2,670
 $357
 $189
 $20,552
 12,394
 3,604
 1,277
 323
 294
 704
 
 18,596
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness Edible
Oil
Products
 Milling
Products
 Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer 
Discontinued
Operations &
Unallocated (1)
 Total
Net sales to external customers $8,063
 $1,727
 $430
 $1,074
 $129
 $
 $11,423
Inter–segment revenues 972
 29
 
 8
 
 (1,009) 
Foreign exchange gains (losses) (7) 
 
 2
 (1) 
 (6)
Noncontrolling interests (1)
 (13) (2) 
 
 (2) 5
 (12)
Other income (expense) – net 11
 (3) (1) (4) 1
 
 4
Segment EBIT (2)
 83
 34
 52
 35
 9
 
 213
Discontinued operations (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 5
 5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (61) (24) (16) (45) (3) 
 (149)
Total assets $12,396
 $2,030
 $1,508
 $3,532
 $352
 $227
 $20,045

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness Edible
Oil
Products
 Milling
Products
 Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer 
Discontinued
Operations &
Unallocated 
(1)
 Total
Net sales to external customers $23,837
 $5,877
 $1,169
 $3,052
 $254
 $
 $34,189
Inter—segment revenues 3,136
 111
 5
 19
 3
 (3,274) 
Foreign exchange gains (losses) 93
 4
 (1) 10
 2
 
 108
Noncontrolling interests (1)
 (3) (5) 
 
 (2) 3
 (7)
Other income (expense) – net 28
 (1) (2) (1) 
 
 24
Segment EBIT (2)
 230
 98
 48
 1
 4
 
 381
Discontinued operations (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (196) (77) (46) (120) (9) 
 (448)
Total assets $13,286
 $2,508
 $1,542
 $2,670
 $357
 $189
 $20,552
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness Edible
Oil
Products
 Milling
Products
 Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer 
Discontinued
Operations &
Unallocated 
(1)
 Total
Net sales to external customers $21,870
 $4,958
 $1,243
 $2,541
 $268
 $
 $30,880
Inter–segment revenues 2,822
 80
 1
 10
 
 (2,913) 
Foreign exchange gains (losses) 13
 (2) (5) 5
 (2) 
 9
Noncontrolling interests (1)
 (13) (5) 
 
 (2) 12
 (8)
Other income (expense) – net 5
 (4) (3) (13) 1
 
 (14)
Segment EBIT (2)
 533
 66
 107
 21
 13
 
 740
Discontinued operations (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 (8) (8)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (174) (69) (47) (103) (9) 
 (402)
Total assets $12,396
 $2,030
 $1,508
 $3,532
 $352
 $227
 $20,045
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness Edible
Oil
Products
 Milling
Products
 Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer 
Corporate and Other (1)
 Eliminations Total
Net sales to external customers $6,919
 $2,239
 $426
 $285
 $69
 $
 $
 $9,938
Inter–segment revenues 1,168
 32
 
 
 1
 
 (1,201) 
Foreign exchange gains (losses) (9) 2
 2
 (3) 
 1
 
 (7)
Noncontrolling interests (1)
 2
 (6) 
 (1) 
 
 
 (5)
Other income (expense) – net 29
 (1) (2) 
 
 5
 
 31
Segment EBIT (2)
 141
 59
 22
 (19) 2
 (54) 
 151
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (60) (39) (14) (19) (2) (5) 
 (139)
Total assets 12,118
 3,942
 1,542
 1,861
 315
 757
 
 20,535
(1)Includes noncontrolling interests share of interest and tax to reconcile to consolidated noncontrolling interest.Noncontrolling interests.
(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 segmentSegment 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, total segmentSegment EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industry. However, total segmentSegment EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace netNet income (loss) attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Further, total segmentSegment EBIT is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S.GAAPU.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to netNet income (loss) or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP. See the reconciliation of total segmentSegment EBIT to netNet income (loss) in the table below.
(3)Represents net income (loss) from discontinued operations.



A reconciliation of total Segment EBIT to netNet income (loss) attributable to Bunge follows:
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
(US$ in millions) 2020 2019 
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations $(170) $151
 
Interest income 7
 7
 
Interest expense (77) (75) 
Income tax (expense) benefit 55
 (38) 
Noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax 1
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge $(184) $45
 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016 2017 2016
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations $175
 $213
 $381
 $740
Interest income 9
 13
 29
 37
Interest expense (64) (73) (191) (189)
Income tax (expense) benefit (29) (45) (2) (118)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 
 5
 
 (8)
Noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax 1
 5
 3
 12
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge $92
 $118
 $220
 $474
The Company’s revenue comprises sales from commodity contracts that are accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815)and sales of other products and services that are accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The following tables provide a disaggregation of Net sales to external customers between Sales from contracts with customers and Sales from other arrangements:
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness 
Edible
Oil
Products
 
Milling
Products
 
Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer Total
Sales from other arrangements $6,084
 $492
 $15
 $47
 $
 $6,638
Sales from contracts with customers 245
 1,832
 401
 3
 54
 2,535
Net sales to external customers $6,329
 $2,324
 $416
 $50
 $54
 $9,173

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) Agribusiness Edible
Oil
Products
 Milling
Products
 Sugar and
Bioenergy
 Fertilizer Total
Sales from other arrangements $6,717
 $459
 $15
 $205
 $
 $7,396
Sales from contracts with customers 202
 1,780
 411
 80
 69
 2,542
Net sales to external customers $6,919
 $2,239
 $426
 $285
 $69
 $9,938



21.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Business Dispositions
On April 21, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of interior grain elevators located in the United States to Zen-Noh Grain Corporation in exchange for cash proceeds of $300 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. The completion of the sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval and is expected to close either in the last quarter of 2020 or first quarter of 2021.

Investments in Affiliates

Results associated with the Company’s 50% interest in its equity method investee, BP Bunge Bioenergia, which comprises the majority of its Sugar and Bioenergy segment, are reported on a one-month lag. As such, included in Other income (expense) - net for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is the Company’s share of losses from the investee for the three months ended February 29, 2020. Such losses were impacted by foreign exchange losses on the remeasurement of US dollar denominated debt into Brazilian real, the functional currency of the investee.
Subsequent to February 29, 2020, through the date of issuance of the Company’s financial statements, the Brazilian real has continued to depreciate versus the U.S. dollar. As such, the Company believes that additional foreign exchange losses in relation to its investment in BP Bunge Bioenergia may be material to the Company’s financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.


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,cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements: industry conditions, including fluctuations in supply, demand and prices for agricultural commodities and other raw materials and products used in our business, fluctuations in energy and freight costs andcosts; competitive developments in our industries; the effects of weather conditions and the outbreak of crop and animal disease on our business; global and regional economic, agricultural, economic, financial and commodities market, political, social and health conditions; the impacts of pandemic outbreaks, including COVID-19; the outcome of pending regulatory and legal proceedings; our ability to complete, integrate and benefit from acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic alliances; our ability to achieve the efficiencies, savings and other benefits anticipated from our cost reduction, margin improvement, operational excellence and other business optimization initiatives; changes in government policies, laws and regulations affecting our business, including agricultural and trade policies and environmental, tax regulations and biofuels legislation;regulation; our capital allocation plans, funding needs and financing sources; changes in foreign exchange policy or rates; the outcome of our portfolio rationalization initiatives; the effectiveness of our risk management strategies; our ability to attract and retain executive management and key personnel; operational risks, including industrial accidents, natural disasters and cybersecurity incidents; 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, 2016,2019, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017,21, 2020, 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


ThirdFirst Quarter 20172020 Overview


You should refer to “Item 7.7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Factors Affecting Operating ResultsResults" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162019 for a discussion of key factors affecting operating results in each of our business segments. In addition, you should refer to “Item 9A, Controls and Procedures” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162019 and to “Item 4, Controls and Procedures” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 for a discussion of our internal controls over financial reporting.


Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures


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 segmentSegment 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 industry. Total Segment EBIT is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace netNet income (loss) attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Further, Totaltotal Segment EBIT excludes EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests and is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S.GAAPU.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to netNet income (loss) or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP. See the reconciliation of Totaltotal Segment EBIT to netNet income (loss) attributable to Bunge below.


Segment Overview

Agribusiness - EBIT for the third quarter of 2017 was $103 million compared to $83 million in the third quarter of 2016. The increase was primarily driven by improvements in our South American grain origination operations, contributions from our Financial Services Group and effective risk management in our soybean processing operations that more than offset lower crush margins.
Edible oil products -EBIT for the third quarter of 2017 was $34 million compared to $34 million in the third quarter of 2016.Increases to gross profit from acquisitions in Europe and Argentina and increased volumes in Asia were offset by charges related to our Global Competitiveness Program (“GCP”).
Milling products - EBIT for the third quarter of 2017 was $23 million compared to $52 million in the third quarter of 2016. Lower gross profit was driven by continued weak economic conditions and lower demand for wheat products in Brazil and Mexico. Additionally, the third quarter of 2016 included a recovery of $14 million in Brazilian import taxes related to prior years.
Sugar and Bioenergy - EBIT for the third quarter of 2017 was $10 million compared to $35 million in the third quarter of 2016. Our sugarcane milling, trading and merchandising operations were impacted by lower sugar and ethanol prices, lower sales volumes and decreased trading and risk management results compared to the third quarter 2016.
Fertilizer - EBIT for the third quarter of 2017 was $5 million compared to $9 million in the third quarter of 2016.A decrease in gross profit from lower margins in Argentina was partially offset by decreases in SG&A expenses compared to the third quarter of 2016.
Segment Results
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2019


Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Bunge - For the quarter ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, net income attributable to Bunge decreased by $26$229 million to $92a loss of $184 million from $118income of $45 million infor the quarter ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2019. This decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in segmentlower total Segment EBIT of $38$321 million, particularlypredominantly in milling products and sugar and bioenergy.Agribusiness, which was lower by $268 million.

Income Tax Expense(Expense) BenefitInIncome tax benefit related to continuing operations for the quarterthree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020 was $55 million, and income tax expense related to continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $29 million compared$38 million. The tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is primarily due to $45 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2016.an overall pretax loss. The effective tax rate infor the third quarter was 24% compared to 26% inthree months ended March 31, 2020 is materially consistent with the third quarterU.S. statutory rate of 2016.21%. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to an unfavorable earnings mix associated with pretax losses in 2017certain jurisdictions.
Segment Overview
The Company's operations are organized, managed and classified into five reportable segments - Agribusiness, Edible Oil Products, Milling Products, Sugar and Bioenergy, and Fertilizer, which are organized based upon similar economic characteristics and are similar in the nature of their products and services offered, production processes, types and classes of customer, and distribution methods. In December 2019, the Company contributed its Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations, comprising the majority of its Sugar and Bioenergy segment, into a joint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of BP p.l.c. ("BP") in exchange for cash and a 50% equity interest the combined entity, BP Bunge Bioenergia (the “Joint Venture”). The Company’s reported Sugar and Bioenergy results for the first quarter of 2020 therefore include its share of the net earnings in the joint venture for the quarter, whereas the Company’s Sugar and Bioenergy results for the first quarter of 2019 reflect its 100% ownership interest in the Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations contributed to the Joint Venture.
The Company’s remaining operations are not reportable segments, as defined by the applicable accounting standard, and are classified as Corporate and Other. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company changed its segment reporting to separately disclose Corporate and Other activities from its reporting segments, as further described in Note 20 - Segment Information. Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts within the reporting segments have been made to conform to current presentation.

Agribusiness - EBIT for the first quarter of 2020 was a loss of $127 million compared to income of $141 million in the first quarter of 2019.
In Oilseeds, lower results in soy primarily stemmed from lower structural margins as well as negative mark-to-market impacts in most regions. In softseeds, higher structural margins were more than offset by negative mark-to-market results in most regions.
In Grains, improved origination results in North America, following adverse weather conditions in the prior year, and South America, due to improved farmer selling due to depreciation of the Brazilian real were more than offset by negative mark-to-market results in ocean freight.

Edible Oil Products - EBIT for the first quarter of 2020 was $46 million compared to $59 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was largely driven by unfavorable mark-to-market results on hedges of palm oil purchases in Asia. Increased North American demand prior to COVID-19, and higher European demand related to accelerated-buying in advance of COVID-19 restrictions, was partially offset by lower demand in Asia following COVID-19 restrictions earlier in the quarter.
Milling Products - EBIT for the first quarter of 2020 was $18 million compared to $22 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to favorable earnings mixlower prices across all regions, which more than offset higher volumes in all regions except Mexico.
Sugar and Bioenergy - EBIT for the first quarter of 2020 was a loss of $50 million compared to a loss of $19 million in the first quarter of 2019. As discussed above, the current quarter result relates to our share of net income of the Joint Venture, which includes $25 million in foreign exchange losses on US dollar denominated debt of the Joint Venture due to depreciation of the Brazilian real during the quarter, whereas results for the first quarter of 2019 reflect our 100% ownership interest in the Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations contributed to the Joint Venture in late 2019.
Fertilizer - EBIT for the first quarter of 2020 was $5 million compared to $2 million in the first quarter of 2019. The increased tax-exempt income onresults in the quarter were primarily driven by higher margins, which were partially offset by lower volumes.
Corporate and Other - EBIT for the first quarter of 2020 was a loss of $62 million compared to a loss of $54 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease is primarily driven by lower baseresults from our captive insurance and securitization activities, partially offset by lower SG&A due to ongoing savings captured during the global competitiveness program (GCP), which concluded at the end of pretax income.2019.
Segment Results
A summary of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income and volumes by reportable segment for the periods indicated is set forth below.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions, except volumes) 2017 2016 2020 2019
Volumes (in thousands of metric tons):  
  
  
  
Agribusiness 37,316
 35,079
 33,300
 34,429
Edible oil products 1,945
 1,762
Milling products 1,127
 1,153
Edible Oil Products 2,349
 2,309
Milling Products 1,148
 1,105
Sugar and Bioenergy 2,696
 2,304
 86
 816
Fertilizer 422
 417
 176
 196
        
Net sales:  
  
  
  
Agribusiness $7,720
 $8,063
 $6,329
 $6,919
Edible oil products 2,027
 1,727
Milling products 397
 430
Edible Oil Products 2,324
 2,239
Milling Products 416
 426
Sugar and Bioenergy 1,158
 1,074
 50
 285
Fertilizer 121
 129
Total $11,423
 $11,423
    
Cost of goods sold:  
  
Agribusiness $(7,459) $(7,797)
Edible oil products (1,902) (1,610)
Milling products (338) (341)
Sugar and Bioenergy (1,122) (1,007)
Fertilizer (112) (112)
Total $(10,933) $(10,867)
    
Gross profit:  
  
Agribusiness $261
 $266
Edible oil products 125
 117
Milling products 59
 89
Sugar and Bioenergy 36
 67
Fertilizer 9
 17
Total $490
 $556
    
Selling, general and administrative expenses:  
  
Agribusiness $(187) $(174)
Edible oil products (87) (77)
Milling products (33) (36)
Sugar and Bioenergy (31) (31)
Fertilizer (2) (6)
Total $(340) $(324)
    

Fertilizer 54
 69
Total $9,173
 $9,938
    
Cost of goods sold:  
  
Agribusiness $(6,340) $(6,689)
Edible Oil Products (2,196) (2,091)
Milling Products (370) (378)
Sugar and Bioenergy (48) (287)
Fertilizer (45) (64)
Corporate and Other 
 8
Total $(8,999) $(9,501)
    
Gross profit:  
  
Agribusiness $(11) $230
Edible Oil Products 128
 148
Milling Products 46
 48
Sugar and Bioenergy 2
 (2)
Fertilizer 9
 5
Corporate and Other 
 8
Total $174
 $437
    
Selling, general and administrative expenses:  
  
Agribusiness $(106) $(112)
Edible Oil Products (94) (83)
Milling Products (26) (26)
Sugar and Bioenergy (1) (12)
Fertilizer (4) (3)
Corporate and Other (64) (69)
Total $(295) $(305)
    
Foreign exchange gains (losses):  
  
  
  
Agribusiness $1
 $(7) $(13) $(9)
Edible oil products 
 
Milling products 
 
Edible Oil Products 7
 2
Milling Products (1) 2
Sugar and Bioenergy 
 (3)
Fertilizer 
 
Corporate and Other 1
 1
Total $(6) $(7)
    
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests:  
  
Agribusiness $2
 $2
Edible Oil Products 6
 (6)
Milling Products 
 
Sugar and Bioenergy 1
 2
 
 (1)
Fertilizer (1) (1) 
 
Total $1
 $(6) $8
 $(5)
        
Noncontrolling interest losses (gains):  
  
Agribusiness $2
 $(13)
Edible oil products (2) (2)
Milling products 
 
Sugar and Bioenergy 
 
Fertilizer (1) (2)
Total $(1) $(17)
    
Other income (expense) - net:  
  
Agribusiness $24
 $11
Edible oil products (2) (3)
Milling products (1) (1)
Sugar and Bioenergy 4
 (4)
Fertilizer 
 1
Total $25
 $4
    
Segment EBIT:  
  
Agribusiness $103
 $83
Edible oil products 34
 34
Milling products 23
 52
Sugar and Bioenergy 10
 35
Fertilizer 5
 9
Total $175
 $213

Other income (expense) - net:  
  
Agribusiness $1
 $29
Edible Oil Products (1) (1)
Milling Products (1) (2)
Sugar and Bioenergy (51) 
Fertilizer 
 
Corporate and Other 1
 5
Total $(51) $31
     
Segment EBIT:  
  
Agribusiness $(127) $141
Edible Oil Products 46
 59
Milling Products 18
 22
Sugar and Bioenergy (50) (19)
Fertilizer 5
 2
Corporate and Other (62) (54)
Total $(170) $151
A reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge to Total Segment EBIT follows:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016 2020 2019
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge $92
 $118
 $(184) $45
Interest income (9) (13) (7) (7)
Interest expense 64
 73
 77
 75
Income tax expense (benefit) 29
 45
 (55) 38
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 
 (5)
Noncontrolling interest's share of interest and tax (1) (5) (1) 
Total Segment EBIT $175
 $213
 $(170) $151


Agribusiness Segment - Agribusiness segment net sales decreased by 4%$590 million, or 9%, to $7.7$6.3 billion in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017,2020 compared to $8.1$6.9 billion in the thirdfirst quarter of 2016. An increase2019. The decrease was primarily in our oilseed trading and distribution business, which suffered from lower sales volumes due to COVID-19. Additionally, lower sales prices in our grain origination business, and lower volumes in Brazil from larger cornour grain trading and soybean crops was primarily offset by lower commodity prices.distribution businesses, contributed to the decrease.



Cost of goods sold decreased by 4%$349 million, or 5%, substantiallyto $6,340 million in linethe first quarter of 2020 compared to $6,689 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease is associated with the decreases in net sales noted above. Additionally, the third quarter was impacted by higher industrial costs and depreciation from the acquisition ofdiscussed above, as well as unfavorable mark-to-market results in our oilseed processing, facilitiesoilseed origination and distribution, and ocean freight businesses, offset by gains in Western Europeour grain origination business in North America, following adverse weather conditions in the prior year, and in South America, due to improved farmer selling due to depreciation of the Brazilian real.

Gross profit decreased by $241 million, or 105%, to a loss of $11 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter2020, from income of 2016.

Despite overall increased volumes, gross profit decreased by $5$230 million in the third quarter of 2017, from $266 million in the third quarter of 2016. The benefits of stronger contributions from risk management and increased farmer selling in South America during the early part of the quarter only partially offset the impacts of compressed margins across our operations from excess supply and impacts to logistics costs from adverse weather conditions in our North American grain origination business.

SG&A expenses increased $13 million to $187 million in the third quarter of 2017. The increase includes impairment charges of $4 million for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology, one-time employee separation costs of $4 million and professional services charges of $3 million related to our GCP. The increase also included added general and administrative expenses in Europe for acquisitions made in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017,2019. The decrease was primarily due to a large unfavorable mark-to-market impact in our oilseed processing, oilseed origination and wasdistribution, and ocean freight businesses, partially offset by lower professional services costs.gains in our North and South American grain origination businesses.

SG&A expenses decreased $6 million, or 5%, to $106 million in the first quarter of 2020, from $112 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was mainly due to ongoing savings captured during the GCP, which concluded at the end of 2019. Additionally, most currencies in which SG&A expenses are denominated depreciated versus the US dollar during the current quarter.


Foreign exchange results decreased $4 million, or 44%, to losses of $13 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017 were gains of $1 million,2020 compared to losses of $7$9 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2016,2019. Foreign exchange results are primarily driven by foreignfunding non-U.S. functional currency hedges, which were offset by losses on U.S. dollar-denominated loans to fund operations.operations with primarily US dollar denominated debt.


Other income (expenses)(expense) - net wasdecreased $28 million, or 97%, to income of $24$1 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017,2020 compared to income of $11$29 million in the third quarter of 2016. The third quarter of 2017 included stronger contributions from our Financial Services Group offset by a $13 million impairment charge related to our Indonesian palm oil plantation affiliate. The third quarter of 2016 included income generated by certain non-consolidated investments; primarily in our transportation and logistics affiliates in Brazil and the United States.

Segment EBIT increased by $20 million to $103 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $83 million in the third quarter of 2016. Increased volumes in Brazil from larger corn and soybean crops, effective risk management in our soybean processing operations, improvements in our South American grain origination operations and contributions from our Financial Services Group more than offset impacts from lower commodity prices and crush margins and charges related to our GCP and increased general and administrative expenses from acquisitions made in Europe during the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower results from our financial services operations in the current quarter, driven by global financial market declines associated with COVID-19.


Segment EBIT decreased $268 million, or 190%, to a loss of $127 million in the first quarter of 2020 from income of $141 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower gross profit and other income (expense) - net discussed above, partially offset by lower SG&A expenses.

Edible Oil Products Segment - Edible oil productsOil Products segment net sales increased by 17% in the third quarter of 2017$85 million, or 4%, to $2.0 billion, compared to $1.7$2.3 billion in the thirdfirst quarter of 2016, resulting2020 compared to $2.2 billion the first quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily from a 10% increasedue to higher business-to-business (B2B) volumes and prices in volumes, driven byNorth America prior to COVID-19 restrictions in the acquisitions of two edible oil production facilitiesregion, higher business-to-consumer (B2C) demand in Europe our recent acquisitionrelated to accelerated-buying in advance of an edible oil production facility in Argentina and increased volumesCOVID-19 restrictions, partially offset by lower demand in Asia from anfollowing COVID-19 restrictions earlier start ofin the Diwali holiday season.

quarter.
Cost of goods sold increased $105 million, or 5%, to $2.2 billion in the thirdfirst quarter of 20172020 compared to $2.1 billion the first quarter of 2019. The increase was due to the increased 18% fromsales mentioned above, as well as unfavorable mark-to-market results on hedges of palm oil purchases in Asia, offset by lower depreciation on our Brazilian margarine assets classified as held-for-sale since the same periodfourth quarter of 2016, which is in line with the increase in net sales noted above, and primarily driven by the impact of the recent acquisitions and increased volumes in Asia.2019.


Gross profit in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017 increased2020 decreased $20 million, or 14%, to $125$128 million compared to $117$148 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2016.2019. The increasedecrease was primarily driven by higher volumes.due to increases cost of goods sold in excess of increased sales due to unfavorable mark-to-market results on hedges of palm oil purchases in Asia.


SG&A expenses increased by$11 million, or 13%, to $87$94 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20172020 compared with $77to $83 million in the same period a year ago. The increaseago, primarily relateddue to added general and administrative expensesincreased bad debt expense in Europe and Argentina from new acquisitions. Additionally, the third quarter of 2017 included impairment charges of $2 million for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology and professional services charges of $1 million related to our GCP.current quarter.


Segment EBIT of $34decreased $13 million, or 22%, to $46 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2017, was equal to the third quarter of 2016. Increases to gross profit2020 from acquisitions in Argentina and Europe and increased volumes in Asia were offset by charges related to our GCP during the third quarter of 2017, and higher SG&A from our new acquisitions.

Milling Products Segment - Milling products segment net sales were $397 million in the third quarter of 2017, 8% lower compared to $430 million for the same period a year ago, resulting primarily from a 2% decrease in volumes driven by continued weak economic conditions and lower demand for wheat products in Brazil and Mexico.


Cost of goods sold decreased by 1% to $338 million for the third quarter of 2017 from $341 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily driven by lower commodity prices in wheat, our primary raw material. In addition, the third quarter was impacted by $1 million of severance and other employee benefit costs related to our GCP and the third quarter of 2016 included a recovery of $14 million in Brazilian import taxes paid in prior years.

Gross profit decreased by 34% to $59 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017, down from $892019, primarily associated with lower gross profit and increased SG&A expenses mentioned above.

Milling Products Segment - Milling Products segment net sales decreased $10 million, or 2%, to $416 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2016, primarily due2020, compared to increased competition and competitive pricing in Brazil driven by challenging macro-economic conditions, the large domestic wheat crop that reduced margins and lower volume.

SG&A expenses decreased to $33$426 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017 from $36 million in 2016 from lower spending in Brazil and Mexico. The decrease was partially offset by impairment charges of $1 million for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology and professional services charges of $1 million related to our GCP.

Segment EBIT decreased to $23 million in the third quarter of 2017, from $52 million last year, primarily as a result of lower gross profit driven by continued weak economic conditions and lower demand for wheat products in Brazil. The third quarter of 2016 included a recovery of $14 million in Brazilian import taxes paid in prior years.

Sugar and Bioenergy Segment - Sugar and Bioenergy segment net sales increased 8% to $1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $1.1 billion in the same quarter last year. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by trading and merchandising sales volumes.

Cost of goods sold increased 11% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, which is in line with the increase in net sales. The third quarter of 2017 results also included $8 million of indirect tax credits and $6 million of severance and restructuring charges related to our industrial operations.

Gross profit decreased to $36 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $67 million reported in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to lower prices and lower sales volumes in our sugar milling operations and weaker contributions from risk management opportunities in our sugar trading & merchandising operations.

SG&A expenses of $31 million in the third quarter of 2017 were flat compared to the same period of 2016, primarily due to lower amortization expense in the quarter, offset by impairment charges of $1 million for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology and professional services charges of $1 million related to our GCP in the third quarter of 2017.

Foreign exchange results in the third quarter of 2017 were $1 million compared to $2 million in the same period of 2016. These results relate primarily to foreign currency hedges.

Segment EBIT decreased to $10 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $35 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to lower prices and lower sales volumes in our sugar milling operations and weaker contributions from risk management opportunities in our sugar trading & merchandising operations. The third quarter results were also impacted by $6 million of severance and restructuring charges related to our industrial operations, $2 million of SG&A charges related to our GCP, $3 million of losses from our renewable oils affiliate in Brazil and $8 million of indirect tax credits.

Fertilizer Segment - Fertilizer segment net sales were $121 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $129 million in the third quarter of 2016, with no significant change in volumes.

Cost of goods sold were $112 million in the third quarter of 2017, consistent with the third quarter of 2016.

Gross profit decreased by $8 million to $9 million in the third quarter of 2017, down from $17 million in the comparable period of 2016.2019. The decrease was primarily driven by lower marginsprices across all regions, which more than offset higher volumes in Argentina.all regions except Mexico.


Cost of goods sold decreased $8 million, or 2%, to $370 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to $378 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily was in line with the decrease in net sales above.

Gross profit decreased $2 million, or 4%, to $46 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $48 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower prices across all regions, which more than offset higher volumes in all regions except Mexico.

SG&A expenses of $26 million in the first quarter of 2020 were flat compared to the first quarter of 2019.

Segment EBIT decreased $4 million, or 18%, to $18 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $22 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower prices across all regions, which more than offset higher volumes in all regions except Mexico.

Sugar and Bioenergy Segment - Sugar and Bioenergy segment net sales decreased $235 million, or 82%, to $50 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $285 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease in sales was primarily due to the contribution of our Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations, comprising the majority of our Sugar and Bioenergy segment, into a joint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of BP in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Cost of goods sold decreased $239 million, or 83%, to $48 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $287 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decreased was in line with the decrease in net sales and is due to the contribution of our Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations, comprising the majority of our Sugar and Bioenergy segment, into a joint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of BP in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Gross profit increased $4 million, or 200%, to income of $2 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017, compared to $62020 from a loss of $2 million in the comparable periodfirst quarter of 2016,2019. The increase is driven by increased profits on marginal ethanol trading activities in North America.

SG&A expenses decreased by $11 million, or 92%, to $1 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $12 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily associated with the contribution of our Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations, comprising the majority of our Sugar and Bioenergy segment, into a joint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of BP in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Other income (expense) - net was expense of $51 million of in the first quarter of 2020 compared to zero in the first quarter of 2019. The increase in expense is due to the contribution of our Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations, comprising the majority of our Sugar and Bioenergy segment, into a reductionjoint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of badBP in the fourth quarter of 2019, for which our share of result is accounted for in Other income (expense) - net. The Joint Venture's net loss for the quarter includes $25 million in foreign exchange losses on US dollar denominated debt expense.of the Joint Venture due to depreciation of the Brazilian real.


Segment EBIT decreased by$31 million, or 163%, to a loss of $50 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to a loss of $19 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the contribution of our Brazilian sugar and bioenergy operations, comprising the majority of our Sugar and Bioenergy segment, into a joint venture with the Brazilian biofuels business of BP in the fourth quarter of 2019, as discussed above.

Fertilizer Segment - Fertilizer segment net sales decreased $15 million, or 22%, to $54 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to $69 million in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes and prices in Argentina.

Cost of goods sold decreased $19 million, or 30%, to $45 million in the first quarter of 2020, from $64 million in the first quarter of 2019 due to lower purchase prices in excess of lower sales prices in Argentina and Brazil, as well as lower industrial costs associated depreciation of the Brazilian real in the current quarter.

Gross profit increased $4 million, or 80%, to $9 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $5 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2017 as2019. The increase was mainly due to lower costs of goods sold.

SG&A expenses increased $1 million, or 33%, to $4 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $9$3 million in the first quarter of 2019. The increase was mainly due to higher bad debt expense in the current quarter.
Segment EBIT increased $3 million, or 150%, to $5 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $2 million in the first quarter of 2019. The increase was primarily due to higher gross profit, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses.

Corporate and Other - EBIT decreased $8 million, or 15%, to a loss of $62 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to a loss of $54 million in the same period a year ago. The decrease in gross profitis primarily driven by lower results from lower margins in Argentina wasour captive insurance and securitization activities, partially offset by decreases inlower SG&A expenses compareddue to third quarterongoing savings captured during the GCP, which concluded at the end of 2016.2019.

Interest - A summary of consolidated interest income and expense follows:

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016 2020 2019
Interest income $9
 $13
 $7
 $7
Interest expense (64) (73) (77) (75)


Interest income decreased to $9was $7 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $13 million in the third quarter of 2016. Interest expense decreased primarily due to impacts from interest rate hedges.

Discontinued Operations - Discontinued operations results for the third quarter of 2017 were nil, compared to income of $5 million, net of tax, in the third quarter of 2016. Results in 2017 were primarily driven by the recovery of bad debt provisions and interest received related to long-term receivables from farmers that offset ongoing administrative expenses, income taxes and foreign exchange losses.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Bunge - For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net income attributable to Bunge decreased by $254 million to $220 million from $474 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in segment EBIT of $359 million, particularly in agribusiness, partially offset by decreases in losses from discontinued operations and income tax expense.
Income Tax Expense - In the nine months ended September 30, 2017, income tax (expense) / benefit was $(2) million compared to income tax expense of $(118) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, decreased to 1% compared to 19% in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.   The lower tax rate in 2017 was primarily due to certain discrete items, including an income tax benefit of $32 million for a favorable resolution of income tax matters in Asia and an income tax benefit of $17 million related to a prior year tax election in South America. The 2016 year-to-date effective tax rate of 19% was driven primarily due to certain discrete items including an income tax benefit of $60 million recorded for a change in estimate resulting from a tax election for North America and an income tax benefit of $11 million recorded for income tax refund claims in Europe, partially offset by an income tax charge of $(32) million recorded for an uncertain tax position related to Asia. Excluding the effect of these discrete items noted above, our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, was 22% and 26%, respectively. The reduction in the effective tax rate from 2016, after taking into account the discrete tax items noted above, is primarily attributable to favorable earnings mix and increased tax-exempt income applied on a lower base of pretax income.
A summary of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income and volumes by reportable segment for the periods indicated is set forth below.
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions, except volumes) 2017
2016
Volumes (in thousands of metric tons):  

 
Agribusiness 108,512
 101,776
Edible oil products 5,681
 5,106
Milling products 3,300
 3,395
Sugar and Bioenergy 6,677
 6,343
Fertilizer 830
 832
     
Net sales:  
  
Agribusiness $23,837
 $21,870
Edible oil products 5,877
 4,958
Milling products 1,169
 1,243
Sugar and Bioenergy 3,052
 2,541
Fertilizer 254
 268
Total $34,189
 $30,880
     

Cost of goods sold:  
  
Agribusiness $(23,141) $(20,831)
Edible oil products (5,518) (4,642)
Milling products (1,014) (1,031)
Sugar and Bioenergy (2,974) (2,433)
Fertilizer (237) (237)
Total $(32,884) $(29,174)
     
Gross profit:  
  
Agribusiness $696
 $1,039
Edible oil products 359
 316
Milling products 155
 212
Sugar and Bioenergy 78
 108
Fertilizer 17
 31
Total $1,305
 $1,706
     
Selling, general and administrative expenses:  
  
Agribusiness $(585) $(511)
Edible oil products (258) (238)
Milling products (103) (97)
Sugar and Bioenergy (87) (80)
Fertilizer (13) (15)
Total $(1,046) $(941)
     
Foreign exchange gains (losses):  
  
Agribusiness $93
 $13
Edible oil products 4
 (2)
Milling products (1) (5)
Sugar and Bioenergy 10
 5
Fertilizer 2
 (2)
Total $108
 $9
     
Noncontrolling interest losses (gains):  
  
Agribusiness $(3) $(13)
Edible oil products (5) (5)
Milling products 
 
Sugar and Bioenergy 
 
Fertilizer (2) (2)
Total $(10) $(20)
     
Other income (expense) - net:  
  
Agribusiness (1)
 $28
 $5
Edible oil products (1) (4)
Milling products (2) (3)
Sugar and Bioenergy (1) (13)
Fertilizer 
 1
Total $24
 $(14)

     
Segment EBIT:    
Agribusiness $230
 $533
Edible oil products 98
 66
Milling products 48
 107
Sugar and Bioenergy 1
 21
Fertilizer 4
 13
Total $381
 $740

A reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge to Total Segment EBIT follows:
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge $220
 $474
Interest income (29) (37)
Interest expense 191
 189
Income tax expense (benefit) 2
 118
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax 
 8
Noncontrolling interest's share of interest and tax (3) (12)
Total Segment EBIT $381
 $740

Agribusiness Segment - Agribusiness segment net sales increased by 9% to $23.8 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $21.9 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Volumes overall increased 7% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Higher crush volumes in Europe due to our new crush plant in Ukraine which started operations in the second quarter of 2016, the recent acquisition of two oilseed crushing facilities in Western Europe in the first quarter of 2017 and increased volumes in Brazil due to larger soybean and corn crops led to the increase in net sales2020 compared to 2016.

Cost of goods sold increased by 11%, aligned with the increases in net sales noted above. In addition, cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, was impacted by higher industrial costs and depreciation from the recent acquisitions in Europe and an 11% appreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 2016.

Gross profit decreased to $696$7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from $1.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily drivenfirst quarter of 2019. Interest expense increased by the combination of farmer retention and increased competition in South America which impacted margins in our grain origination, oilseed processing and trading and distribution businesses and limited contributions from risk management due$2 million, 3%, to a lack of positioning opportunities.

SG&A expenses increased $74 million to $585$77 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which represented a 14% increase from the $511first quarter of 2020 compared to $75 million in the same period last year. This increase included added general and administrative expenses in Europe relatedfirst quarter of 2019 due to new acquisitions andinterest payable on the settlement of an 11% appreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase also included a $9 million credit adjustmentarbitration matter in Brazil, $7 million of transaction related costs associated with the acquisition of two oilseed processing facilities in Europe that will not repeat, $4 million of impairment charges for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology, $4 million of one-time employee separation costs and $3 million of professional services charges related to our GCP.These increases were partially offset by cost savings and operating efficiencies in the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Foreign exchange results in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were gains of $93 million, compared to gains of $13 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. These results were primarily driven by gains on U.S. dollar-denominated loans to fund operations and foreign exchange gains realized due to the appreciation of the Chinese renminbi in our oilseed processing business in Asia.


Other income (expenses) - net was income of $28 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to gains of $5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 included income earned in our Financial Services Group, offset by a $13 million impairment of our palm oil plantation affiliate in Indonesia. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included an impairment charge of $12 million on intangible assets related to certain patents of intellectual property.

Segment EBIT decreased by $303 million to $230 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $533 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This decrease was primarily driven by slow farmer selling in South America, which impacted margins in our grain origination, oilseed processing and trading distribution businesses, and lower contribution from risk management activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Also contributing to lower EBIT, were the impact on costs from the appreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, transaction costs related to the acquisition of two oilseed crushing facilities in Western Europe and the increase of general and administrative expenses for recent acquisitions and certain charges related to our GCP. These were partially offset by foreign exchange gains in our edible oil production businesses in Europe and Asia compared to 2016.

Edible Oil Products Segment - Edible oil products segment net sales increased by 19% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $5.9 billion, compared to $5.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, resulting primarily from an 11% increase in volumes, driven by our acquisitions of two edible oil production facilities in Europe, recent acquisition of an edible oil production facility in Argentina and increased volumes in Asia.

Cost of goods sold in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased 19% from the same period of 2016, which is in line with the increase in net sales noted above, and primarily driven by the impact of the recent acquisitions in Europe and Argentina compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Gross profit in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased to $359 million compared to $316 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily driven by stronger volumes and margins in Brazil and increases in Europe and Argentina from our recent acquisitions, offset in part by lower refining and packaging margins in the U.S. due to increased competition.

SG&A expenses increased by 8% to $258 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared with $238 million in the same period a year ago. The increase includes impairment charges of $2 million for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology and professional services charges of $1 million related to our GCP and acquisition related costs and increased general and administrative expenses associated with our recent acquisitions.

Foreign exchange results in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were income of $4 million, compared to losses of $2 million in 2016 related to foreign exchange gains on debt and derivative instruments and hedges.

Segment EBIT increased to $98 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, up from $66 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily from higher margins and volumes in our Brazil business and increased volumes with acquisitions in Argentina and Europe. The increases were partially offset by the one-time charges related to our GCP.

Milling Products Segment - Milling products segment net sales were $1.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $1.2 billion from the same period a year ago resulting primarily from a 3% decrease in volumes driven by weak macro-economic conditions and pressure from the record wheat crop in Brazil, which increased local competition, and softer demand for flour in Mexico compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Cost of goods sold decreased by 2% to $1,014 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $1,031 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to lower volumes in Brazil. The nine months ended September 30, 2017, was impacted by $1 million of severance and other employee benefit costs related to our GCP and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, included a recovery of $14 million in Brazilian import taxes paid in prior years.

Gross profit decreased by 27% to $155 million in the nine months ended of 2017, down from $212 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to increased competition and competitive pricing in Brazil that reduced margins and lower volume and unfavorable product mix in Mexico.

SG&A expenses increased to $103 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $97 million, primarily due to the 11% appreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar compared to the nine months ended

September 30, 2016, $1 million of impairment charges for intangible assets and $1 million of professional services charges related to our GCP.

Segment EBIT decreased to $48 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from $107 million last yearwell as a result of lower gross profit driven by continued weak economic conditions and lower demand for wheat products in Brazil and Mexico. In addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included a recovery of $14 million in Brazilian import taxes paid in prior years.

Sugar and Bioenergy Segment - Sugar and Bioenergy segment net sales increased to $3.1 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $2.5 billion in the same period last year. The 20% increase in sales was primarily driven by higher sugar sales volumes and an 11% appreciation of the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar which positively impacted domestic sales of sugar and ethanol in Brazil when converted into U.S. dollar.

Cost of goods sold increased 22% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period September 30, 2016, primarily due to higher sales volumes and the appreciation of the Brazilian real compared to the U.S. dollar. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 also included $15 million of severance and restructuring charges related to our industrial operations and $8 million of indirect tax credits.

Gross profit decreased to $78 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from the $108 million reported in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Higher sales volumes and $8 million related to indirect tax credits were offset by lower margins in our sugar trading and merchandising business and $15 million in severance and restructuring charges. Results and related development costs associated with our renewable oils affiliate in Brazil were a loss of $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

SG&A expenses increased by 9% to $87 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $80 million in the comparable period September 30, 2016, primarily due to the 11% appreciation of the Brazilian real and by impairment charges of $1 million for intangible assets related to patents for aluminum phosphate technology and professional services charges of $1 million related to our GCP.

Foreign exchange results in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $10 million compared to $5 million in the same period September 30, 2016. These results relate primarily to gains on foreign currency hedges.

Segment EBIT decreased to $1 millionborrowings in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $21 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, ascertain locations with higher sugar sales volumes along with foreign exchange gains and indirect tax credits were offset by lower margins in our sugar trading and merchandising business, $16 million in severance and restructuring charges and $1 million of impairment charges related to our GCP.

Fertilizer Segment - Fertilizer segment net sales decreased 5% to $254 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $268 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to lower export volumes and lower prices in Argentina compared to nine months ended 2016.

Cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $237 million, unchanged compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Gross profit decreased by $14 million to $17 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from $31 million in the comparable period September 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily driven by lower volumes and lower margins in Argentina from higher raw material costs.

Segment EBIT decreased by $9 million to $4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $13 million in the same period a year ago, primarily driven by lower volumes and margins in 2017 when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Interest - A summary of consolidated interest income and expense follows:

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions) 2017 2016
Interest income $29
 $37
Interest expense (191) (189)
Interest income decreased $8 million between 2017 and 2016. Interest expense remained relatively unchanged compared to nine months of 2016.

Discontinued Operations - Discontinued operations results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were nil, compared to a loss of $8 million, net of tax, in the same period as 2016.

Results improved in 2017 primarily driven by the recovery of bad debt provisions related to long-term receivables from farmers that offset ongoing administrative expenses and lower foreign exchange losses compared to the same period in 2016.rates.


Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Our main financial objectives are to prudently manage financial risks, ensure consistent access to liquidity and minimize cost of capital in order to efficiently finance our business and maintain balance sheet strength. We generally finance our ongoing operations with cash flows generated from operations, issuance of commercial paper, borrowings under various bilateral and syndicated revolving credit facilities, term loans and 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 and is defined as current assets divided by current liabilities, was 1.601.38 and 1.441.55 at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents were $389$193 million and $934$320 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively. Cash balances are managed in accordance with our investment policy, the objectives of which are to preserve the principal value of our cash assets, maintain a high degree of liquidity and deliver competitive returns subject to prevailing market conditions. Cash balances are typically invested in short term deposits with highly-rated financial institutions and in U.S. government securities.
Readily Marketable Inventories (“RMI”) - RMI are agricultural commodity inventories such as soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, corn, wheat and sugarwheat that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms. Total RMI in our Agribusiness segment are reported at fair value and were $4,398$4,279 million and $3,593$3,934 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Of these amounts $3,351 million and $2,523 million were attributable to merchandising activities at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. RMI at fair value in the aggregate amount of $109 million and $123 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively were included in our Edible Oil Products segment inventories. RMI at fair value in the Sugar and Bioenergy segment were $195 million and $139 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Of these amounts, $189 million and $139 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, can be attributed (see Note 7 - Inventories, to our merchandising business.condensed consolidated financial statements).
Financing Arrangements and Outstanding Indebtedness - We conduct most of our financing activities through a centralized financing structure that provides the company efficient access to debt and capital markets. This structure includes a master trust, 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, 2017,March 31, 2020, we had approximately $5,015$4,315 million of aggregate committed borrowing capacity under our commercial paper program and various revolving bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, all of which $4,740

million was unused and available. The following table summarizes these facilities as of the periods presented:
(US$ in millions)   
Total Committed
Capacity
 Borrowings Outstanding   
Total Committed
Capacity
 Borrowings Outstanding
Commercial Paper Program
and Revolving Credit Facilities
 Maturities September 30,
2017
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 Maturities March 31,
2020
 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Commercial paper 2019 $600
 $
 $
 2023 $600
 $
 $
Long-term revolving credit facilities (1)
 2018 - 2022 4,415
 275
 
 2022 - 2023 $3,715
 
 
Total   $5,015
 $275
 $
   $4,315
 $
 $
 
(1) 
Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities that have maturities greater than one year from the date of the condensed 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.
On September 6, 2017, we entered into an amendment agreement toWe had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2020 under our unsecured $865$1,100 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated asfive-year syndicated revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with certain lenders party thereto maturing December 14, 2023. We have the option to request an extension of June 17, 2014 (the “Credit Agreement”). The amendment agreement extends the maturity date of the Credit Agreement for two additional one-year periods, subject to September 6, 2022. The amendment agreement also lowers the rangeconsent of margin applicable to our borrowings under the Credit Agreement.lenders. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will vary from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum,1.625%, based on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt.debt ("Rating Level"). Amounts under the Credit Agreement that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee payable quarterly based on the average undrawn portion of the Credit Agreement at rates ranging from 0.125%0.09% to 0.275%0.225%, varying based on the credit ratingsRating Level. We may, from time to time, request one or more of our senior long-term unsecured debt. We had $75 million of borrowings outstanding September 30, 2017the existing lenders or new lenders to increase the total commitments under the Credit Agreement.Agreement by up to $200 million pursuant to an accordion provision.
We had no borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 under our three-year$1,750 million unsecured bilateralsyndicated revolving credit facilitiesfacility with certain lenders party thereto maturing December 12, 2022 (the “Facilities”‘‘$1.75 Billion 2022 Facility’’) totaling $700 million, which are maturing at various dates in June and September, 2019.. Borrowings under these Facilities

the $1.75 Billion 2022 Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will vary from 0.65%0.30% to 1.40%1.30% per annum, based on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt. Amounts under the Facilities that remain undrawn areThe applicable margin is also subject to a commitment fee payable at a rate ranging from 0.20%certain premiums or discounts tied to 0.25%.
We had $200 million of borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2017 under our $1,750 million unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility (the ‘‘Facility’’) withcriteria determined by certain lenders party thereto maturing August 10, 2018. Borrowings under the Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will vary from 0.35% to 1.35% per annum, based on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt.sustainability targets. We also pay a fee that varies from 0.10% to 0.40% per annum, based on the utilization of the $1.75 Billion 2022 Facility. Amounts under the $1.75 Billion 2022 Facility that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 35% of the margin specified above, which varies based on the rating level at each quarterly payment date. We may, from time to time, with the consent of the facility agent, request one or more of the existing lenders or new lenders to increase the total commitments under the $1.75 Billion 2022 Facility by up to $250 million pursuant to an accordion provision.
We had no borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 under our $1,100unsecured $865 million five-year unsecured syndicated revolving credit agreementfacility, maturing September 6, 2022 (the ‘‘Credit Agreement’’"$865 Million 2022 Facility") with certain lenders party thereto, maturing November 20, 2019.. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement$865 Million 2022 Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will vary from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum, based on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt (‘‘Rating Level’’).debt. Amounts under the Credit Agreement$865 Million 2022 Facility that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee ranging from 0.10% to 0.25%, varyingpayable quarterly based on the Rating Level.average undrawn portion of the $865 Million 2022 Facility at rates ranging from 0.125% to 0.275%, based on the credit ratings of our senior long-term unsecured debt.
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 required to be rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s Investor Services. The cost of borrowing under the Liquidity Facility would typically be higher than the cost of issuance under our commercial paper program. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, no borrowings were outstanding under the commercial paper program and no borrowings were outstanding under the Liquidity Facility. The Liquidity Facility is our only revolving credit facility that requires lenders to maintain minimum credit ratings.
In addition to committed credit facilities, from time to time, we, through our financing subsidiaries, we enter into bilateral short-term credit lines as necessary based on our financing requirements. At September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 there were $395 million ofno borrowings outstanding under these bilateral short-term credit lines.lines.

Short and long-term debt - Our short and long-term debt increased by $1,290$4 million, or 0.1%, to $4,998 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 from $4,994 million at December 31, 2016,2019, primarily due to the funding of working capital financing requirements. For the nine month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, our average short and long-term debt outstanding was approximately $5,438$4,975 million compared to approximately $5,183$6,007 million for the ninethree months ended at September 30, 2016.March 31, 2019. Our long-term debt balance was $4,533$4,262 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 compared to $4,007$4,223 million at December 31, 2016.2019, an increase of $39 million, or 0.9%. The following table summarizes our short-term debt at September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.
(US$ in millions) Outstanding
Balance at
Quarter End
 Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate at
Quarter End (1)
 Highest
Balance
Outstanding
During
Quarter (1)
 Average
Balance
During Quarter (1)
 Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
During
Quarter (1)
Bank borrowings $1,021
 3.59% $1,450
 $1,298
 3.06%
Commercial paper 
 
 595
 273
 1.42%
Total $1,021
 3.59% $2,045
 $1,571
 2.78%
(US$ in millions) Outstanding
Balance at March 31, 2020
 Weighted Average
Interest Rate at
March 31, 2020
 Highest Balance
Outstanding During
Quarter Ended March 31, 2020
 Average Balance
During Quarter Ended March 31, 2020
 Weighted Average
Interest Rate
During Quarter Ended March 30, 2020
Bank borrowings (1)
 $736
 14.30% $771
 $733
 12.48%
Commercial paper 
 % 
 
 %
Total $736
 

 $771
 $733
 

 
(1)Includes $179$402 million of local currency bank borrowings in certain Central and Eastern European, South American, African and Asia Pacific countries at a weighted average interest rate of 11.60%24.21% as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.
In connection with Bunge entering into a definitive agreement to acquire a 70% ownership interest in IOI Loders Croklaan from IOI Corporation Berhad (the “Loders Acquisition”), on September 12, 2017, we entered into an unsecured $900 million term loan agreement. Following the completion of the offering of senior notes described below, effective as of September 25, 2017, we terminated the loan agreement.  No funds had been drawn under the loan agreement as of the date of termination.
On September 25, 2017, we completed the sale and issuance of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.00% unsecured senior notes due September 25, 2022 and $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% unsecured senior notes due September 25, 2027. The senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Bunge Limited. The offering was made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually in arrears in March and September of each year, commencing on March 25, 2018. The net proceeds of the offering were approximately $989 million after deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses.  We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the purchase price for the Loders Acquisition. Pending the closing of the Loders Acquisition, the net proceeds from the offering were used to repay outstanding indebtedness of Bunge.
The following table summarizes our short and long-term indebtedness:

(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017

December 31,
2016
 March 31,
2020

December 31,
2019
Short-term debt: (1)
  
  
    
Short-term debt (2)
 $1,021
 $257
 $736
 $771
Current portion of long-term debt 287
 938
 509
 507
Total short-term debt 1,308
 1,195
 1,245
 1,278
    
Long-term debt (3):
  
  
  
  
    
Revolving credit facilities expiry 2018 200
 
Term loan due 2019 - three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.75% (Tranche A) 253
 243
Term loan due 2019 - fixed Yen interest rate of 0.96% (Tranche B) 53
 51
Term loan due 2019 - three-month LIBOR plus 1.30% (Tranche C) 85
 85
Revolving credit facility expiry 2022 (4)
 75
 
5.90% Senior Notes due 2017 
 250
3.20% Senior Notes due 2017 
 600
8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 600
 600
Term loan due 2024 - three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.75% (Tranche A)

 283
 281
Term loan due 2024 - three-month LIBOR plus 1.30% (Tranche B)

 89
 89
3.50% Senior Notes due 2020 497
 497
 499
 499
3.00% Senior Notes due 2022 397
 
 398
 398
1.85% Senior Notes due 2023 - Euro
 945
 843
 876
 899
4.35% Senior Notes due 2024 596
 596
3.25% Senior Notes due 2026 694
 694
 696
 696
3.75% Senior Notes due 2027 594
 
 595
 595
Other 140
 144
 230
 170
Subtotal 4,533
 4,007
 4,262
 4,223
Less: Current portion of long-term debt (287) (938) (509) (507)
Total long-term debt 4,246
 3,069
 3,753
 3,716
Total debt $5,554
 $4,264
 $4,998
 $4,994
 
(1) 
Includes secured debt of $7$1 million and $7$1 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
(2) 
Includes $179$402 million and $148$348 million of local currency bank borrowings in certain Central and Eastern European, South American African and Asia-Pacific countries at a weighted average interest rate of 11.60%24.21% and 13.63%27.16% as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
(3) 
Includes secured debt of $35$11 million and $34$15 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.
(4) On September 6, 2017, Bunge entered into an amendment agreement to its unsecured $865 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2014, which extends the maturity date to September 6, 2022.

Credit Ratings Bunge’s debt ratings and outlook by major credit rating agencies at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 was as follows:
  
Short-term
Debt (1)
 
Long-term
Debt
 Outlook
Standard & Poor’s A-1 BBB StableNegative
Moody’s P-1 Baa2Baa3 NegativeStable
Fitch F1 BBBBBB- Stable
 
(1)Short-term debt rating applies only to Bunge Asset Funding Corp., the issuer under our commercial paper program.
Our debt agreements do not have any credit rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate maturity of our debt. However, credit rating downgrades would increase our borrowing costs under our syndicated credit facilities and, depending on their severity, could impede our ability to obtain credit facilities or access the capital markets in the future on competitive

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, 2017.March 31, 2020.

Trade Receivable Securitization Program - Bunge and certain of its subsidiariesWe participate in $700an $800 million trade receivablesreceivable securitization program (the "Program"), which provides us with an additional source of liquidity. The Program terminates on May 26, 2021. However,2021, however, each committed purchaser’spurchaser's commitment to fund trade receivables sold under the Program will terminate on May 26, 20192020 unless extended in accordance with the terms of the receivables transfer agreement.
Equity
Total equity is set forth in the following table:
(US$ in millions) September 30,
2017

December 31, 2016 March 31,
2020

December 31, 2019
Equity:  
  
  
  
Convertible perpetual preference shares $690
 $690
 $690
 $690
Common shares 1
 1
 1
 1
Additional paid-in capital 5,223
 5,143
 5,344
 5,329
Retained earnings 8,214
 8,208
 6,158
 6,437
Accumulated other comprehensive income (5,662) (5,978)
Treasury shares, at cost - 2017 and 2016 - 12,882,313 shares, respectively (920) (920)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (6,411) (5,624)
Treasury shares, at cost - 2020 and 2019 - 12,882,313 shares (920) (920)
Total Bunge shareholders’ equity 7,546
 7,144
 4,862
 5,913
Noncontrolling interest 204
 199
 110
 117
Total equity $7,750
 $7,343
 $4,972
 $6,030
Total Bunge shareholders’ equity was $7,546$4,862 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 compared to $7,144$5,913 million at December 31, 2016.2019. The increase in shareholders’ equitydecrease during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to cumulative translation gains$184 million of $445 million and $220 million net incomeloss attributable to Bunge, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. These increases were partially offset by$787 million translation losses and $71 million and $8 million of declared dividends to common and preferred shareholders, of $189 million and $25 million, respectively.
Noncontrolling interest increaseddecreased to $204$110 million at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 from $199$117 million at December 31, 2016,2019. The decrease during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to income attributabletranslation adjustments and dividends paid to our noncontrolling interest entities and the effect of currency translation, partially offset by dividends to noncontrolling interests.entities.
As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, we had 6,899,7006,899,683 of 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 1.16401.2300 Bunge Limited common shares, based on the conversion price of $85.91$81.2982 per share, subject to certain additional anti-dilution adjustments (which represents 8,031,2518,486,610 Bunge Limited common shares at September 30, 2017)March 31, 2020). At any time, 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 perpetual preference shares are not redeemable by us at any time.
Cash Flows
Our cash flows from operations vary 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 fund daily settlement requirements on exchange traded futures that we use to minimize price risk related to the purchase and sale of our inventories.
For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased by $545$127 million, reflecting the net effectcompared to an increase of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities. This compares to a decrease of $114$76 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016.

March 31, 2019.
Cash used for operating activities was $302$439 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $635$402 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2019. Net cash outflowsused for operating activities was lowerhigher for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017, principallyMarch 31, 2020, due to increasedthe net loss incurred during the the period, partially offset by lower working capital and lower net income, including adjustments for non-cash items,requirements compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016.March 31, 2019.

Certain of our non-U.S. operating subsidiaries are primarily funded with U.S. dollar-denominated debt, while currency risk is hedged with U.S. dollar-denominated assets. The functional currency of our operating subsidiaries is generally the local currency. Also, certain of our U.S. dollar functional operating subsidiaries outside the U.S. are partially funded with local currency borrowings, while the currency risk is hedged with local currency denominated assets. The financial statements of our subsidiaries are calculated in the functional currency, and when the local currency is the functional currency, translated into U.S. dollar. U.S. dollar-denominated loans are remeasured into their respective functional currencies at exchange rates at the applicable balance sheet date. Also, certain of our U.S. dollar functional operating subsidiaries outside the U.S. are partially funded with local currency borrowings, while the currency risk is hedged with local currency denominated assets. Local currency loans in U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries outside the U.S. are remeasured into U.S. dollardollars at the exchange rate aton the applicable balance sheet date. The resulting gain or loss is included in our condensed consolidated statements of income as foreign exchange gains or losses. For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016,March 31, 2020, we recorded a foreign exchange losscurrency gain on our debt of $28$86 million and, and for three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded a foreign currency loss on our debt of $115$37 million, respectively, which were included as adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used for operating activities in the line item “Foreign exchange (gain)(gains) loss on net debt” in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. This adjustment is required because the cash flow impacts ofas these gains or losses are non-cash items and will representthat arise from financing activities when the subsidiary repays the underlying debt and therefore will have no impact on cash flows from operations.
Cash provided by investing activities was $394 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to cash used for investing activities was $1,234of $41 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $667 million inMarch 31, 2019. For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, cash provided by investing activities was primarily associated with proceeds of $423 million from beneficial interests in securitized trade receivables. In addition, payments were made for capital expendituresinvestments of $485$104 million, primarily related to upgradedeposits in South America and expansionpromissory notes related to financial services, which were partially offset by proceeds from such investments of an export terminal in the U.S., replanting of sugarcane for our industrial sugar business, the expansion of one crushing facility in Brazil and upgrade of our crush facility in Italy. In addition, we acquired two oilseed processing plants in the Netherlands and France for $318 million, and an olive oil and seed oil producer in Turkey for $23 million, net of cash acquired. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016,$80 million. We also made payments made for capital expenditures were $488of $55 million related to capital projects at various facilities, which decreased from capital expenditures of $119 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 due to the 2019 formation of BP Bunge Bioenergia, as 2019 payments primarily related to upgrade and expansion of an export terminal in the U.S., replanting of sugarcane for our industrial sugar business in Brazil, and continued constructionas well as other capital projects at various facilities. In addition, payments were made for investments of a wheat milling facility$193 million, primarily related to deposits in Brazil. We also hadSouth America related to financial services, which were partially offset by proceeds from such investments of $37 million. Additionally, cash outflows of $51 million occurred in the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to the settlement of Brazilian real denominated net investment hedgeshedges. These payments were offset by proceeds of $210$275 million from beneficial interests in securitized trade receivables.
Cash used for financing activities was $84 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016.
CashMarch 31, 2020 compared to cash provided by financing activities was $969of $513 million in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017, compared to cash used for financing activities of $102 million inMarch 31, 2019. In the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016. In the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the net increase of $1,152 million borrowings primarily reflected higher working capital needs to fund acquisitions and finance capital expenditures. In addition,March 31, 2020, we paid dividends of $207$79 million to our common shareholders and holders of our convertible preference shares. In the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2019, the net increase of $590 million in borrowings was primarily related to the funding of working capital needs, payments for investments and to finance capital expenditures. In addition, we paid dividends of $191$79 million to our common shareholders and holders of our convertible preference shares. Further, in connection with our common share repurchase program, in 2016 we purchased 3,296,230 of our common shares at a cost of $200 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Guarantees - We have issued or were a party to the following guarantees at September 30, 2017:March 31, 2020:
(US$ in millions) 
Maximum
Potential
Future
Payments
 
Maximum
Potential
Future
Payments
Unconsolidated affiliates financing (1)(2)
 $169
Unconsolidated affiliates guarantee (1)(2)
 $276
Residual value guarantee (3)
 227
 263
Total $396
 $539
 
(1) 
We have issued financial and performance guarantees to certain financial institutions related to debt of certain of our unconsolidated affiliates. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the related financings which have maturity dates in 2017 through 2022.2034. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable us to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. At September 30, 2017,In addition, one of our subsidiaries has guaranteed the obligations of two of its affiliates and in connection therewith has secured its guarantee obligations through a pledge of one of its affiliate's shares plus loans receivable from the affiliate to the financial institutions in the event that the guaranteed obligations are enforced. Based on the amounts drawn under such debt facilities at March 31, 2020, our potential liability was $176 million, and we have recorded noa $14 million obligation related to these guarantees.guarantees inclusive of expected lifetime credit losses which are determined based on historical financial information and are not expected to be material.

(2) 
We have issued guarantees to certain third parties related to the performance of our unconsolidated affiliates. The termterms of the guarantees are equal to the completion date of a port terminal which is expected to be completed in 2020. There are no recourse provisions or collateral that would enable us to recover any amounts paid under these guarantees. At September 30, 2017, we recordedMarch 31, 2020, Bunge's maximum potential future payments under these guarantees was $43 million, and no obligation has been recorded related to these guarantees.

(3) 
We have issued guarantees to certain financial institutions which are party to certain operating lease arrangements for railcars, barges, and barges.buildings. These guarantees provide for a minimum residual value to be received by the lessor at the conclusion of the lease term. These leases expire at various dates from 20182020 through 2021.2026. At September 30, 2017, ourMarch 31, 2020, no obligation has been recorded obligation related to these guarantees was $3 million.guarantees. Any obligation recorded would be recognized in Current operating lease obligations or Non-current operating lease obligations (see Note 4 - Leases to our condensed consolidated financial statements).
Bunge Limited hasWe have provided a guarantee to the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture as Trustee for Bunge North America, Inc. (“BNA”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, which guarantees all amounts due and owing by BNA, to grain producers and/or depositors in the State of Illinois who have delivered commodities to BNA’s Illinois facilities.
In addition, Bunge Limited has provided full and unconditional parent level guarantees of the outstanding indebtedness under certain credit facilities entered into and senior notes issued by itsour 100% owned subsidiaries. At September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, debt with a carrying amount of $5,229$4,522 million related to these guarantees is 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 Finance Europe B.V. There are largely no significant restrictions on the ability of Bunge Limited Finance Corp. and Bunge Finance Europe B.V. or any other of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to Bunge Limited.

Dividends
We paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.46$0.50 per share on September 5, 2017March 2, 2020 to common shareholders of record on August 22, 2017.February 17, 2020. In addition, we paid a quarterly dividend of $1.21875 per share on our cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares on SeptemberMarch 1, 20172020 to shareholders of record on AugustFebruary 15, 2017.2020. On August 8, 2017,March 11, 2020, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.46$0.50 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 4, 2017June 1, 2020 to common shareholders of record on November 20, 2017.May 18, 2020. We also announced on August 8, 2017March 11, 2020 that we will pay a quarterly cash dividend of $1.21875 per share on our cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares on DecemberJune 1, 20172020 to shareholders of record on NovemberMay 15, 2017.2020.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Critical accounting policies are defined as those policies that are significant to our financial condition and results of operations and require management to exercise significant judgment. For a complete discussion of our accounting policies, see Note 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There were noCommission on February 22, 2019. Following is a material changes to Bunge’sour critical accounting policies during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. For recent accounting pronouncements refer to Note 2 - Accounting Pronouncements, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Effective January 1, 2020, we changed our segment reporting policy to separately disclose Corporate and Other activities from individual business segments, as further described in Note 20 - Segment Information. Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts within the reporting segments have been made to conform to current presentation.


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Risk Management
As a result of our global operating, investing 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 directly or indirectly 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 decisions take place in various locations, but exposure limits are centrally set and monitored, operating under a global governance framework. Our corporate risk management group analyzes and monitors various risk exposures globally. Additionally, our Board of Directors’ Finance andDirectors' Enterprise Risk PolicyManagement Committee oversees our global market risk governance framework, including all 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 potentialexpected market movements in accordance with established policies, limits and procedures. We enter into derivative instruments primarily with major financial institutions, commodity exchanges in the case of commodity futures and options, major financial institutions in the case of foreign currency and interest rate derivatives, or approved exchange clearing 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;operations, however they can occasionally result in earnings volatility, which may be material. See Note 1113 - Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of our use of derivative instruments.
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 utilizeuse 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 forward cash contracts, as well as OTC derivative instruments (including forward purchase and sale contracts).instruments. Credit and counterparty risk also includes sovereign credit risk. We actively monitor credit and counterparty risk through regular reviews of exposures and credit analysis by the localregional credit staff and reviewteams, as well as reviews by various local and corporate committees which monitor credit andour Management Credit Committee that monitors counterparty performance.exposures. 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, low levels of available (funding) liquidity and/or significant price volatility, credit and counterparty risks are heightened. This increased risk is monitored through, among other things, exposure reporting, 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 may limit new credit extensionshave limited exposures and limits 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 products.and other specialty products via Bunge’s majority ownership in Loders. As a result, we purchase and produce various materials, many of which are agricultural commodities, includingincluding: soybeans, soybean oil, soybean meal, palm oil, softseeds (including sunflower seed, rapeseed and canola) and related oil and meal derived from them, wheat, barley, shea nut, and corn. In addition, we growproduce bioenergy products as a consequence of our production of soybean oil and purchase sugarcane to produce sugar, ethanolother oil feedstocks. Agricultural and electricity. Agriculturalenergy 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 significant declines in counterparty profitability under these contracts due to significant movements in commodity and energy prices between the time 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 and energy commodities used 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 volumevolumetric and value-at-risk (“VaR”)(VaR) limits. We measure and review our net commodities position on a daily basis. BungeWe also employsemploy stress testing techniques , including stressed VaR techniques in order to quantify itsour exposures to price and liquidity risks under non-normal or event driven market conditions.

Our daily net agricultural commodity position consists of inventory, forward purchase and sale contracts, and OTC 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% confidence interval. In addition, scenario analysis and custom stress testing are regularly 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
September 30, 2017
 Year Ended
December 31, 2016
 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
 Year Ended
December 31, 2019
(US$ in millions) Value 
Market
Risk
 Value 
Market
Risk
 Value 
Market
Risk
 Value 
Market
Risk
Highest daily aggregated position value $685
 $(69) $1,207
 $(121) $751
 $(75) $852
 $(85)
Lowest daily aggregated position value $(711) $(71) $(682) $(68) $89
 $(9) $(724) $(72)
Ocean Freight Risk
Ocean freight representsand bunker fuel represent a significant portion of our operating costs. The market priceMarket prices for ocean freight variesand bunker fuel vary depending on the supply and demand for ocean vessels, global economic conditions, the price of crude petroleum oil 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 seven years. We use financial derivatives generally freight forward agreements, to hedge portions of our ocean freight costs (generally freight forward agreements) and bunker fuel 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 electricity, natural gas and bunker fuel, that are used to operate our manufacturing facilities and ocean freight vessels. We also refine and produce biofuels. 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.costs and market prices. These energy derivatives are included in other current assets and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value.
Currency Risk
Our global operations require active participation in foreign exchange markets. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Brazilian real, Canadian dollar, the euro and other European currencies, the Argentine peso,Euro and the Chinese yuan/renminbi. To reduce the risk arising from foreign exchange rate fluctuations, we enter into derivative instruments, such as foreign currency forward contracts, swaps and 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 in fair value for such net currency position resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 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 notneither planned ornor 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 $101$200 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and foreign exchange losses of $257$929 million for the year ended December 31, 20162019 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 may 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, 2017,March 31, 2020, was $5,735$4,937 million with a carrying value of $5,554$4,998 million. There was no significant change in our interest rate risk at September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.
A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in the interest yields on our senior note debt at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 would result in a decrease of approximately $83$49 million in the fair value of our debt. Similarly, a decrease of 100 basis points in the interest yields on our debt at September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 would cause an increase of approximately $83$57 million in the fair value of our debt.

A hypothetical 1%100 basis point change in LIBOR would result in a change of approximately $37$34 million in our interest expense on our variable rate debt at September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. Some of our variable rate debt is denominated in currencies other than in U.S. dollars and is indexed to non-U.S. dollar-based interest rate indices, such as EURIBOR and TJLP and certain benchmark rates in local bank markets. As such, the hypothetical 1%100 basis point change in interest rate ignores the potential impact of any currency movements.


ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including the principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, 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 have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Internal ControlsControl Over Financial Reporting - There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controlscontrol over financial reporting during the thirdfirst quarter ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
As part of the Company’s ongoing portfolio rationalization initiatives (see Note 3 - Portfolio Rationalization Initiatives, to our condensed consolidated financial statements), the Company is simplifying organizational structures, streamlining processes and consolidating back office functions globally. In connection with this initiative, the Company has and will continue to align and streamline the design and operation of its internal controls over financial reporting. These initiatives are not in response to any identified deficiency or weakness in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, but is expected, over time, to result in changes to the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.


PART II.
INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are involved in litigation that we consider to be ordinary and other claims, investigations and proceedings incidental to our business. While the outcome of pending legal actionsthese matters cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe the outcome of these proceedings, net of established reserves, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
For a discussion of certain legal and tax matters relating to Argentina and Brazil, see Notes 9 and 15Note 16 - Commitments And Contingencies, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Additionally, we are a party to a large number of labor and civil and other claims relating to our Brazilian operations. We have reserved an aggregate of $90$33 million and $73$52 million, for labor and civil claims, respectively, as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020. The labor claims primarily relate to dismissals, severance, health and safety, salary adjustments and supplementary retirement benefits. The civil claims relate to various legal proceedings and disputes, including disputes with suppliers and customers and include approximately 95135 million Brazilian reais (approximately $30$26 million as of September 30, 2017)March 31, 2020) related to a legacy environmental claim in Brazil.

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 20162019 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.  Following is a material update to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our operations may be adversely impacted as a result of pandemic outbreaks, including COVID-19.

In December 2019, a strain of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China, resulting in millions of confirmed cases of the disease globally. By January, the Chinese government implemented a quarantine protocol for Wuhan and additional restrictions for other major Chinese cities, including mandatory business closures, social distancing measures, and various travel restrictions. On March 11, 2020, as COVID-19 spread outside of China, the World Health Organization designated the outbreak as a global pandemic. This pandemic could affect our operations, major facilities, or employees’ and consumers’ health. Government officials in numerous countries around the world have implemented quarantines and significant restrictions on travel as well as work restrictions that prohibit many employees from going to work. As millions of cases have been confirmed globally, including in China, Europe, the U.S. and South America, we expect COVID-19 to interfere with general commercial activity related to our supply chain and customer base, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. To the extent that COVID-19 continues or worsens, governments may impose additional restrictions or additional governments may impose restrictions. The result of COVID-19 and those restrictions could result in additional businesses being shut down, additional work restrictions and supply chains being interrupted, slowed, or rendered inoperable. As a result, it may be challenging to obtain and process raw materials to support our business needs, and individuals could become ill, quarantined or otherwise unable to work and/or travel due to health reasons or governmental restrictions. Also, governments may impose other laws, regulations or taxes which could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations. Further, if our customers’ businesses are similarly affected, they might delay or reduce purchases from us, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The potential effects of COVID-19 also could impact many of our risk factors included in Part 1, Item A of our 2019 Form 10-K, including, but not limited to our profitability, laws and regulations affecting our business, fluctuations in foreign currency markets, the availability of future borrowings, the costs of current and future borrowings, valuation of our pension assets and obligations, credit risks of our customers and counterparties, our business transformation initiatives and an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets. However, given the evolving health, economic, social, and governmental environments, the potential impact that COVID-19 could have on our risk factors that are further described in our 2019 Form 10-K remain uncertain.


ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.

ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.

ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.

ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION
To enhance retention and align with market practice, on November 1, 2017, the Company entered into executive change of control severance agreements (the “agreements”) with its executive officers, including the named executive officers identified in the Company’s proxy statement (other than Soren Schroder, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, whose existing employment agreement contains a change of control provision).
The agreements, which reflect a double trigger change of control provision, provide for cash severance benefits if the executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or by the individual for “good reason,” in each case before the second anniversary of a “change of control” of the Company, as those terms are defined in the agreements. The agreements provide that, upon a qualifying termination, the executive would be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to (i) 24 months of the executive’s base salary in effect immediately prior to the termination date, and (ii) an amount equal to two times the executive’s annual target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs.
In addition, the executive will be entitled to receive accelerated vesting of all outstanding equity awards, with any stock options remaining exercisable for the remainder of their full term, and with unvested performance-based equity awards deemed vested at the greater of (i) actual performance or (ii) target levels with respect to performance goals or other vesting criteria.
The agreements provide that the Company’s obligations to pay severance benefits under the agreements is subject to the execution by the executive of a general release of claims against the Company and contain an 18-month non-competition covenant. The agreements do not provide for a tax gross-up.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the change of control agreements and does not purport to be complete. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of change of control agreement filed as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.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.

EXHIBIT INDEX
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
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
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
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 SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101 CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101 LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101 PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101 DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101 INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
*Filed herewith.
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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 1, 2017May 6, 2020 By:/s/ Thomas M. BoehlertJohn W. Neppl
   Thomas M. BoehlertJohn W. Neppl
   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
    
    
   /s/ J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
   J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
   Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX
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Form of Executive Change of Control Agreement.
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
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
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
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, 2017 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests, and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.*
*Filed herewith.
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