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                                    FORM 6-K
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer

                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


January 15, 2003
Commission File Number 001-16625


                                  BUNGE LIMITED
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


                                 50 Main Street
                          White Plains, New York 10606
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:


                         Form 20-F    X      Form 40-F
                                   -------            -------

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
                                                    -------

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
                                                    -------

         Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                            Yes          No    X
                                -------     -------


         If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
                                   ------------


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                                    EXHIBITS
                                    --------


Exhibit 1      Press release dated January 14, 2003 announcing regular quarterly
               cash dividend


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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.



Date: January 15, 2003              Bunge Limited



                                By:    /s/  William M. Wells
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    William M. Wells
                                    Chief Financial Officer


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                                                                       Exhibit 1


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                                                  Contact:  Stewart Lindsay
                                                            Edelman PR Worldwide
                                                            1-212-704-4435


             Bunge Limited Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend


WHITE PLAINS, NY - January 14, 2003 - Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced that
its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per
share. The dividend is payable on Friday, February 28, 2003 to shareholders of
record on Friday, February 14, 2003. Bunge Limited had 99,332,233 common shares
outstanding on December 31, 2002.



About Bunge Limited

Bunge Limited (www.bunge.com) is an integrated, international agribusiness and
food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain with worldwide
distribution capabilities and primary operations in North America, South America
and Europe. Headquartered in White Plains, New York, Bunge has over 24,000
employees and locations in 28 countries. Bunge is the largest processor of
soybeans in the Americas, the world's leading oilseed processing company, the
largest producer and supplier of fertilizers to farmers in South America and the
world's leading seller of bottled vegetable oils to consumers.





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