                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Bunge Limited on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 21, 2003 (except Note
29, dated March 17, 2003), (which reports express an unqualified opinion and
include an explanatory paragraph relating to changes in methods of accounting
for goodwill and asset retirement obligations in 2002), appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 20-F of Bunge Limited for the year ended December 31, 2002.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
October 3, 2003



