Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

26. Lease Commitments

Bunge routinely leases storage facilities, transportation equipment and office facilities under operating leases. Future minimum lease payments by year and in the aggregate under non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

(US$ in millions)	Minimum Lease Payments

2012	$	152
2013		106
2014		94
2015		81
2016		74
Thereafter		188

Total	$	695

Net rent expense under non-cancelable operating leases is as follows:

	December 31,

(US$ in millions)	2011			2010			2009
Rent Expense	$	227		$	203		$	182
Sublease Income		(41	)		(46	)		(36	)

Net Rent Expense	$	186		$	157		$	146

In addition, Bunge enters into agricultural partnership agreements for the production of sugarcane. These agreements have an average life of eight years and cover approximately 155,000 hectares of land under cultivation. Amounts owed under these agreements are dependent on several variables including the quantity of sugarcane produced per hectare, the total recoverable sugar (TRS) per ton of sugarcane produced and the price for each kilogram of TRS as determined by Consecana, the Sao Paulo state sugarcane and sugar and ethanol council. In 2011 and 2010 Bunge made payments related to these agreements of $91 million and $61 million, respectively. Of these amounts $40 million and $23 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively, were advances for future production and $51 million and $38 million were included in cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of income for 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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