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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On April 30, 2012, Bunge sold its 28.06% interest in The Solae Company (Solae) to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for a purchase price of $440 million in cash, exclusive of working capital adjustments and a special cash dividend of approximately $35 million.

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