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SEGMENT INFORMATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company's operations are organized, managed, and classified into four reportable segments - Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, Milling, and Sugar and Bioenergy, based upon their similar economic characteristics, products and services offered, production processes, types and classes 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.
The Agribusiness reportable segment is characterized by both inputs and outputs being agricultural commodities and thus high volume and low margin. The Refined and Specialty Oils reportable segment involves the processing, production, and marketing of products derived from vegetable oils. The Milling reportable segment involves the processing, production, and marketing of products derived primarily from wheat and corn. The Sugar and Bioenergy reportable segment primarily comprises the net earnings in the Company’s 50% interest in BP Bunge Bioenergia, a joint venture with BP p.l.c. ("BP").
Corporate and Other includes salaries and overhead for corporate functions that are not allocated to the Company’s individual reporting segments because the operating 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, as well as the Company's captive insurance activities, securitization program, and certain income tax assets and liabilities.
Transfers between segments are generally valued at market. Segment revenues generated from these transfers are shown in the following table as “Inter-segment revenues.”
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(US$ in millions)
AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherEliminationsTotal
Net sales to external customers$11,741 $4,302 $631 $74 $11 $— $16,759 
Inter–segment revenues2,520 54 13 — — (2,587)— 
Cost of goods sold(11,109)(4,070)(586)(72)(34)— (15,871)
Gross profit632 232 45 (23)— 888 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(135)(86)(26)— (90)— (337)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(35)(6)— — (11)— (52)
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)
(3)(1)— — — (1)
Other income (expense) - net(9)40 — 40 
Income (loss) from affiliates10 — — 20 — — 30 
Total Segment EBIT (2)
481 128 19 24 (84)— 568 
Total assets17,193 4,190 1,058 360 1,991 — 24,792 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherEliminationsTotal
Net sales to external customers$9,868 $3,648 $530 $69 $$— $14,117 
Inter–segment revenues2,200 86 — — (2,292)— 
Cost of goods sold(9,277)(3,430)(460)(67)(21)— (13,255)
Gross profit591 218 70 (19)— 862 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(118)(83)(25)— (101)— (327)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(30)(1)(2)— (3)— (36)
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)
(2)— — — 
Other income (expense) - net181 (2)— — 41 — 220 
Income (loss) from affiliates10 — — 51 (1)— 60 
Total Segment EBIT (2)
639 130 43 53 (81)— 784 
Total assets16,177 4,091 1,352 207 2,282 — 24,109 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherEliminationsTotal
Net sales to external customers$35,719 $12,723 $1,911 $195 $24 $— $50,572 
Inter–segment revenues7,899 252 480 — — (8,631)— 
Cost of goods sold(33,907)(11,904)(1,669)(189)(39)— (47,708)
Gross profit1,812 819 242 (15)— 2,864 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(375)(262)(78)(1)(263)— (979)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(119)(14)— (19)— (150)
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)
(14)(7)(1)— (11)— (33)
Other income (expense) - net(71)(17)71 — (13)
Income (loss) from affiliates41 — (1)56 (1)— 95 
Total Segment EBIT (2)
1,274 519 166 63 (238)— 1,784 
Total assets17,193 4,190 1,058 360 1,991 — 24,792 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherEliminationsTotal
Net sales to external customers$31,312 $9,572 $1,392 $190 $$— $42,469 
Inter–segment revenues5,711 313 114 — — (6,138)— 
Cost of goods sold(29,425)(8,924)(1,231)(187)(28)— (39,795)
Gross profit1,887 648 161 (25)— 2,674 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(313)(259)(73)(1)(250)— (896)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(1)(2)— (9)— (11)
EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)
(6)(85)(1)— — (90)
Other income (expense) - net227 236 — 55 — 519 
Income (loss) from affiliates44 — — 89 — — 133 
Total Segment EBIT (2)
1,838 541 85 92 (227)— 2,329 
Total assets16,177 4,091 1,352 207 2,282 — 24,109 
(1)     Include noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax with EBIT attributable to noncontrolling interests in order to reconcile to consolidated Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable 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 Segment 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 Segment EBIT is a financial measure that is widely used by analysts and investors in Bunge’s industry. Total Segment EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not intended to replace Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. Further, Total Segment EBIT is not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to Net income (loss) or any other measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP. See the reconciliation of Total Segment EBIT to Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge in the table below.
A reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge to Total Segment EBIT follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(US$ in millions)2022202120222021
Net income (loss) attributable to Bunge$380 $653 $1,274 $1,847 
Interest income(30)(19)(50)(34)
Interest expense103 57 306 184 
Income tax expense (benefit)113 92 257 334 
Noncontrolling interests' share of interest and tax2 (3)(2)
Total Segment EBIT from continuing operations$568 $784 $1,784 $2,329 
The Company’s Net sales comprise sales from commodity contracts accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) and sales of other products and services accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606). The following tables provide a disaggregation of Net sales to external customers between sales from contracts with customers and sales from other arrangements:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherTotal
Sales from other arrangements$10,900 $333 $26 $72 $ $11,331 
Sales from contracts with customers841 3,969 605 2 11 5,428 
Net sales to external customers$11,741 $4,302 $631 $74 $11 $16,759 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherTotal
Sales from other arrangements$9,081 $296 $— $67 $— $9,444 
Sales from contracts with customers787 3,352 530 4,673 
Net sales to external customers$9,868 $3,648 $530 $69 $$14,117 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherTotal
Sales from other arrangements$33,396 $963 $135 $191 $ $34,685 
Sales from contracts with customers2,323 11,760 1,776 4 24 15,887 
Net sales to external customers$35,719 $12,723 $1,911 $195 $24 $50,572 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(US$ in millions)AgribusinessRefined and Specialty OilsMillingSugar and
Bioenergy
Corporate and OtherTotal
Sales from other arrangements$29,568 $725 $— $186 $— $30,479 
Sales from contracts with customers1,744 8,847 1,392 11,990 
Net sales to external customers$31,312 $9,572 $1,392 $190 $$42,469