Bunge to Buy Viterra in $18 Billion Deal That Would Create an Agricultural Powerhouse

Central Illinois farmers deposit harvested corn on the ground outside a full grain elevator in Virginia, Ill., on Sept. 23, 2015. Seth Perlman/AP Photo

Bunge is buying Viterra in a deal valued at approximately $18 billion to create a global agricultural giant.

Viterra shareholders will receive about 65.6 million shares of Bunge stock, valued at approximately $6.2 billion and about $2 billion in cash. Bunge will assume $9.8 billion of Viterra debt.