M&A Deal Summary

Farmers Rice Cooperative Acquires Bunge - Rice Mill

On November 10, 2020, Farmers Rice Cooperative acquired food company Bunge - Rice Mill from Bunge

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Farmers Rice Cooperative’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Farmers Rice Cooperative’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Farmers Rice Cooperative’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-11-10
Target Bunge - Rice Mill
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Farmers Rice Cooperative
Sellers(s) Bunge
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Bunge - Rice Mill

Woodland, California, United States
Bunge Ltd. - Rice Mill produces and sells a variety of wheat flour and bakery mixes in Brazil and Mexico, corn-based products in the United States and Mexico, and milled rice products in the United States and Brazil.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Farmers Rice Cooperative

Sacramento, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1944
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Farmers’ Rice Cooperative (FRC) is a grower-owned rice marketing cooperative. Farmers' Rice Cooperative supplied domestic and international food manufacturers, brewers, private retailers, exporters, and distributors with premium quality California rice.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bunge

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1818
Sector Agriculture
Employees23,000
Revenue 53.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Bunge is a global agribusiness and food company operating in over 40 countries. Bunge buys, sells, stores and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide. Bunge was incorporated in 1818 and is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 4
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-11 Aceitera Martinez S.A.

Santa Fe, Mexico

Aceitera Martinez S.A. is a provider in the production and packaging of edible oils, including sunflower and soybean oil. Aceitera Martinez S.A. is headquartered in Santa Fe, Mexico.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-25 Bunge s European Margarines and Spreads Business

Germany

Bunge's European Margarines and Spreads Business commercially distributes its products across B2C (retail) and B2B channels (professional and industry). The business operates in Germany, Finland, Poland and Hungary, along with its spreads and margarine manufacturing sites and a portfolio of 20 consumer brands.

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