Bunge 2004 Annual Report
[partnering for the future][financial highlights][letter to shareholders][our global strategy][financial performance][worldwide locations][shareholder information]

Common Share Market and Dividends
Five-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Financial Performance
management's discussion and analysis of
financial condition and results of operations
tabular disclosure of contractual obligations
The following table summarizes our scheduled contractual obligations and their expected maturities at December 31, 2004, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in the future periods indicated.

December 31,
(US$ in millions)   2004
Contractual Obligations Total   Less than
1 Year
1–3
Years
4–5
Years
After 5
Years
Commercial paper borrowings(1) $ 401 $ 401 $ $ $
Other short-term borrowings(1)   140   140      
Long-term debt(1)   2,740   140   850   70   1,680
Freight supply agreements(2)   5,883   547   871   575   3,890
Non-cancelable lease obligations   456   92   202   102   60
Inventory purchase commitments   193   193      
Total contractual obligations      $ 9,813      $ 1,513      $ 1,923      $ 747      $ 5,630
(1) We also have interest obligations on our outstanding borrowings.
(2) In the ordinary course of business, we enter into purchase commitments for time on ocean freight vessels and freight service on railroad lines for the purpose of transporting agricultural commodities. In addition, we sell time on these ocean freight vessels when excess freight capacity is available. These agreements range from two months to six years in the case of ocean freight vessels and 10 to 23 years in the case of railroad services. Actual amounts paid under these contracts may differ due to the variable components of these agreements and the amount of income earned by us on the sale of excess capacity. The cost of our freight supply agreements is passed through to our customers in the ordinary course of business, and as a result, such amounts are expected to be fully recovered.

employee benefit plans We expect to contribute $17 million to our defined benefit plans and $2 million to our postretirement healthcare benefit plans in 2005.

top of page