March 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG), an agribusiness and food company, has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share. The dividend is payable on June 2, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 19, 2010.

The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.21875 per share on its 4.875% cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares, payable on June 1, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2010.

Bunge also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $12.8125 per share on its 5.125% cumulative mandatory convertible preference shares, payable on June 1, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2010.

New York-based Bunge has 30,000 employees in over 30 countries. The company supplies fertilizer to farmers; originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities; produces food products for commercial customers and consumers; and supplies raw materials and services to the biofuels industry.

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