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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Bunge Issues 2008 Earnings Prediction

Bunge Sees 2008 Earnings Above $6 Per Share

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Agriculture and food products company Bunge Ltd. on Thursday issued a 2008 earnings prediction of $6.01 to $6.30 per share.

The company expects 2008 net income of $830 million to $870 million.

The current consensus of Wall Street analysts polled by Thomson Financial calls for profit of $6.26 per share.

Bunge plans capital expenditures of $1 billion to $1.1 billion, 30 percent of which will be earmarked for investments in maintenance, safety and environmental projects.
Shares fell $9.68, or 7.8 percent, to $113.90 in premarket trading, after closing Wednesday at $123.58.

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