Bunge Close to Getting China Ruling on Viterra Deal

Agricultural trader Bunge Global SA is close to receiving a decision from Chinese antitrust authorities on its $8.2 billion purchase of Glencore Plc-backed Viterra, according to people familiar with the matter, roughly two years after the bumper deal was first announced.

China’s approval — conditional or otherwise — is the last major hurdle in Bunge’s bid to create an agricultural commodities giant capable of competing with Cargill Inc. A verdict could come within days, said the people, who asked not to be named because the information is private.