Read the article: (Note: Since no specific text was provided, a generic translation of the given instructions is offered. For an accurate translation, please provide the accompanying text.)Bunge, Cofco, ADM, and CHS negotiated soybeans with a producer accused of deforestation in PI.
Luciano Márcio Curioni
There was no illegal deforestation, and all interventions in the area were carried out with prior authorization from the State Environmental Secretariat, which attests to the legality of the property. Due to a misinterpretation of remote sensing data, the IBAMA supervision qualified the conversion of pre-existing pastureland into farmland as an unauthorized suppression of native vegetation.
The administrative defense, timely filed before the environmental agency, is still pending a merits judgment, with no conclusive statement from the ruling authority to date. The administrative restriction was temporarily revoked by an existing court decision. Furthermore, the administrative restrictive measure never burdened the entire rural property, but solely targeted a specific fraction of the ownership.
The ongoing legal action is limited to the review of the administrative act's legality, based on the non-observance of the right to be heard and to a fair defense due to the absence of a previous opportunity to challenge, and does not include a dispute over the removal of vegetation as part of the subject matter of the litigation.
Luciano titles other rural properties in the state of Piauí, all maintained in strict socioambiental compliance and regular agricultural exploitation. Regarding the demand mentioned by the company Nobral Empreendimentos e Participações, the producer states that he is unaware of its terms, having never been cited or served with any court decision related to the mentioned process, therefore, he cannot comment on allegations of which he has no formal knowledge.
Finally, out of a duty of confidentiality and respect for market partners, we do not make public comments regarding commercial contracts, financial instruments, securities transactions, or private negotiation relationships with third parties.
Bunge
Bunge remains committed to promoting responsible supply chains free of deforestation and the conversion of native vegetation, backed by continuous monitoring processes of its suppliers, traceability, and socio-environmental risk management applied to its operations, based on legal criteria and its corporate policies.
Regarding the farm in question, during the brief period of approximately 2.5 months when the area was seized, the producer was blocked in the Bunge systems.
The plant suppression activity that led to the embargo was identified through our monitoring process. As a result, the producer was flagged and subsequently submitted the necessary documentation authorizing the plant suppression activities. Following verification of this documentation and the removal of the embargo, the client was approved to resume business with Bunge.
The company does not comment on the merits of ongoing legal proceedings involving third parties. Regarding allegations related to land disputes, Bunge analyzes information available from public sources and assesses the associated risks in accordance with its internal compliance and due diligence processes.
In their assessments, the company considers not only their monitoring and traceability process, but also the decisions of competent authorities and public lists of embargoes, systematically blocking areas and producers whenever non-compliance with their policies is identified.
We are aware of the requirements related to EUDR (with an entry into force planned for December 30, 2026) and, through our monitoring and traceability systems, we assess deforestation risks in our supply chain, supporting our due diligence and risk assessment processes. A central component of our EUDR compliance efforts is to ensure that no soybeans harvested in deforested areas after 2020 enter the Bunge supply chain destined for the European Union.
Bunge relies on monitoring, traceability, and risk assessment systems to support its due diligence and regulatory compliance processes. In the context of EUDR, these controls are used to verify the eligibility of volumes intended for the European Union's supply chain.
As mentioned previously, a central component of our efforts to comply with EUDR is to ensure that no soy harvested in deforested areas after 2020 enters Bunge's supply chain destined for the European Union. We do not publicly comment on the commercial destination or eligibility of specific shipments associated with individual suppliers.
Cofco
COFCO International states that during the embargo period, it did not engage in any commercial activities with the aforementioned producer. COFCO International reinforces that it conducts continuous socio-environmental monitoring of its supplier base, in addition to strictly adhering to legal requirements with proofs submitted to competent oversight bodies, such as Ibama.
The company reaffirms its strict commitments and sustainability policies, acting through numerous initiatives to strengthen a increasingly responsible supply chain.
ADM Brazil
ADM maintains robust socio-environmental verification processes in its supply chain and continuously monitors its suppliers and origin areas, with a specialized technical team and the support of an external and independent company, using georeferencing tools and satellite images.
In the mentioned case, ADM became aware of the existence of an environmental embargo related to the cited property and maintained the respective purchase restriction for it, not having acquired any product linked to the then-embarged area.
However, regarding other origin areas linked to the purchases made by the company, no active environmental embargos were identified at the time, or other non-conformities that would prevent the acquisition of products.
The company reiterates that it does not acquire products from areas with active environmental embargoes and maintains monitoring and verification procedures that include, among other criteria, environmental embargo lists, information from the Rural Environmental Register (CAR), protected areas, indigenous and quilombola territories, as well as the List of Employers who have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery.
CHS
CHS conducts its origination activities in accordance with its internal policies, applicable legislation, and socio-environmental, traceability, and origin control requirements. We do not acquire agricultural products from areas subject to active environmental embargoes or other socio-environmental restrictions.
CHS has document and georeferenced traceability for all properties associated with products originated directly by the company in Brazil. CHS has no records indicating the purchase, for the 2025/26 crop, of grains from Fazenda Três Santos, located in Uruçuí, Piauí state.
We cannot comment on specific commercial relationships, transactions, volumes, prices, contractual terms, or the existence (or non-existence) of negotiations with particular properties or suppliers, beyond what is necessary to describe our applicable control policies and procedures.
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