# Bunge Q1 2020: A “challenging year” ahead, flags CEO

> Bunge's Q1 2020 results showed no major COVID-19 disruptions, though the CEO warned of a challenging year ahead. The company booked mark-to-market losses on bunker fuel hedges as energy prices fell, and Grains results were driven by Brazilian origination after the real's devaluation.

- Date: 2020-05-08 · published 2020-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53219-bunge-q1-2020-a-challenging-year-ahead-flags-ceo
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Bunge's outlook for weaker edible oil demand and lower soybean processing margins signals softer oilseed processing demand, a modest bearish signal for oil and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-02-10 | [Corn up, wheat down ahead of WASDE numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11102-corn-up-wheat-down-ahead-of-wasde-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2022-06-14 | [COVID in China and the war in Ukraine remain the main factors influencing the oil markets 14.06.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7218-covid-in-china-and-the-war-in-ukraine-remain-the-main-factors-influencing-the.md) | -7.4% | -18.5% |
| SBO | 2019-05-17 | [FAO vegetable oil price index at eleven-year low - Renewable Carbon News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59164-fao-vegetable-oil-price-index-at-eleven-year-low-renewable-carbon-news.md) | -3.4% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2018-09-12 | [Corn, wheat down following USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62984-corn-wheat-down-following-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2024-05-04 | [United States biofuel credit prices hit 3-year low, anticipated to stay weak, EIA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30344-united-states-biofuel-credit-prices-hit-3-year-low-anticipated-to-stay-weak-eia.md) | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| SBM | 2023-10-13 | [Oilseed Shakeup: Global Shifts and US Challenges in 2023/24 By Kedia Advisory](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33762-oilseed-shakeup-global-shifts-and-us-challenges-in-2023-24-by-kedia-advisory.md) | +7.9% | +16.7% |
| SBM | 2020-01-17 | [China's 2019 pork output plunges to 16-year low as disease culls herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54965-china-s-2019-pork-output-plunges-to-16-year-low-as-disease-culls-herd.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2022-07-19 | [Rabobank Poultry Report forecasts challenging global and U.S. markets \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40637-rabobank-poultry-report-forecasts-challenging-global-and-u-s-markets-the.md) | +3.2% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- foodingredientsfirst.com: https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/bunge-q1-2020-a-challenging-year-ahead-flags-ceo.html

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