SAO PAULO, May 26 (Reuters) - Bunge said on

Monday it has terminated a 2023 agreement to buy a controlling

stake of the Brazilian soy processor CJ Selecta, noting the

deal's deadline expired without obtaining the needed regulatory

approval.

In the statement, which came after Brazilian news outlet

Globo Rural reported the termination, Bunge said it had already

informed investors about the move in its May 7 earnings call.