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4. Inventories Inventories by segment are presented below. Readily marketable inventories refers to inventories that are readily convertible to cash because of their commodity characteristics, widely available markets and international pricing mechanisms.
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(US$ in millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Agribusiness (1) |  | $ | 4,080 |  | $ | 5,137 |
Sugar and Bioenergy (2) |  |  | 465 |  |  | 359 |
Edible Oil Products (3) |  |  | 489 |  |  | 460 |
Milling Products (4) |  |  | 130 |  |  | 163 |
Fertilizer (4) |  |  | 569 |  |  | 516 |
Total |  | $ | 5,733 |  | $ | 6,635 |
(1) Includes readily marketable agricultural commodity inventories carried at fair value of $3,724 million and $4,540 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. All other agribusiness segment inventories are carried at lower of cost or market. (2) Includes readily marketable sugar inventories of $139 million and $86 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Of these sugar inventories, $83 million and $66 million are carried at fair value at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in Bunge's merchandising business. Sugar and ethanol inventories in Bunge's industrial production business are carried at lower of cost or market. (3) Edible oil products inventories are generally carried at lower of cost or market, with the exception of readily marketable inventories of bulk soybean oil which is carried at fair value in the aggregate amount of $212 million and $225 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. (4) Milling products and fertilizer inventories are carried at lower of cost or market.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 43 -Chapter 3 -Section A -Paragraph 9 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a, b, c -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 + Details
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