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Inventories (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Inventories  
Inventories by segment

 

 

 
  December 31,  
(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.