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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES (DETAILS) | Feb. 29, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2012
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PT Bumiraya Investindo | Agribusiness |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 35.00% |
G3 |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee | 35.00% |  |
G3 | Agribusiness |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 51.00% |
Bunge-SCF Grain, LLC | Agribusiness |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 50.00% |
Caiasa - Complejo Agroindustrial Angostura S.A | Agribusiness |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 33.33% |
T6 port facility | Agribusiness |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 40.00% |
T6 Industrial crushing facility | Agribusiness |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 50.00% |
Solazyme | Sugar and Bioenergy |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 49.90% | 49.90%
ProMaiz | Sugar and Bioenergy |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 50.00% |
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC | Sugar and Bioenergy |  |  |
Investments in Affiliates |  |  |
Ownership percentage in equity method investee |  | 25.00% |

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