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INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

5. INVENTORIES

        Inventories by segment are presented below. RMI are agricultural commodity inventories carried at fair value, which are non-perishable with a high shelf life and exceptionally liquid due to their homogenous nature and widely available markets with international pricing mechanisms. All other inventories are carried at lower of cost or market.

(US$ in millions)		December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Agribusiness(1)		$	3,533		$	4,273
Edible Oil Products(2)			356			411
Milling Products			164			198
Sugar and Bioenergy(3)			350			602
Fertilizer			63			70
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Total		$	4,466		$	5,554
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(1)	Includes RMI of $3,393 million and $4,125 million at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Of these amounts $2,513 million and $2,937 million can be attributable to merchandising activities at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
(2)	Includes RMI of bulk soybean and canola oil in the aggregate amount of $110 million and $127 million at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
(3)	Includes sugar RMI, which can be attributable to Bunge's trading and merchandising business of $163 million and $157 million at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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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.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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