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INVENTORIES (DETAILS) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | $ 5,966 | $ 4,466
Agribusiness |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 5,000 | 3,533
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 4,855 | 3,393
Agribusiness | Merchandising Activities |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 3,881 | 2,513
Edible Oil Products |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 337 | 356
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 78 | 110
Milling Products |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 176 | 164
Sugar and Bioenergy |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 374 | 350
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 100 | 163
Fertilizer |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | $ 79 | $ 63

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