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INVENTORIES (TABLES)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
INVENTORIES  
Schedule of inventories by segment

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(US$ in millions)

 

2016

 

2015

 

Agribusiness (1)

 

$
3,981 

 

$
3,533 

 

Edible Oil Products (2)

 
354 

 
356 

 

Milling Products

 
191 

 
164 

 

Sugar and Bioenergy (3)

 
569 

 
350 

 

Fertilizer

 
78 

 
63 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$
5,173 

 

$
4,466 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes RMI of $3,865 million and $3,393 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  Of these amounts $2,920 million and $2,513 million can be attributable to merchandising activities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

(2)

Includes RMI of bulk soybean and canola oil in the aggregate amount of $89 million and $110 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

(3)

Includes sugar RMI, which can be attributable to Bunge’s trading and merchandising business of $267 million and $163 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.