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INVENTORIES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
INVENTORIES |
Schedule of inventories by segment |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31, |
(US$ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Agribusiness (1) |  | $ | 4,138 |  | $ | 3,741 |
Edible Oil Products (2) |  | 432 |  | 404 |
Milling Products |  | 190 |  | 167 |
Sugar and Bioenergy (3) |  | 354 |  | 406 |
Fertilizer |  | 74 |  | 55 |
Total |  | $ | 5,188 |  | $ | 4,773 |
| (1) |  | Includes RMI of $3,979 million and $3,593 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Of these amounts $2,990 million and $2,523 million can be attributable to merchandising activities at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
| (2) |  | Includes RMI of bulk soybean and canola oil in the aggregate amount of $108 million and $123 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
| (3) |  | Includes sugar RMI, which can be attributable to Bunge’s trading and merchandising business of $50 million and $139 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

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