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INVENTORIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
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.