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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | $ 7,183 | $ 5,074
Agribusiness |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 5,762 | 4,022
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 5,534 | 3,865
Agribusiness | Merchandising Activities |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 4,466 | 2,694
Edible Oil Products |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 733 | 458
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 97 | 115
Milling Products |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 240 | 196
Sugar and Bioenergy |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | 352 | 333
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 75 | 76
Sugar and Bioenergy | Merchandising Activities |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 67 | 73
Fertilizer |  |
INVENTORIES |  |
Inventories | $ 96 | $ 65

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