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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Current Assets
Other current assets consist of the following:
(US$ in millions)March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value$1,924 $1,597 
Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1)
288 254 
Secured advances to suppliers, net (2)
330 365 
Recoverable taxes, net361 365 
Margin deposits653 791 
Marketable securities and other short-term investments (3)
97 119 
Income taxes receivable28 102 
Prepaid expenses289 376 
Restricted cash5 26 
Other272 386 
Total$4,247 $4,381 
(1)    Prepaid commodity purchase contracts represent advance payments against contracts for future deliveries of specified quantities of agricultural commodities.
(2)    The Company provides cash advances to suppliers, primarily Brazilian soybean farmers, to finance a portion of the suppliers’ production costs. The Company does not bear any of the costs or operational risks associated with the related growing activities. The advances are largely collateralized by future crops and physical assets of the suppliers, carry a local market interest rate, and settle when the farmers' crops are harvested and sold. The secured advances to farmers are reported net of allowances of $8 million and $7 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(-)    Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $7 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, is included in Net sales in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
(3)    Marketable securities and other short-term investments - The Company invests in foreign government securities, corporate debt securities, deposits, equity securities, and other securities. The following is a summary of amounts recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as marketable securities and other short-term investments.
Schedule of Marketable Securities and Other Short-Term Investments
(US$ in millions)March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Foreign government securities$55 $68 
Equity securities13 23 
Other29 28 
Total $97 $119