OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other current assets consist of the following:


(US$ in millions)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Unrealized gains on derivative contracts, at fair value	$	1,506	$	1,597
Prepaid commodity purchase contracts (1)	544		254
Secured advances to suppliers, net (2)	318		365
Recoverable taxes, net	362		365
Margin deposits	898		791

Marketable securities and other short-term investments (3)	122		119
Income taxes receivable	39		102
Prepaid expenses	254		376
Restricted cash	20		26
Other	330		386
Total	$	4,393	$	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 suppliers are reported net of allowances of $7 million at both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

(-) Interest earned on secured advances to suppliers of $6 million and $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and $17 million and $16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 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.


(US$ in millions)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Foreign government securities	$	81	$	68


Equity securities	6		23
Other	35		28
Total	$	122	$	119

As of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, $86 million and $89 million, respectively, of marketable securities and other short-term investments were recorded at fair value. All other investments were recorded at cost, and due to the short-term nature of these investments, their carrying values approximated their fair values. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, unrealized losses of $4 million and $9 million, respectively, have been recognized in Other income (expense) - net for investments held at September 30, 2023, and 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, unrealized losses of $10 million and $123 million, respectively, have been recognized in Other income (expense) - net for investments held at September 30, 2023 and 2022.