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Inventories | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | Inventories Inventories as of August 31, 2017, and 2016, are as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed | $ | 1,145,285 |  |  | $ | 937,258 |
Energy | 755,886 |  |  | 729,695 |
Crop nutrients | 248,699 |  |  | 217,521 |
Feed and farm supplies | 353,130 |  |  | 417,431 |
Processed grain and oilseed | 49,723 |  |  | 48,930 |
Other | 23,862 |  |  | 19,864 |
Total inventories | $ | 2,576,585 |  |  | $ | 2,370,699 |
As of August 31, 2017, we valued approximately 19% of inventories, primarily crude oil and refined fuels within our Energy segment, using the lower of cost, determined on the LIFO method, or net realizable value (19% as of August 31, 2016). If the FIFO method of accounting had been used, inventories would have been higher than the reported amount by $186.2 million and $93.9 million as of August 31, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

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