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This excerpt taken from the BG 10-K filed Mar 16, 2005.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

        The following table summarizes our scheduled contractual obligations and their expected maturities at December 31, 2004, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in the future periods indicated.

 
  December 31, 2004
Contractual Obligations (1)

  Total
  Less than
1 Year

  1-3 Years
  4-5 Years
  After 5
Years

 
  (US$ in millions)

Commercial paper borrowings(1)   $ 401   $ 401   $   $   $
Other short-term borrowings(1)     140     140            
Long-term debt(1)     2,740     140     850     70     1,680
Freight supply agreements(2)     5,883     547     871     575     3,890
Non-cancelable lease obligations     456     92     202     102     60
Inventory purchase commitments     193     193            
   
 
 
 
 
Total contractual obligations   $ 9,813   $ 1,513   $ 1,923   $ 747   $ 5,630
   
 
 
 
 

(1)
We also have interest obligations on our outstanding borrowings.

(2)
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into purchase commitments for time on ocean freight vessels and freight service on railroad lines for the purpose of transporting agricultural commodities. In addition, we sell time on these ocean freight vessels when excess freight capacity is available. These agreements range from two months to six years in the case of ocean freight vessels and 10 to 23 years in the case of railroad services. Actual amounts paid under these contracts may differ due to the variable components of these agreements and the amount of income earned by us on the sale of excess capacity. The cost of our freight supply agreements is passed through to our customers in the ordinary course of business, and as a result, such amounts are expected to be fully recovered.

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