At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the company had $1,746 million and $2,296 million, respectively, of held-to-maturity securities (primarily time deposits and money market funds) classified as cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as these securities had maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase; $98 million and $124 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of held-to-maturity securities (primarily time deposits and foreign government bonds) classified as marketable securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as these securities had maturities of more than three months to less than one year at the time of purchase; and $55 million and $27 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of held-to-maturity securities (primarily foreign government bonds) classified as marketable securities and included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as these securities had maturities of more than one year at the time of purchase. The company’s investments in held-to-maturity securities are held at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The company’s held-to-maturity securities relating to investments in foreign government bonds at December 31, 2023 and available-for-sale securities sold during the year ended December 31, 2021 are discussed further in the “Debt Securities” section.

In the ordinary course of business, the company enters into contractual arrangements (derivatives) to reduce its exposure to foreign currency and commodity price risks. The company has established a variety of derivative programs to be utilized for financial risk management. These programs reflect varying levels of exposure coverage and time horizons based on an assessment of risk.

Derivative programs have procedures and controls and are approved by the Corporate Financial Risk Management Committee, consistent with the company's financial risk management policies and guidelines. Derivative instruments used are forwards, options, futures and swaps. The company has not designated any non-derivatives as hedging instruments.

The company's financial risk management procedures also address counterparty credit approval, limits and routine exposure monitoring and reporting. The counterparties to these contractual arrangements are major financial institutions and major commodity exchanges, and multinational grain exporters. The company is exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties. The company utilizes collateral support annex agreements with certain counterparties to limit its exposure to credit losses. The company anticipates performance by counterparties to these contracts and therefore no material loss is expected. Market and counterparty credit risks associated with these instruments are regularly reported to management.

The company's objective in managing exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility associated with foreign currency rate changes and to mitigate the exposure of certain investments in foreign subsidiaries against changes in the Euro/USD exchange rate. Accordingly, the company enters into various contracts that change in value as foreign exchange rates change to protect the value of its existing foreign currency-denominated assets, liabilities, commitments, investments and cash flows.

The company uses foreign currency exchange contracts to offset its net exposures, by currency, related to the foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities of its operations. The primary business objective of this hedging program is to maintain an approximately balanced position in foreign currencies so that exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate changes, after related tax effects, are minimized. The company also uses foreign currency exchange contracts to offset a portion of the company's exposure to certain forecasted transactions as well as the translation of foreign currency-denominated earnings. The company also uses commodity contracts to offset risks associated with foreign currency devaluation in certain countries.

Commodity price risk management programs serve to reduce exposure to price fluctuations on purchases of inventory such as corn and soybeans. The company enters into over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivative commodity instruments to hedge the commodity price risk associated with agricultural commodity exposures.

While each risk management program has a different time maturity period, most programs currently do not extend beyond the next two years. Cash flow hedge results are reclassified into earnings during the same period in which the related exposure impacts earnings. Reclassifications are made sooner if it appears that a forecasted transaction is probable of not occurring.

The company had designated €450 million of forward contracts to exchange EUR as net investment hedges. The purpose of these forward contracts is to mitigate foreign exchange exposure related to a portion of the company’s Euro net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries against changes in Euro/USD exchange rates. These hedges expired and were settled in March 2023.

The company uses foreign exchange contracts to reduce its net exposure, by currency, related to foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities of its operations so that exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate changes are minimized. The netting of such exposures precludes the use of hedge accounting; however, the required revaluation of the forward contracts and the associated foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities intends to achieve a minimal earnings impact, after taxes. The company also uses foreign currency exchange contracts to offset a portion of the company’s exposure to the translation of certain foreign currency-denominated earnings so that gains and losses on the contracts offset changes in the USD value of the related foreign currency-denominated earnings over the relevant aggregate period.

The company utilizes options, futures and swaps that are not designated as hedging instruments to reduce exposure to commodity price fluctuations on purchases of inventory such as corn and soybeans. The company uses commodity contracts to offset a portion of the company’s exposure to commodity price fluctuations so that gains and losses on the contracts offset changes in the commodity price over the relevant aggregate period. The company uses forward agreements, with durations less than one year, to buy and sell USD priced commodities in order to reduce its exposure to currency devaluation for a portion of its local currency cash balances. Counterparties to the forward sales agreements are multinational grain exporters and subject to the company’s financial risk management procedures.


		December 31, 2023
(In millions)	Balance Sheet Location	Gross		Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting1		Net Amounts Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
Asset derivatives:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	—	$	—	$	—
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	3		—		3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	83		(33)		50

Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	2		—		2
Total asset derivatives		$	88	$	(33)	$	55

Liability derivatives:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	$	23	$	—	$	23
Commodity Contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	6		—		6
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	38		(33)		5
Commodity contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	8		—		8
Total liability derivatives		$	75	$	(33)	$	42


		December 31, 2022
(In millions)	Balance Sheet Location	Gross		Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting1		Net Amounts Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
Asset derivatives:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	41	$	—	$	41
Commodity Contracts	Other current assets	4		—		4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	51		(40)		11

Total asset derivatives		$	96	$	(40)	$	56

Liability derivatives:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	$	9	$	—	$	9
Commodity contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	3		—		3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	Accrued and other current liabilities	58		(40)		18

Total liability derivatives		$	70	$	(40)	$	30

1. Counterparty and cash collateral amounts represent the estimated net settlement amount when applying netting and set-off rights included in master netting arrangements between the company and its counterparties and the payable or receivable for cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparty.


	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI1 - Pre-Tax
	For the Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2023		2022		2021
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	—	$	28	$	37
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	(54)		(90)		27
Commodity contracts	(123)		130		129
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	(177)	$	68	$	193


(in millions)	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income - Pre-Tax1
	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts2	$	(41)	$	(59)	$	(29)
Commodity contracts2	49		122		42
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	8		63		13
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency contracts3	(28)		(12)		18
Foreign currency contracts2	(77)		(6)		(14)
Commodity contracts2,4	(20)		(21)		(18)
Commodity contracts3	2		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	(123)		(39)		(14)
Total derivatives	$	(115)	$	24	$	(1)

3.Recognized in other income (expense) - net, in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Note that the net loss from foreign currency contracts was partially offset by the related gain on the foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities of the company's operations. See Note 7 - Supplementary Information, to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

4.The net gain (loss) relating to commodity contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments that were recorded in cost of goods sold, in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, are mostly offset by the related net gain (loss) on third-party grower contracts denominated as liabilities.

The company’s debt securities include foreign government bonds classified as held-to-maturity securities at December 31, 2023 and 2022. The company’s investments in held-to-maturity securities are held at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, and are held by certain foreign subsidiaries in which the USD is the functional currency. The company's investments in debt securities at December 31, 2023 with a contractual maturity within one year and between one to five years was $85 million and $55 million, respectively.

During 2021, the company sold its U.S. treasuries classified as available-for-sale securities. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale securities that were sold in 2021 was determined using Level 1 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. Level 1 measurements were based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. The available-for-sale securities that were sold in 2021 were held by certain foreign subsidiaries in which the USD is not the functional currency. The fluctuations in foreign exchange were initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within the Consolidated Statements of Equity and subsequently reclassified to earnings when sold. The gains and losses on these securities offset a portion of the foreign exchange fluctuations in earnings for the company.