5.	Inventories

Due to changes in fuel prices, we recorded a write-down on the value of fuel inventory of $84.8 million at December 31, 2015.

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Fuel-retail	$	44,571	$	42,779
Fuel-other wholesale		161,228		283,021
Fuel-consignment		3,644		3,801
Merchandise		116,179		116,694
Equipment and maintenance spare parts		10,510		13,162
Corn		5,285		4,788
Other		3,042		3,046
Inventories, net	$	344,459	$	467,291