FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC

The following table summarizes the approximate plantation acreage under production that are owned or leased by us and the principal products grown on such plantations by location as of the end of 2023:

Our significant properties include the following, which all relate to our fresh and value-added products or banana segments unless otherwise noted:

North America

We operate a total of 27 distribution centers in the United States and Canada, of which 15 are also fresh-cut facilities. We own 12 of our distribution centers including our distribution center in Houston, Texas, a 200,000 square foot distribution center in Dallas, Texas, distribution centers in Plant City, Florida; Goodyear, Arizona; Kankakee, Illinois; Portland, Oregon, and a repack facility in Winder, Georgia. In Yuma, Arizona, we also have a manufacturing facility and a cooling facility while in California, we own production facilities in Gonzales as well as in the Salinas valley. We also operate a distribution center with a fresh-cut facility in Ontario, Canada on owned land. The remaining 15 distribution centers are leased from third parties. All of our distribution centers have ripening capabilities and/or other value-added services. We own an avocado packing facility in Uruapan, Mexico. We also lease five port facilities that include cold storage capabilities.

Europe

We own and operate a fresh-cut fruit facility in Wisbech, England. In Larissa, Greece, we own and operate a production facility for prepared fruit, tomato products and snacks. In Frankfurt, Germany, we own a distribution center which is currently leased to a third party.

Asia

Our products are distributed from four leased distribution centers located at strategic ports in Japan with cold storage. In Japan, we also operate three fresh-cut fruit facilities. One is owned and the other two are leased. In Hong Kong, we lease a distribution center. In addition, we lease two distribution centers in South Korea and own one facility that includes a fresh-cut fruit and vegetable operation. Our distribution centers include ripening technology and other value-added services.

Central America

In Costa Rica, we own a juice processing plant, an IQF (individually quick frozen) fruit processing plant, and greenhouses where we produce tomatoes and other vegetables for sale in the local market. We also own greenhouses in Guatemala. In Panama, we have a banana operation on leased land; approximately 2,500 acres of this leased land were under production at the end of 2023.

South America

In Brazil, we own approximately 27,000 acres of land of which 2,200 acres are under production. In Uruguay, we own approximately 6,400 acres which is leased to a third party. In Chile, we own approximately 6,400 acres of land, of which approximately 2,000 acres are primarily used for production of non-tropical fruits. We also lease approximately 1,300 acres in Chile for non-tropical fruit production.

Africa

In Thika, Kenya, we own and operate a warehouse, a pineapple cannery, a fresh pineapple packing facility, and a juice production facility.

Middle East

In Jordan, we own an integrated poultry business including poultry farms, hatcheries, a feed mill, a poultry slaughterhouse and a meat processing plant which relate to our other products and services segment. In Jordan, we also own a 25 acre hydroponic greenhouse on leased land where we have a fresh-cut processing center. In the UAE, we lease a combined distribution and manufacturing center in Dubai. This facility includes fresh-cut fruit and vegetable operations, an ultra fresh juice manufacturing operation and prepared foods manufacturing. In Saudi Arabia, we own 60% of a joint venture that leases two strategically located distribution centers in Jeddah and Riyadh as of year end 2023. In Kuwait, we have an F&B store and we lease a facility for manufacturing and/or distribution of fresh-cut and fresh produce, and ultra-fresh juices.

Other Properties

We own our U.S. executive headquarters building in Coral Gables, Florida, our Central America regional headquarters building in San Jose, Costa Rica and our South America regional headquarters building in Santiago, Chile. We own our office space in Guatemala City, Guatemala and Amman, Jordan. Our remaining office space in North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America and the Middle East is leased from third parties.