FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC
For the period ended Dec 27, 2024. Filed Feb 24, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 24, 2025
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Item 2. Properties
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 2024:
| Acres Under Production | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Acres Owned | Acres Leased | Products |
| Costa Rica | 45,508 | 5,013 | Bananas, Pineapples, Melons |
| Philippines | — | 17,124 | Bananas, Pineapples |
| Guatemala | 8,973 | 5,436 | Bananas, Melons |
| Kenya | — | 11,362 | Pineapples |
| Chile | 2,073 | 1,366 | Non-Tropical Fruit |
| Panama | — | 2,533 | Bananas |
| Brazil | 2,282 | — | Bananas, Other Crops |
| United States | 600 | — | Melons |
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 22 distribution centers in the United States, of which 10 are also fresh-cut facilities. We own 9 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 cooling facility while in California, we own production facilities in Gonzales. The remaining 13 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 operate in four port facilities that include cross-docking and 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 2024.
South America
In Brazil, we own approximately 21,000 acres of land of which 2,200 acres are under production. In Uruguay, we own approximately 6,400 acres which are 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. Additionally, during 2024 we opened a factory that will use our biomass products from our canning facility to produce biofertilizer and other related products.
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 for lettuce 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 2024.
Other Properties
We own our U.S. executive headquarters building in Coral Gables, Florida and our South America regional headquarters building in Santiago, Chile. We own office space in Guatemala City, Guatemala, San Jose, Costa Rica 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.
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