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14
Item 2.
PROPERTIES
The Company owns or leases the following processing plants and procurement facilities:
Processing Plants
Procurement Facilities
United
International
Total
United
International
Total
States
States
Owned
127
108
235
182
109
291
Leased
1
3
4
15
24
39
128
111
239
197
133
330
The Company’s operations are such that most products are efficiently processed near the source of raw materials.
Consequently, the Company has many plants strategically located in agricultural commodity producing areas. The
annual volume of commodities processed will vary depending upon availability of raw materials and demand for
finished products.
To enhance the efficiency of transporting large quantities of raw materials and finished products between the
Company’s procurement facilities and processing plants and also the final delivery of products to our customers
around the world, the Company owns or leases approximately 1,700 barges, 23,500 rail cars, 700 trucks, and 1,600
trailers.
Oilseeds Processing
Processing Plants
Procurement Facilities
United
States
International
Total
United
States
International
Total
Owned
48
64
112
15
86
101
Leased
-
-
-
-
15
15
48
64
112
15
101
116
The Company operates twenty-three domestic and twenty-one international oilseed crushing plants with a daily
processing capacity of approximately 93,000 metric tons (3.4 million bushels). The domestic plants are located in
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Texas. The international plants are located in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, India,
Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, and Ukraine.
The Company operates thirteen domestic oilseed refineries in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, and Tennessee, as well as eighteen international refineries in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
England, Germany, India, the Netherlands, and Poland. The Company packages oils at ten international plants
located in Bolivia, Brazil, England, Germany, India, Peru, and Poland. The Company operates one domestic and
six international biodiesel plants located in North Dakota, Brazil, Germany, and India. In addition, the Company
operates three fertilizer blending plants in Brazil.
The Oilseeds Processing segment operates fifteen domestic country grain elevators as adjuncts to its processing
plants. These elevators, with an aggregate storage capacity of eight million bushels, are located in Illinois,
Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio.
This segment also operates 101 international elevators, including port facilities, in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, and Poland. These facilities have a storage capacity of approximately 120
million bushels.