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15
Item 2.
PROPERTIES
The Company owns or leases, under operating leases, the following processing plants and procurement facilities:
Processing Plants
Procurement Facilities
United
International
Total
United
International
Total
States
States
Owned
132
112
244
178
114
292
Leased
1
2
3
13
27
40
133
114
247
191
141
332
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 approximately 1,500 barges, 14,100 rail cars, 700 trucks, 1,600 trailers, and 7
ocean going vessels; and leases, under operating leases, approximately 200 barges and 10,600 railcars.
Oilseeds Processing
Processing Plants
Procurement Facilities
United
States
International
Total
United
States
International
Total
Owned
47
67
114
13
90
103
Leased
–
–
–
–
15
15
47
67
114
13
105
118
The Company operates twenty-three domestic and twenty-two international oilseed crushing plants with a daily
processing capacity of approximately 95,000 metric tons (3.5 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, Czech Republic, 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 nineteen international refineries in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
Czech Republic, 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 four fertilizer blending plants in Brazil.
The Oilseeds Processing segment operates thirteen domestic country grain elevators as adjuncts to its processing
plants. These elevators, with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 8 million bushels, are located in
Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio.
This segment also operates 105 international elevators, including port facilities, in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, India,
Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, and Poland. These facilities have a storage capacity of approximately 133
million bushels.