Item 2. Properties
Item 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's global headquarters are located in Austin, Minnesota. The Company has various processing plants, warehouses and operational facilities, mainly located in the U.S. The Company maintains a national sales force through strategic placement of sales offices across the U.S. Properties are also maintained internationally to support global processing and sales. A majority of the Company's property is owned. Leased property is used as needed for production, distribution, and sales.
The Company believes its operating facilities are well maintained and suitable for current production volumes. The Company regularly engages in construction and other capital improvement projects with a focus on value-added capacity projects and automation.
Many of the Company's domestic properties are utilized by more than one segment and utilization of these facilities can change over time. Therefore, it is impracticable to disclose them by segment. The facilities outside the U.S. serve the International segment.
Area (1)
Square feet, in thousands
Production Facilities
Warehouse/Distribution Centers
Administration/Sales/Research Offices
Total
Leased
Owned
Arizona — — 2 2 2 —
Arkansas 589 — 9 598 9 589
California 323 428 54 805 656 149
Colorado 829 — 10 839 10 829
Florida — — 5 5 5 —
Georgia 259 — — 259 — 259
Illinois 738 — 22 760 22 738
Iowa 1,482 658 3 2,143 283 1,860
Kansas 312 — 3 315 3 312
Massachusetts — — 4 4 4 —
Michigan — — 3 3 3 —
Minnesota 3,761 219 554 4,534 89 4,445
Nebraska 845 — — 845 — 845
New Jersey — — 29 29 29 —
North Carolina — — 3 3 3 —
Ohio — 453 8 461 322 139
Pennsylvania 13 348 9 370 357 13
Texas 285 — 2 287 2 285
Utah — 209 — 209 209 —
Virginia
625 — — 625 — 625
Washington — — 2 2 2 —
Wisconsin 1,227 102 3 1,332 107 1,225
Total Domestic 11,288 2,417 725 14,430 2,117 12,313
Australia — — 2 2 2 —
Brazil 440 — 3 443 440 3
China 842 33 26 901 2 899
Total International 1,282 33 31 1,346 444 902
Total Square Feet 12,570 2,450 756 15,776 2,561 13,215
(1) Turkey growout facilities are excluded.
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