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## Tyson Foods, Inc. 2002 annual report 

## notes to consolidated financial statements 

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The majority of the Company’s operations are domiciled in the United States. Approximately 94.0% of sales to external customers for fiscal 2002 were sourced from the United States and 97% were sourced from the United States in fiscal years ending 2001 and 2000. Approximately $6.5 billion, $6.6 billion and $3.0 billion of long-lived assets were located in the United States at fiscal years ended 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Approximately $193 million, $204 million and $74 million of long-lived assets were located in foreign countries, primarily Mexico and Canada, at fiscal years ended 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. 

The Company sells certain of its products in foreign markets, primarily Canada, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Taiwan and South Korea. The Company’s export sales for 2002, 2001 and 2000 totaled $2.0 billion, $1.2 billion and $550 million, respectively. Substantially all of the Company’s export sales are transacted through unaffiliated brokers, marketing associations and foreign sales staffs. Foreign sales were less than 10% of total consolidated sales for 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. 

