Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

Receivables from related parties were $0.1 million in 2019. Payables to related parties were $47.4 million in 2019 and $85.1 million in 2018, of which one Mann Packing grower had $46.9 million in accounts payable in 2019 and $84.1 million in 2018.

Other purchases from related parties were $158.4 million in 2019 compared to $133.5 million in 2018 and $9.3 million in 2017, of which $150.9 million for 2019 and $124.6 million for 2018 were related to one Mann Packing grower.

We have related party leases in North America for a building and in the Middle East for land. The expenses incurred for the year ended December 27, 2019 was $1.3 million and the right-of-use asset and liabilities as of December 27, 2019 was $8.3 million, which primarily relates to one Mann Packing grower.

Sales to related party transactions amounted to $0.7 million in 2019 and 2018.

Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests were $4.8 million in 2019 and $2.7 million in 2018. We have reflected the cash in distributions to noncontrolling interests under financing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. We have $10.5 million as of December 27, 2019 and $15.1 million as of December 28, 2018 in other noncurrent liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to one of our noncontrolling interests.

We incurred expenses of approximately $2.2 million for 2019, $2.3 million for 2018 and $2.4 million for 2017 for air transportation services for chartering an aircraft that is indirectly owned by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.