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EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
May 29, 2022
EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS  
Schedule of equity method investments

May 29, 2022

May 30, 2021

    

Carrying

    

Ownership

    

Carrying

    

Ownership

(in millions, except ownership interest)

Value

Interest

Value

Interest

LWM (a)

$

211.2

50%

$

263.3

50%

Lamb Weston Alimentos Modernos S.A. ("LWAMSA") (b)

  

26.1

50%

28.8

50%

Lamb-Weston/RDO Frozen ("Lamb Weston RDO") (c)

  

19.4

50%

17.4

50%

Other

  

0.7

50%

0.7

50%

$

257.4

$

310.2

(a)LWM is a joint venture with Meijer Frozen Foods B.V., headquartered in the Netherlands that manufactures and sells frozen potato products principally in Europe and the Middle East.

(b)LWAMSA is a joint venture with Selprey S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sociedad Comercial del Plata S.A., that is headquartered in Argentina. LWAMSA manufactures and sells frozen potato products principally in South America.

(c)Lamb Weston RDO is a joint venture with RDO Frozen Co., that operates a potato processing facility in the U.S.

For the Fiscal Years Ended May

(in millions)

    

2022

    

2021

2020

Net sales

$

1,333.8

 

$

1,169.5

$

1,137.7

Gross profit

 

203.8

 

 

196.5

 

145.8

Income from operations

 

106.9

 

 

97.5

 

59.8

Net income (loss) (a)

(21.4)

103.9

58.7

May 29,

    

May 30,

(in millions)

    

2022 (a)

    

2021

Current assets

$

557.3

 

$

516.1

Noncurrent assets

 

487.1

 

 

627.6

Current liabilities

374.9

 

 

366.3

Noncurrent liabilities

170.3

 

 

147.3

(a)LWM recorded a $125.4 million charge to write-off its net investment in its joint venture in Russia, which is included in the fiscal 2022 net loss and the current and noncurrent assets and liabilities. Our portion of the non-cash impairment charge was $62.7 million.

For the Fiscal Years Ended May

(in millions)

2022

2021

2020

Sales

$

14.3

$

15.3

$

27.8

Purchases

  

21.0

5.2

8.6

Services provided

15.6

19.3

17.6

Dividends received

  

19.2

18.8

29.0