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EXHIBIT 21

SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.

There are no parents of the Registrant.

Registrants consolidated subsidiaries are shown below
together with the percentage of voting securities owned
and the state or jurisdiction of organization of each
subsidiary. The names have been omitted for subsidiaries
which, if considered in the aggregate as a single
subsidiary, do not constitute a significant subsidiary.

|                                                                   |  |                  |  |                        |     |            |  | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------- |  | ---------------------- | --- | ---------- |  | 
|                                                                   |  |                  |  |                        |     | Percent of
|                                                                   |  | Jurisdiction of  |  | Outstanding Voting    
|                                                                   |  | Incorporation or |  | Securities Owned as of
|Name of Subsidiary                                                 |  | Organization     |  | December 28, 2002     
|                                                                   |  |                  |  |                       
|Agoura, Limited                                                    |  | Bermuda          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Baltime, Limited                                                   |  | Bermuda          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Blue Anthurium, Inc.                                               |  | Hawaii           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Bud Antle, Inc.                                                    |  | California       |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Calicahomes, Inc.                                                  |  | California       |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Cartones San Fernando S.A.                                         |  | Chile            |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Castle & Cooke Worldwide Limited                                   |  | Hong Kong        |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Cerulean, Inc.                                                     |  | Hawaii           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Chile S.A.                                                    |  | Chile            |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Comercializacion, S.A.                                        |  | Spain            |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Deutschland GmbH                                              |  | Germany          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Diversified, Inc.                                             |  | Hawaii           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Dried Fruit and Nut Company,
a California general partnership |  | California       |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Europe B.V.                                                   |  | Netherlands      |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Europe Company                                                |  | Delaware         |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Fresh Flowers, Inc.                                           |  | Delaware         |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Fresh Fruit Company                                           |  | Nevada           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Fresh Fruit Europe                                            |  | Germany          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Fresh Fruit International, Limited                            |  | Liberia          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.                                        |  | California       |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Holdings, Inc.                                                |  | Nevada           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Japan, Ltd.                                                   |  | Japan            |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Orland, Inc.                                                  |  | California       |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Philippines, Inc.                                             |  | Philippines      |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Dole Thailand Limited                                              |  | Thailand         |  |                        | 64  | %         
|Inversiones y Valores Montecristo, S.A.                            |  | Honduras         |  |                        | 100 | %         
|La Petite dAgen, Inc.                                             |  | Hawaii           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|M K Development, Inc.                                              |  | Hawaii           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Muscat, Inc.                                                       |  | Hawaii           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Paul Kempowski GmbH & Co. KG                                       |  | Germany          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Royal Packing Co.                                                  |  | California       |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Saba Trading AB                                                    |  | Sweden           |  |                        | 60  | %         
|Saba Trading Holding AB                                            |  | Sweden           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Siembranueva S.A.                                                  |  | Ecuador          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Singletree Corp.                                                   |  | Panama           |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Solvest, Ltd.                                                      |  | Bermuda          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Standard Fruit Company                                             |  | Delaware         |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Standard Fruit Company (Bermuda) Ltd.                              |  | Bermuda          |  |                        | 100 | %         
|Standard Fruit Company de Costa Rica, S.A.                         |  | Costa Rica       |  |                        | 100 | %