We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-106500,
333-106493,
and
333-88984 on Form S-4 and Registration Statement Nos. 033-64984 and
333-61689 on Form S-3 of
our report dated
March 18, 2009 (
August 14, 2009 as to the effects of the retrospective adjustment
for the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160,
Noncontrolling Interests
in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51, and the inclusion of Earnings Per
Share information on the consolidated statements of operations and in Note 22
) relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Dole Food Company, Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of new accounting standards
for noncontrolling interests, fair value measurements, uncertainty in income taxes, planned major
maintenance activities and retirement benefits), appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K of
Dole Food Company, Inc.
