EXHIBIT 12

DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(In thousands, except for ratio data)

													Three
													Quarters
	Fiscal Years Ended												Ended
	December 29,			December 30,			December 31,			January 1,			January 3,			Quarter Ended
	2007			2006			2005			2005			2004			March 22, 2003
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings	$	(55,340	)	$	(73,422	)	$	81,621		$	153,025		$	28,919		$	72,359
Distributed income of equity method investees		439			1,478			2,040			2,173			2,606			648
Fixed charges from continuing operations		251,270			225,728			185,800			186,296			149,648			27,122
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	196,369		$	153,784		$	269,461		$	341,494		$	181,173		$	100,129
Fixed charges from continuing operations:
Interest expense	$	190,143		$	169,719		$	134,926		$	142,998		$	116,921		$	19,246
Amortization of debt expense and discounts		4,722			4,996			7,526			9,505			7,435			374
Assumed interest element included in rent expense		56,405			51,013			43,348			33,793			25,292			7,502
Total fixed charges from continuing operations	$	251,270		$	225,728		$	185,800		$	186,296		$	149,648		$	27,122
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A)		0.78	X		0.68	X		1.45	X		1.83	X		1.21	X		3.69	X

(A) Due to the Company’s loss from continuing operations in both 2007 and 2006, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges was less than 1:1. The Company must generate additional earnings of $54.9 million and $71.9 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1 for 2007 and 2006, respectively.