Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Zakharia Youssef
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC [FDP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC., P.O. BOX 14922		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
V.P. Middle East and N. Africa
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CORAL GABLES, FL 33114		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (1) 04/27/2015 Ordinary Shares 10,000 $ 29.84 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (2) 08/14/2016 Ordinary Shares 3,000 $ 15.775 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/30/2018 Ordinary Shares 15,000 $ 22.25 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Zakharia Youssef
C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.
P.O. BOX 14922
CORAL GABLES, FL 33114		       V.P. Middle East and N. Africa  

Signatures

/s/ Bruce Jordan, Attorney-in-fact for Youssef Zakharia 08/05/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As of 12/27/2008, the option was exercisable with respect to 8,000 shares and the remaining 2,000 shares vested on 4/27/2009.
(2) The option is currently exercisable with respect to 1,000 shares and will become exercisable with respect to an additional 1,000 shares on each of 8/14/2009 and 8/14/2010.
(3) As of 12/27/2008, the option was exercisable with respect to 3,000 shares and an additional 3,000 shares vested on 7/30/2009. The option will become exercisable with respect to an additional 3,000 shares on each of 7/30/2010, 7/30/2011 and 7/30/2012.
 
Remarks:
Youssef Zakharia became subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on December 27, 2008 when our Middle East and North African operations were realigned as a new region.

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