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 *
  HEBEKA ELIAS
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2008		 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 149222		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CORAL GABLES, FL 33114-9222		 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
11/30/2007 Grant of Director Options   (1) 11/30/2017 Ordinary Shares 24,000 $ 30.59 D  
2/27/2008 Grant of Director Options   (2) 02/27/2018 Ordinary Shares 6,250 $ 33.97 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HEBEKA ELIAS
C/O FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC
P.O. BOX 149222
CORAL GABLES, FL 33114-9222		   X      

Signatures

Bruce Jordan, Attorney-in-fact for Elias Hebeka 04/02/2008
**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) The option will become exercisable with respect to 6,000 shares on each of 11/30/2008, 11/30/2009, 11/30/2010, and 11/30/2011.
(2) The option is currently exercisable with respect to all underlying shares.
 
Remarks:
Note:  Issuer lost its foreign private issuer status as of March 31, 2008, and therefore became subject to Section 16 of the
 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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