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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Instruments
Dole had the following derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2026:
Aggregate Notional Amount
Foreign currency forward contracts by currency:
United States dollar
$121.1 million
Euro
€274.2 million
British pound sterling
£15.2 million
Swedish krona
SEK 286.1 million
Canadian dollar
C$36.4 million
Chilean peso
CLP$18.5 billion
South African rand
ZAR 227.0 million
Interest rate swap contracts
$645.0 million
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in the Balance Sheet at Fair Value The following table presents the balance sheet location and fair value of the derivative instruments by type:
Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2026

Receivables, net
Other Assets
Accrued Liabilities
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Foreign currency forward contracts:
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Cash flow hedges
$8,432 $— $(280)$— 
Non-designated cash flow hedges
250 — (762)— 
Fair value hedges1,676 — (1,667)— 
Interest rate swap contracts1,643 1,959 (133)— 
$12,001 $1,959 $(2,842)$— 
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2025

Receivables, net
Other Assets
Accrued Liabilities
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Foreign currency forward contracts:
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Cash flow hedges
$456 $$(3,040)$— 
Non-designated cash flow hedges
498 (855)— 
Fair value hedges
122 (976)— 
Interest rate swap contracts6,504 204 — (302)
Bunker fuel hedges(231)— 
$7,580 $204 $(5,102)$(302)
Schedule of Realized and Unrealized Derivative Gains (Losses)
The following tables represent all of Dole’s realized and unrealized derivative gains (losses) and respective location in the financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Cost of Sales
Other Income (Expense), netAccumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Cost of Sales
Other Income (Expense), net
Realized net gains:
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Cash flow hedges
$— $1,293 $— $— $$— 
Non-designated cash flow hedges
— 196 — — 333 — 
Fair value hedges1,277 276 — 976 574 
Total net realized gains
$— $2,766 $276 $— $1,313 $574 
Unrealized net gains (losses):
Cash flow hedges$2,064 $— $— $10,760 $— $— 
Non-designated cash flow hedges
— 92 — — (297)— 
Fair value hedges— 239 (1,178)— 1,879 (870)
Interest rate swap contracts
(1,842)— 35 (2,951)— 147 
Total net unrealized gains (losses)
$222 $331 $(1,143)$7,809 $1,582 $(723)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Cost of Sales
Other Income (Expense), netAccumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Cost of Sales
Other Income (Expense), net
Realized net (losses) gains:
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
Cash flow hedges
$— $(6,481)$— $— $(5,700)$— 
Non-designated cash flow hedges
— (128)— — 640 — 
Fair value hedges(2,435)(39)— (3,487)(200)
Bunker fuel hedges
— (119)— — (40)— 
Total net realized (losses)
$— $(9,163)$(39)$— $(8,587)$(200)
Unrealized net (losses) gains:
Cash flow hedges$(15,874)$— $— $(25,059)$— $— 
Non-designated cash flow hedges
— (1,851)— — (2,047)— 
Fair value hedges— (1,113)720 — (2,004)792 
Bunker fuel hedges
— (356)— — (241)— 
Interest rate swap contracts
(5,559)— 1,166 (12,464)— 1,166 
Total net unrealized (losses) gains
$(21,433)$(3,320)$1,886 $(37,523)$(4,292)$1,958