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Carmel Agrexco

Israel's largest exporter of agricultural produce based in Tel Aviv, founded in 19561

Agrexco Agricultural Export Company Ltd. (trading as Carmel Agrexco) was Israel’s largest exporter of agricultural produce, with the European Union one of its major markets. Agrexco went into liquidation in August 2011, with debts of €175 million ($217 million), mainly owed to its bondholders that were mostly Israeli institutional investors. In 2011, the Israeli court approved the offer of Gideon Bickel and Chen Lamdan to purchase the Company for 17.6 million ILS in cash and 24.4 million ILS contingent on future performance of the Company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Agrexco Agricultural Export Company Ltd. (trading as Carmel Agrexco) was Israel’s largest exporter of agricultural produce, with the European Union one of its major markets. Agrexco went into liquidation in August 2011, with debts of €175 million ($217 million), mainly owed to its bondholders that were mostly Israeli institutional investors.2

The story

Agrexco was established in 1956.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carmel Agrexco, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • vegetable

Listed on Wikidata.1

Agrexco has a global network of marketing branches operating in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Rotterdam, New York, Zurich, Vienna, Madrid, and Milan. Special sales offices in Israel deal with countries where Agrexco does not have representative offices, such as Eastern Europe, the Far and Near East. Carmel Agrexco's main UK depot is in Swallowfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carmel Agrexco, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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