signs of Mehadrin Group on packing house for grapes | Beka'ot Settlement | May 2010 | Photographed by CorpWatch
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The company is engaged in planting various vegetable and fruit groves, processing, packing, marketing and exporting agricultural products in Israel and abroad. The company also provides loans to farmers and agricultural corporations who export their products through Mehadrin.

Following Agrexco's liquidation in September 2011, the Mehadrin group gained most of Agrexco's export products, such as citrus, avocados, persimmons and dates, mainly Medjool, some of which are grown in the occupied Jordan Valley. 

Mehadrin owns three packing houses and a distribution center, in addition to dozens of orchards it operates. The company operates at least four orchards in the occupied territories (three in the occupied West Bank and one in Gaza), as shown in a map published by the company in its website.

Mehadrin owns a packing house for mangoes in the occupied Golan Heights through its subsidiary Miriam Shoham (50%). Also, signs of the company were seen on a packing house for grapes in the settlement of Beka'ot in the occupied Jordan Valley.

Mehadrin is also an authorized provider for the ministry of defense for refrigerating services. 

In addition, the company supplies water for agricultural irrigation and pumps water from its wells for Mekorot – the Israeli water company. The company also sells drawing services and water supply to Mekorot for agricultural and domestic uses. 

For a flash report on agricultural export from Israel and the occupied teritorries click here.