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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.44</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO <br>
LOAN AGREEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No. 13 to Loan Agreement (this
&#147;Amendment&#148;), dated as of May 1, 2003, is entered into with reference to the
Loan Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the &#147;Loan Agreement&#148;) dated as of November 29, 1999 currently among Apio,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (successor by merger and name change to Bush
Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation) (&#147;Borrower&#148;), each lender from
time to time a party thereto (each a &#147;Lender&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Lenders&#148;),
Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Lender, and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the &#147;Administrative Agent&#148;).&#160; Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.&#160; Section references herein relate to the Loan
Agreement unless otherwise stated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Section 1.1 &#151; Amended Definitions</u>.&#160; The following defined terms contained in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and restated in full to
read as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Base Margin</u>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;for the Initial Pricing Period, one
and three-quarters percent (1.75%), and (b)&nbsp;for each
subsequent Pricing Period, the interest rate margin set forth below opposite
the Pricing Level for that Pricing Period:</font></p>

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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pricing Level</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Base Rate Margin</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">I</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">1.25%</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">IA</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">1.50%</font></b></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.96%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.00%</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IIA</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.50%</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.96%;">
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">III</font></p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.00%</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:31.96%;">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Commitment Fee Rate</u>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;for the Initial Pricing
Period, one-quarter of one percent (0.25%), and (b)&nbsp;for each Pricing
Period thereafter, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the Pricing
Level in effect during that Pricing Period:</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pricing Level</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Commitment Fee
  Rate</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="19%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.150%</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IA</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.175%</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="19%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:19.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.200%</font></p>
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  <td width="29%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:29.86%;">
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IIA</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.225%</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">III</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.250%</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Overadvance Margin</u>&#148; means the interest rate margin set forth
below opposite the applicable Pricing Level:</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">3.00%</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.48%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IA</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">3.50%</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.48%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.25%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.48%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IIA</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.50%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.48%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">III</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.75%</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.48%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Pricing Level</u>&#148; means, for each Pricing Period, the level set
forth below opposite the Pricing Ratio as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter
ending two months prior to the commencement of that Pricing Period:</font></p>

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  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-decoration:underline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;">Pricing
  Level</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.9%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:39.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-decoration:underline;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;">Pricing
  Ratio</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:39.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Greater than 1.25:1.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.64%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IA</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:39.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Less than or
  equal to 1.25:1.00, but greater<br>
  than or equal to 1.20:1.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.64%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:39.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Less than 1.20: 1.00, but greater than or equal<br>
  to 1.15:100</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.64%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <td width="25%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IIA</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:39.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Less than 1.15: 1.00, but greater than or equal<br>
  to 1.00: 1.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.64%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.92%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">III</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:39.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Less than 1.00: 1.00</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" bgcolor="#cceeff" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.64%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Pricing Level shall change as of the first day of
each Pricing Period on the basis of the then most recently delivered Compliance
Certificate.&#160; In the event that Borrower
fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate on a timely basis, the Pricing Level
shall increase to the highest level set forth above until such time as Borrower
delivers a Compliance Certificate.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<u>Revolver Termination
Date</u>&#148; means August 1,&#160; 2003, or such
later anniversary of such date as may be established pursuant to Section 2.6.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Delivery of Operating Budget</u>.&#160; Section 8 of Amendment No. 12 to the Loan
Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2003 (&#147;Amendment No. 12&#148;) is hereby amended
such that Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that, not later than June 9,
2003, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, a proposed operating budget
(the &#147;Operating Budget&#148;) for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Borrower&#146;s
Fiscal Year ending approximately May 31, 2004, which operating budget shall
include, without limitation, the Borrower&#146;s monthly projected balance sheet,
profit and loss statement, cash flow statement and Borrowing Base.&#160; On or prior to June 16, 2003, Borrower and
Pelton (as defined below) shall present the final Operating Budget to the
Administrative Agent. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the failure
of Borrower to satisfy the provisions of this Section 2 shall constitute an
Event of Default under the Loan Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Delivery of Joint Venture Agreements; Growing Plan
and Crop Strategy</u>.&#160; Section 11 of
Amendment No. 12 is hereby amended such that Borrower hereby covenants and
agrees that, not later than June 16, 2003, it shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent, (a) a Certificate of a Responsible Official of Borrower
certifying that (i) attached thereto as Exhibit A is a full, correct and
complete listing of each joint venture or similar arrangement to which Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and (ii) with respect to each item listed
on Exhibit A, attached thereto as Exhibit B are true, complete and correct,
duly executed copies of the joint venture agreement (or similar documentation)
related thereto and (b) a summary of the Borrower&#146;s growing plan and crop
sourcing strategy for the Fiscal Year ending approximately May 31, 2004, including,
without limitation, (i) a listing of all of Borrower&#146;s growers, (iii)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the percentage of total supply, by division, that each
such grower represents and (iii) a description of the financial/economic
arrangements between Borrower and such grower.&#160;
The summary required by this Section 3 shall be substantially in the
form of Annex II attached hereto, or such other form as shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Each of the parties hereto hereby
agrees that the failure of Borrower to satisfy the provisions of this Section 3
shall constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Consultant Engagement</u>.&#160; Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges that Borrower has
informed the Administrative Agent that Borrower has engaged John Pelton &amp;
Associates (&#147;Pelton&#148;) to review and validate, among other things, the
information described in Sections 2 and 3 above. Borrower further covenants and
agrees that, (a)&#160; promptly following receipt
thereof, Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, true, complete and
correct copies of all reports or other documentation prepared by Pelton and
delivered to Borrower and (b) Administrative Agent shall be free to communicate
with Pelton at all such times and with respect to all such matters as
Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion.&#160; Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees
that the failure of Borrower to satisfy the provisions of this Section 4 shall
constitute an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Summary of Affiliate Indebtedness</u>.&#160; Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that
not later than May 9, 2003, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, a summary of all
Indebtedness (a) of Borrower due and owing to any Affiliate of Borrower and (b)
of any Affiliate of Borrower due and owing to Borrower, which summary shall
indicate whether (i) such Indebtedness constitutes a Subordinated Obligation
under the Loan Agreement and (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes an obligation
permitted to be reimbursed pursuant to the proviso contained in Section 9 of
Amendment No. 12 to the Loan Agreement (each such obligation, a &#147;Permitted
Reimbursement Obligation&#148;).&#160; Each of the
parties hereto hereby agrees that the failure of Borrower to satisfy the
provisions of this Section 5 shall constitute an Event of Default under the
Loan Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Landec Payments to Nicholas Tompkins</u>.&#160;&#160; Borrower hereby represents and warrants
that (a) in January, 2003, Landec made certain payments to Nicholas Tompkins in
an approximate amount of $2,000,000 (the &#147;January Subordinated Loan Payment&#148;),
(b) the January Subordinated Loan Payment was made by Landec in satisfaction of
certain obligations of Borrower to Nicholas Tompkins and (c) the January
Subordinated Loan Payment was deemed a subordinated loan from Landec to
Borrower.&#160; Each of the parties hereto
hereby agrees that (i) the January Subordinated Loan Payment shall constitute a
&#147;Subordinated Obligation&#148; under the Loan Agreement and the Landec Subordination
Agreement and (ii) the January Subordinated Loan Payment shall not constitute a
Permitted Reimbursement Obligation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Release</u>.&#160;
As a material inducement to the Lenders to enter into this Consent, the
Borrower hereby fully releases and discharges forever the Administrative Agent
and each of the Lenders, their respective subsidiaries and affiliated
companies, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, representatives,
attorneys, successors and assigns (hereafter referred to collectively as the
&#147;Released Parties&#148;), and each and all of them, from any and all liabilities,
claims, actions, causes of action, charges, complaints, obligations, costs,
losses, damages, injuries, attorneys&#146; fees, and other legal responsibilities,
of any form whatsoever, whether known or unknown, unforeseen, unanticipated,
unsuspected or latent, which either of them may have or hold, or have at any
time heretofore have or held, arising out of or relating to the Loan Agreement,
the Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated thereby or the relationship
of the parties hereto arising out of the Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents
prior to the effective date of this Consent.&#160;&#160;
The Borrower hereby expressly waives all rights under Section 1542 of
the California Civil Code, which reads as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';margin:0in .5in .0001pt 1.2in;text-indent:-.7in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Section 1542. [Certain claims not
affected by general release.] A general release does not extend to claims which
the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of
executing the release, which if known to him must have materially affected his
settlement with the debtor.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each of the Released Parties for and against any and all costs, losses or
liability, whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees arising out of the
prosecution by Borrower, or its successors or assigns, of any action, claim or
cause of actions released pursuant to this Section.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Effectiveness</u>.&#160;
This Amendment shall become effective on such date (the &#147;Effective
Date&#148;) as the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, (a)&nbsp;duly
executed counterparts of this Amendment , (b)&nbsp;a duly executed counterparts
of Annex&nbsp;I attached hereto, signed by each Party thereto and (c) the
Amendment Fee referred to in Section 11 hereto.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Representations and Warranties</u>.&#160; Except (i)&nbsp;for representations and
warranties which expressly relate to a particular date or which are no longer
true and correct as a result of a change permitted by the Loan Agreement or the
other Loan Documents or (ii)&nbsp;as disclosed by Borrower and approved in
writing by the Requisite Lenders, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants
that each representation and warranty made by Borrower in Article&nbsp;4 of the
Loan Agreement (other than Sections&nbsp;4.6 (first sentence), 4.11, and 4.18)
are true and correct as of the date hereof as though such representations and
warranties were made on and as of the date hereof.&#160; Without in any way limiting the foregoing, Borrower represents
and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and remains continuing or will result from the
consents, waivers, amendments or transactions set forth herein or contemplated
hereby.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Fees and Expenses</u>.&#160; Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the Administrative Agents and Lenders&#146;
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney&#146;s fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with the negotiation and drafting of this
Amendment and the transaction contemplated hereby together with any and all
other fees and expenses currently due and owing to the Administrative Agent
and/or the Lenders.&#160; Borrower further
agrees that, it shall satisfy its obligations under Section&nbsp;11.3 of the
Loan Agreement not later than five (5) days after receipt of an invoice with
respect thereto from the Administrative Agent.&#160;
Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the failure to satisfy the
requirements of this Section&nbsp;9 shall constitute an Event of Default under
the Loan Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Amendment Fee</u>.&#160; On the Effective Date, or as soon thereafter
as may be agreed upon by the Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Lenders, an amendment fee
of $20,000.</font></p>

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Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case as amended hereby or by
the documents referenced herein, are hereby confirmed.</font></p>

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and the Lenders have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above by their duly authorized representatives.</font></p>

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  Issuing Lender and sole Lender</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;text-decoration:underline;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ANNEX I TO AMENDMENT NO. 13</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTOR AND PLEDGOR</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the undersigned guarantors and pledgors hereby
consents to the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and the
Administrative Agent of the foregoing Amendment No. 13&#160; to Loan Agreement (&#147;Amendment No. 13&#148;).&#160; In connection therewith, each of the
undersigned expressly and knowingly reaffirms its liability under each of the
Loan Documents to which it is a Party and expressly agrees (a) to be and remain
liable under the terms of each such Loan Document, and (b) that it has no
defense, offset or counterclaim whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders with respect to any such Loan Document.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the undersigned further agrees that each Loan
Document to which it is a Party shall remain in full force and effect and is
hereby ratified and confirmed.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the undersigned further agrees that the
execution of this Consent and Reaffirmation of Guarantor and Pledgor is not
necessary for the continued validity and enforceability of any Loan Document to
which it is a Party, but is executed to induce the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders to approve of and otherwise enter into the Amendment No. 13.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned, intending
to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Consent and Reaffirmation of
Guarantor and Pledgor to be executed as of&#160;
May 1, 2003.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LANDEC
  CORPORATION, a California<br>
  corporation</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CAL EX TRADING
  COMPANY,<br>
  a California corporation</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.38%;">
  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.38%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.86%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.86%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="37%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:37.76%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I-1</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ANNEX II</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CROP
STRATEGY 2003</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Value Added</font></u></b></p>

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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  Grower</font></u></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">%<br>
  <u>Supply</u></font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joint
  Venture<br>
  <u>Yes/No</u></font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:61.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial/Economic
  Arrangements</font></u></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="MerrillMark" style="font-family:MerrillMark;font-size:10.0pt;">&gt;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Projected
  advance/investment ($$)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="MerrillMark" style="font-family:MerrillMark;font-size:10.0pt;">&gt;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Repayment terms<br>
  </font><font size="2" face="MerrillMark" style="font-family:MerrillMark;font-size:10.0pt;">&gt;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Uses&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font size="2" face="MerrillMark" style="font-family:MerrillMark;font-size:10.0pt;">&gt;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Collateral</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:61.96%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:61.96%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.84%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:61.96%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Export</font></u></b></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
  Grower</font></u></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">%<br>
  <u>Supply</u></font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joint
  Venture<br>
  <u>Yes/No</u></font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="61%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:61.96%;">
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  </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Uses&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font size="2" face="MerrillMark" style="font-family:MerrillMark;font-size:10.0pt;">&gt;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Collateral</font></p>
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