Press Release

LABELLE, FL., April 10, 2006 -- Alico, Inc., (Nasdaq: ALCO), a leading landholder and one of the South’s best known agribusiness companies, is pleased to announce today that at its Board of Directors meeting held Friday March 31, 2006, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2006, with payment expected on or about July 15, 2006. Chairman John Alexander said, “This dividend is the continuation of the payment of regular quarterly dividends which the Alico Board approved at its annual meeting earlier this year.”

Alico, Inc., an agribusiness company operating in Central and Southwest Florida, owns approximately 136,000 acres of land located in Collier, Hendry, Lee and Polk counties. Alico is involved in various operations and activities including citrus fruit production, cattle ranching, sugarcane, sod production, and forestry. Alico also leases land for farming, cattle grazing, recreation and oil exploration. Alico intends to grow its asset values and earnings through enhancements to its agricultural businesses and proactive management of its real estate holdings.

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company’s reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.