CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC
10-Q, 1997-11-10
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                            FORM 10-Q



                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549


     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the Quarterly Period Ended                              Commission File  
September 30, 1997                                          Number 1-1550



                  CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.



Incorporated under the                                      IRS Employer I.D.
Laws of New Jersey                                          No. 04-1923360   



            250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
                          (513) 784-8000



     Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act of
1934 during  the preceding 12 months, and (2)  has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  YES    X    NO       

      As of  October 31, 1997,  there were  59,387,082 shares of  Common Stock
outstanding.


                              Page 1 of 13 Pages<PAGE>











               CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                        TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                        Page(s) 
PART I - Financial Information

    Consolidated Statement of Income for the quarters and 
     nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996  . . .    3

    Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 1997, 
     December 31, 1996 and September 30, 1996   . . . . .    4

    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the nine months
     ended September 30, 1997 and 1996  . . . . . . . . .    5

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  . . . . .  6-7

    Management's Analysis of Operations and 
     Financial Condition  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8-9


PART II - Other Information

    Item 1 - Legal Proceedings  . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9

    Item 2 - Changes in Securities  . . . . . . . . . . .   10

    Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . .   10

    Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11<PAGE>





Part I - Financial Information
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)
                                   (In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                Quarter Ended                    Nine Months Ended
                                                 September 30,                       September 30,        
                                              1997              1996             1997              1996     
<S>                                               <C>     <C>              <C>                <C>
Net sales                                $      556,261    $    541,581    $    1,833,904    $    1,880,085
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
Operating expenses
   Cost of sales                                463,993         431,385         1,412,100         1,437,975
   Selling, general and administrative           76,267          72,266           223,479           226,820
   Depreciation                                  21,377          22,069            64,418            66,448
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                561,637         525,720         1,699,997         1,731,243
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
   Operating income (loss)                       (5,376)         15,861           133,907           148,842
Interest income                                   3,848           6,965            12,481            21,976
Interest expense                                (26,704)        (30,626)          (82,482)         (100,742)
Other income, net                                   217             215               656               656
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
   Income (loss) before income taxes            (28,015)         (7,585)           64,562            70,732
Income taxes                                         --              --            (8,200)          (11,000)
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
   Income (loss) before extraordinary
     item                                       (28,015)         (7,585)           56,362            59,732
Extraordinary loss from debt
     refinancing                                     --         (17,282)               --           (22,838)
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
Net income (loss)                        $      (28,015)   $    (24,867)   $       56,362    $       36,894
                                             ==========      ==========        ==========        ==========
Shares used to calculate earnings
   per common share:
     Primary                                     56,388          55,319            56,869            55,741
                                             ==========      ==========        ==========        ==========
     Fully diluted                               56,388          55,319            56,979            55,856
                                             ==========      ==========        ==========        ==========
Earnings per common share (primary
   and fully diluted):
     - Income (loss) before
       extraordinary item                $         (.57)   $       (.20)   $          .77    $          .93
     - Extraordinary item                            --            (.31)               --              (.41)
                                             ----------      ----------        ----------        ----------
     - Net income (loss)                 $         (.57)   $       (.51)   $          .77    $          .52
                                             ==========      ==========        ==========        ==========
Dividends per common share               $          .05    $        .05    $          .15    $          .15
                                             ==========      ==========        ==========        ==========
</TABLE>
                                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)
                                     (In thousands, except share amounts)
                                                  September 30,       December 31,      September 30,
                                                     1997               1996               1996      
<S>                                               <C>                          <C>                <C>
ASSETS
Current assets
   Cash and equivalents                           $     172,330    $       285,558    $       246,835
   Marketable securities                                     --                 --             39,780
   Trade receivables (less allowances
     of $10,235, $9,832 and $11,164)                    203,788            162,566            186,106
   Other receivables, net                                65,726             91,126             90,050
   Inventories                                          321,616            275,177            283,310
   Other current assets                                  39,595             29,884             32,947
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
     Total current assets                               803,055            844,311            879,028
Property, plant and equipment, net                    1,143,005          1,139,677          1,156,620
Investments and other assets                            312,574            319,149            343,864
Intangibles, net                                        156,564            163,797            164,929
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
     Total assets                                 $   2,415,198    $     2,466,934    $     2,544,441
                                                     ==========         ==========         ==========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
   Notes and loans payable                         $     36,395    $        78,107    $        94,488
   Long-term debt due within one year                    90,430             56,982             51,179
   Accounts payable                                     208,307            193,875            206,337
   Accrued liabilities                                  108,691            135,370            101,036
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
     Total current liabilities                          443,823            464,334            453,040
Long-term debt of parent company                        696,731            704,763            709,478
Long-term debt of subsidiaries                          284,615            374,488            368,165
Accrued pension and other employee benefits              87,107             83,797             87,111
Other liabilities                                        90,246            115,299            110,602
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
     Total liabilities                                1,602,522          1,742,681          1,728,396
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
Shareholders' equity
   Preferred and preference stock                       253,239            249,256            249,256
   Capital stock, $.33 par value (59,356,568,
     55,841,384 and 55,655,675 shares)                   19,786             18,614             18,552
   Capital surplus                                      642,881            594,885            592,277
   Accumulated deficit                                 (103,230)          (138,502)           (44,040)
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
     Total shareholders' equity                         812,676            724,253            816,045
                                                     ----------         ----------         ----------
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity    $  2,415,198    $     2,466,934    $     2,544,441
                                                     ==========         ==========         ==========
</TABLE>
                                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                             CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW (Unaudited)
                                                (In thousands)

                                                                    Nine Months Ended          
                                                                     September 30,             
                                                               1997                  1996    
<S>                                                                 <C>           <C>
Cash provided (used) by:
Operations
   Income before extraordinary item                         $    56,362           $    59,732
   Depreciation and amortization                                 68,496                71,718
   Write-down of Costa Rican banana producing assets                 --                 8,900
   Changes in current assets and liabilities
     Receivables                                                (22,262)                  231
     Inventories                                                 (8,757)               10,069
     Accounts payable                                             6,022                    44
     Other current assets and liabilities                       (29,716)              (25,387)
   Other                                                          7,097                 7,079
                                                             ----------            ----------
        Cash flow from operations                                77,242               132,386
                                                             ----------            ----------
Investing
   Capital expenditures                                         (52,096)              (57,637)
   Refundable deposits for container equipment                  (10,351)                   --
   Investment in Japanese joint venture                          (6,474)                   --
   Restricted cash deposits                                          --                39,520
   Proceeds from disposal of non-core assets                         --                41,331
   Purchases of marketable securities                                --               (39,235)
   Other                                                          1,724                 5,379
                                                             ----------            ----------
        Cash flow from investing                                (67,197)              (10,642)
                                                             ----------            ----------
Financing
   Debt transactions
     Issuances of long-term debt                                  2,148               168,472
     Repayments of long-term debt                               (68,293)             (357,539)
     Net repayments of notes and loans payable                  (41,018)              (22,789)
   Stock transactions
     Issuances of capital stock                                   4,980                 4,882
     Issuance of preferred stock                                     --               110,887
     Dividends                                                  (21,090)              (15,497)
                                                             ----------            ----------
        Cash flow from financing                               (123,273)             (111,584)
                                                             ----------            ----------
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents                    (113,228)               10,160
Balance at beginning of period                                  285,558               236,675
                                                             ----------            ----------
Balance at end of period                                    $   172,330           $   246,835
                                                             ==========            ==========
</TABLE>
                                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>





               CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)


   Interim results are subject to significant seasonal variations
and  are not necessarily indicative  of the results of operations
for  a full  fiscal year.    In the  opinion  of management,  all
adjustments (which  include  only normal  recurring  adjustments)
necessary  for a  fair statement  of the  results of  the interim
periods  shown  have  been  made.    See  Notes  to  Consolidated
Financial Statements  included in the Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-K for  the year  ended December 31,  1996 for  additional
information relating to the Company's financial statements.

Acquisitions

   On September 24,  1997, Chiquita acquired  four privately-held
companies  (collectively,  the   "Owatonna  Companies")   engaged
primarily  in the  vegetable  canning business  in a  transaction
recorded  under the  purchase method  of accounting.   The  total
purchase price of approximately $50 million,  which is subject to
final  adjustment, consisted  of  (i) approximately  3.3  million
shares  of  Chiquita capital  stock,  par  value  $.33 per  share
("Chiquita  Common Stock"),  valued at approximately  $46 million
and  (ii) approximately 87,000 shares of a new series of Chiquita
$2.50 Convertible Preference Stock, Series  C, having a value  of
approximately $4  million.  The assets of  the Owatonna Companies
consisted primarily of $38  million of inventory and $15  million
of property, plant and equipment.

   On  September 15, 1997, Chiquita entered  into an agreement to
acquire  American  Fine Foods,  Inc., a  privately-held vegetable
canning company, for approximately $27 million of Chiquita Common
Stock.   The acquisition  is subject  to satisfaction  of certain
conditions.

   On September 17, 1997,  Chiquita entered into an agreement  to
acquire   Stokely  USA,   Inc.  ("Stokely"),   a  publicly-traded
vegetable  canning  company,  for  approximately $11  million  of
Chiquita Common Stock.  As part of the acquisition, approximately
$32  million  of Stokely's  long-term debt  is  to be  retired in
exchange  for Chiquita Common Stock  having a value  equal to the
principal amount  of such debt.   In addition  to the debt  to be
retired,  at September 30,  1997, Stokely  had long-term  debt of
approximately $13  million  and  outstanding  borrowings  on  its
revolving  line of  credit  of approximately  $50  million.   The
acquisition is subject to  Stokely shareholder approval and other
conditions.<PAGE>





Inventories
 
   Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               September 30,        December 31,       September 30,
                                                   1997               1996                 1996
<S>                                                     <C>                 <C>                  <C>
Bananas and other fresh produce                $     33,409        $     34,557        $      34,547
Canned vegetables                                   109,250              57,652               61,853
Other food products                                   8,805               9,277                8,535
Growing crops                                       113,371             114,425              120,020
Materials and supplies                               49,442              49,699               47,512
Other                                                 7,339               9,567               10,843
                                                 ----------          ----------           ----------
                                               $    321,616        $    275,177        $     283,310
                                                 ==========          ==========           ==========
</TABLE>

Other

    The  Company  has  a  long-standing  policy  of   periodically
entering  into foreign  exchange  forward contracts  and currency
option  contracts to  hedge transactions  denominated in  foreign
currencies.  These forward contracts and options are specifically
designated as hedges and offset the losses or gains from currency
risk associated with the hedged  transactions.  The Company  does
not  enter  into forward  contracts  or  options for  speculative
purposes.    Amounts  paid for  options  and  any  gains realized
thereon,  as  well as  any gains  or  losses realized  on forward
contracts used to hedge firm commitments,  are deferred until the
hedged transaction occurs.  Gains and losses on forward contracts
used to hedge transactions where a firm commitment does not exist
are included in income on a current basis.

    At September  30, 1997, the Company had option contracts which
ensure conversion of approximately  $100 million of foreign sales
through  the end of  1997 at rates not  higher than 1.59 Deutsche
marks per dollar or lower than 1.56 Deutsche marks per dollar and
approximately  $375 million of foreign sales in 1998 at rates not
higher than 1.72  Deutsche marks  per dollar or  lower than  1.57
Deutsche marks per dollar.   At September 30, 1997,  the carrying
value of these  option contracts was approximately $7 million and
their fair value based on  quoted market prices was approximately
$23 million.<PAGE>





    During 1997, the  Financial Accounting Standards Board  issued
the  following  Statements   of  Financial  Accounting  Standards
("SFAS"):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 SFAS #             Subject of Standard              Period to be Implemented
                 <S>                <C>                              <C>
                 128                Earnings per Share               4th quarter of 1997
                 129                Capital Structure                4th quarter of 1997
                 130                Comprehensive Income             1st quarter of 1998
                 131                Segment Information              4th quarter of 1998
</TABLE>

SFAS  #128  and  #129 will  not  have  a material  effect  on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.  SFAS #130
and #131 are  still under study  and are not  expected to have  a
material effect on the Company's financial position or results of
operations.<PAGE>





               CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                     MANAGEMENT'S ANALYSIS OF
                OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION



Operations

    Operating income  for the  third quarter  ended September  30,
1997, which decreased  by $21  million from the  prior year,  was
adversely affected by (1) a stronger dollar, mitigated in part by
the Company's foreign currency hedging program, and (2) increased
banana  production costs  arising primarily  from weather-related
effects on  current productivity.   The adverse  impact of  these
items  was  partially offset  by  the  benefit  of  higher  local
currency pricing for bananas in Europe.

    For the nine month  period, 1997 operating  income declined by
$27 million  (as compared to  1996 operating income  before first
quarter write-downs and costs of $12 million resulting from flood
damage  in Costa  Rica).   This decline  was principally  the net
result  of the  foreign exchange,  banana productivity  and local
pricing factors  which affected third quarter  operating results.
In  addition, net  sales  for the  1997  nine month  period  were
reduced by the deconsolidation in January 1997 of Japanese banana
operations  (which are now  operated through a  joint venture and
accounted for under the  equity method) and lower volume  in low-
margin produce distribution operations.

    Net  interest expense  for the  third quarter and  nine months
ended September 30, 1997  decreased by $1 million and  $9 million
from the  prior year levels  as a  result of  the Company's  debt
reduction and refinancing activities.

    The Company's effective tax rate is  affected by the level and
mix of income among various domestic and foreign jurisdictions in
which the Company operates.


Financial Condition

    Cash decreased by $113  million during the  nine months  ended
September 30,  1997.  With  the availability in late  1996 of its
new $125 million revolving credit facility, the  Company has used
excess  cash to  prepay  debt.   Through  the nine  months  ended
September  30, 1997, the Company has repaid $109 million of debt.
Cash flow from operations  of $77 million was sufficient  to fund
the  Company's requirements  for investing  activities, including
$16  million  for  capital expenditures  to  rehabilitate  assets
damaged by storms in 1996.<PAGE>





Other

    Reference  is made  to the  discussion of  the European  Union
( EU ) banana quota and licensing regime, the Framework Agreement
and the  World Trade Organization ( WTO )  proceeding relating to
this  regime contained  in Part  I, Item  1 -   Business-Risks of
International Operations  in  the Company s 1996 Form 10-K and in
 Management s Analysis of Operations  and Financial Condition  in
the  Company s 1996 Annual  Report to  Shareholders and  June 30,
1997  Form 10-Q.    In September  1997,  the WTO  Appellate  Body
affirmed the panel report that had been issued in May 1997, which
found  that  the EU  licensing  and  quota regime  and  Framework
Agreement violate numerous international trade obligations to the
detriment of Latin American banana supplying countries and non-EU
marketing firms such as Chiquita.   The full WTO body has adopted
the panel and Appellate Body reports, which now require the EU to
bring its  import regime for  bananas into conformity  with these
reports.  In October 1997,  the EU notified the WTO that  it will
honor its  international obligations.  The EU  has a  reasonable 
period  of  time  (not to  exceed  15  months)  to implement  the
report s recommendations.   If the  EU fails to  comply within  a
reasonable period of time, the injured  governments may engage in
retaliatory  trade  measures against  the EU.    There can  be no
assurance  as to the ultimate outcome of the WTO proceedings, the
actions that may be  taken by the EU or other affected countries,
or the impact on the EU quota regime or the Framework Agreement.


Part II - Other Information

   Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

      Reference is made to  Part I, Item 3 -   Legal Proceedings 
   in  the Company s  1996 Form  10-K and  the discussion  of the
   lawsuits pending in various jurisdictions alleging injuries as
   a result of  exposure to DBCP, an agricultural chemical.   The
   DBCP manufacturer defendants, Shell Oil Company,  Dow Chemical
   Company and  Occidental Chemical Corporation,  have reportedly
   entered   into  agreements  providing   for  settlements  with
   substantially all of  the plaintiffs in  the cases pending  in
   Texas, Louisiana, Costa Rica, Panama and the Philippines.  The
   Company  and  the other  banana  producer  defendants are  not
   parties to these agreements.

      Two additional class-action suits  have been filed recently
   in  Hawaii state court.   These suits, filed  in October 1997,
   assert  claims similar  to  those  asserted in  the Texas  and
   Louisiana  cases and  name  the same  manufacturer  and banana
   producer defendants.  The size  and composition of the classes
   alleged in these suits have not yet been determined.<PAGE>





      The  Company  continues  to   believe  it  has  meritorious
   defenses  in all the  DBCP cases.  These  defenses include the
   fact  that   at  all   times  when   the  Company   used  DBCP
   commercially, the product was registered for use by the United
   States Environmental Protection  Agency and  that the  Company
   ceased  using  the  product on  a  commercial  basis in  1977,
   promptly  after learning that health  hazards might exist.  In
   addition, the Company believes that the responsibility for any
   injuries to the plaintiffs alleging claims against the Company
   should be  borne by the manufacturer  defendants that supplied
   DBCP to the Company.

      Although  the DBCP  cases remain  in  a preliminary  stage,
   based  on information currently available to  it and advice of
   counsel,  management does  not believe  that these  cases will
   have a  material adverse effect on the financial statements of
   the Company.

   Item 2 - Changes in Securities

      In payment for  the acquisition of the  Owatonna Companies,
   on September 24, 1997  the Company issued 3,020,587  shares of
   Chiquita Common  Stock and 79,659 shares  of $2.50 Convertible
   Preference Stock, Series  C ("Series C Stock"), to  the former
   shareholders of  the Owatonna Companies.   The transaction was
   exempt  from  registration pursuant  to  Section  4(2) of  the
   Securities  Act  of  1933  and   Rule  506  of  Regulation   D
   thereunder.   These  shares represent 92%  of the  $50 million
   purchase price and were valued at $50 per share for the Series
   C  Stock and $13.91  per share for the  Chiquita Common Stock,
   which was  based on  market  value of  Chiquita  Common  Stock
   preceding March  17, 1997, the  date of the  letter of  intent
   relating  to the  merger.   The purchase  price and  number of
   shares  issued are subject to  adjustment upon completion of a
   post-closing audit.

      Each share of  Series C  Stock has a  liquidation value  of
   $50.00; is  entitled to receive preferred  annual dividends of
   $2.50;  is convertible  into 2.922  shares of  Chiquita Common
   Stock at the  option of the holder; and, after  June 30, 2000,
   is convertible  at the option  of the Company  into shares  of
   Chiquita  Common Stock having  a total market  value of $51.50
   (decreasing  to $50.00 per share in 2002 and thereafter).  The
   Series  C Stock is not redeemable for cash, whether by sinking
   fund or otherwise.

      As to  dividends and upon  liquidation, the Series  C Stock
   ranks prior to  the Chiquita Common Stock and pari  passu with
   the Company's other outstanding  preferred stock.  The holders
   of  Series C Stock are entitled to  one vote per share, voting
   with the Chiquita  Common Stock.  In addition, if  the Company
   is  in  arrears for  six  or more  quarterly dividends  on the
   Series  C Stock, holders  of Series C Stock  will be entitled,
   voting as a separate class together with the holders of other<PAGE>





   preferred or  preference shares with similar  rights, to elect
   two  additional  directors to  continue  in  office until  the
   dividend arrearage is eliminated.

   Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
                                                           Page  
                                                          Numbers
   (a) Exhibit 11 - Computation of Earnings Per 
       Common Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

       Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule . . . . . . . .    **

      **Copy  omitted from  this Quarterly  Report on  Form 10-Q.
       Copy included  in  report filed  electronically  with  the
       Securities and Exchange Commission.

   (b) The  following report on Form 8-K was filed by the Company
       during the quarter ended September 30, 1997:  

       September 15,  1997 -  to report  the  acquisition of  the
       Owatonna Companies  and the signing of  agreements for the
       acquisitions of Stokely USA, Inc. and American Fine Foods,
       Inc.<PAGE>









                            SIGNATURE



     Pursuant to the requirements  of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused  this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                              CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                              By:   /s/ William A. Tsacalis      
                                    William A. Tsacalis
                                    Vice President and Controller
                                    (Chief Accounting Officer)




November 10, 1997<PAGE>








                                                                   Exhibit 11
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                      CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                             COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Unaudited)
                                   (In thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                             Quarter Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                             September 30,              September 30,      
                                                            1997           1996          1997        1996
                                                        ----------      ----------    ---------  ----------
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>           <C>            <C>
A.   Primary earnings (loss) per common share
     ----------------------------------------

     Income (loss) before extraordinary item             $  (28,015)   $   (7,585)   $   56,362    $  59,732
     Dividends on preferred and preference stock             (4,227)       (3,599)      (12,672)      (7,732)
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
     Income (loss) before extraordinary item
       attributable to common shares                        (32,242)      (11,184)       43,690       52,000
     Extraordinary loss from debt refinancing                    --       (17,282)           --      (22,838)
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
     Net income (loss) attributable to common shares     $  (32,242)   $  (28,466)   $   43,690    $  29,162
                                                         ==========    ==========    ==========   ==========


     Shares used in calculation of per share data:
       Weighted average common shares outstanding            56,547        55,607        56,280       55,368
       Less restricted common shares                           (159)         (288)         (178)        (292)
       Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of 
         stock options                                           --            --           767          665
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
                                                             56,388        55,319        56,869       55,741
                                                         ==========    ==========    ==========   ==========


     Primary earnings (loss) per common share:
       Income (loss) before extraordinary item           $     (.57)   $     (.20)   $      .77    $     .93
       Extraordinary item                                        --          (.31)           --         (.41)
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
       Net income (loss)                                 $     (.57)   $     (.51)   $      .77    $     .52

                                                         ==========    ==========    ==========   ==========
/TABLE
<PAGE>




                                                       Exhibit 11 (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                             COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Unaudited)
                                   (In thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                             Quarter Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                             September 30,              September 30,      
                                                             1997          1996          1997        1996
                                                         ----------     ---------     ---------  ---------
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>           <C>            <C>
B.   Fully diluted earnings (loss) per common share
     ----------------------------------------------
     Income (loss) before extraordinary item             $  (28,015)   $   (7,585)   $   56,362    $  59,732
     Dividends on preferred and preference stock             (4,227)       (3,599)      (12,672)      (7,732)
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
     Income (loss) before extraordinary item
       attributable to common shares                        (32,242)      (11,184)       43,690       52,000
     Extraordinary loss from debt refinancing                    --       (17,282)           --      (22,838)
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
     Net income (loss) attributable to common shares     $  (32,242)   $  (28,466)   $   43,690    $  29,162
                                                         ==========    ==========    ==========   ==========

     Shares used in calculation of per share data:
       Weighted average common shares outstanding            56,547        55,607        56,280       55,368
       Less restricted common shares                           (159)         (288)         (174)        (285)
       Dilutive effect of assumed exercise of 
         stock options                                           --            --           873          773
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
                                                             56,388        55,319        56,979       55,856
                                                         ==========    ==========    ==========   ==========

     Fully diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
       Income (loss) before extraordinary item           $     (.57)   $     (.20)   $      .77    $     .93
       Extraordinary item                                        --          (.31)           --         (.41)
                                                         ----------    ----------    ----------   ----------
       Net income (loss)                                 $     (.57)   $     (.51)   $      .77    $     .52

                                                         ==========    ==========    ==========   ==========
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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Chiquita
Brands International, Inc. Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30,
1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
information.
</LEGEND>
       
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<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1997
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                    10,235
<INVENTORY>                                    321,616
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               803,055
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<DEPRECIATION>                                 634,340
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<BONDS>                                        981,346
                                0
                                    253,239
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