CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.                      EXHIBIT  11

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

                                            Year Ended December 31,
                        1993         1992        1991        1990       1989
                                                     
A. Computation 
   of primary
   earnings
   (loss) per
   common share:

Income (loss)
   from 
   continuing 
   operations      $ (51,081)  $ (221,708)  $ 110,909    $ 95,831   $ 83,840

Income (loss)
   from 
   discontinued 
   operations             --      (62,332)     17,586      (1,913)   (16,073)

Net income 
   (loss) used 
   to calculate
   primary
   earnings 
   per share       $ (51,081)  $ (284,040)  $ 128,495    $ 93,918   $ 67,767

Shares used in
   calculation
   of per share
   data:

Weighted average 
   common and 
   equivalent
   Series C 
   preference 
   shares 
   outstanding        51,427       51,804      47,834      40,100   38,751

Dilutive effect 
   of assumed 
   exercise of 
   certain stock 
   options and 
   warrants               --           --       2,548       1,989      1,037

Weighted average
   common shares 
   used to 
   calculate
   primary
   earnings 
   (loss) per 
   share              51,427       51,804      50,382      42,089     39,788

Primary earnings 
(loss) per 
common share:
- -  Continuing 
   operations      $    (.99)  $    (4.28)  $    2.20    $   2.28   $   2.10
- -  Discontinued 
   operations             --        (1.20)        .35        (.05)      (.40)
- -  Net income 
   (loss)          $    (.99)  $    (5.48)  $    2.55    $   2.23   $   1.70






CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.               EXHIBIT 11 (cont.)
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
(In thousands, except per share amounts)




                                            Year Ended December 31,
                        1993         1992        1991        1990       1989
                                                     
B. Computation
   of fully
   diluted
   earnings
   (loss) 
   per common 
   share:     

Income (loss)
   from 
   continuing 
   operations      $ (51,081)  $ (221,708)  $ 110,909    $ 95,831   $ 83,840

Additional 
   income as 
   a result 
   of assumed
   conversion 
   of 
   convertible 
   debentures             --           --       4,836       1,175      2,064

Income (loss) 
   from 
   continuing 
   operations 
   used to 
   calculate 
   fully 
   diluted 
   earnings 
   per share         (51,081)    (221,708)    115,745      97,006     85,904

Income (loss) 
   from 
   discontinued 
   operations             --      (62,332)     17,586      (1,913)   (16,073)

Net income 
   (loss) used 
   to 
   calculate 
   fully
   diluted 
   earnings 
   per share       $ (51,081)  $ (284,040)  $ 133,331    $ 95,093   $ 69,831

Shares used in 
   calculation 
   of per share 
   data:

Weighted 
   average 
   common 
   shares 
   used to 
   calculate 
   primary 
   earnings 
   (loss) 
   per share          51,427       51,804      50,382      42,089     39,788

Additional 
   shares 
   resulting 
   from 
   assumed 
   exercise 
   of options 
   and assumed 
   conversions 
   of 
   convertible 
   subordinated 
   debentures             --           --       2,530       1,201      2,124

Weighted 
   average 
   common 
   shares 
   used to 
   calculate 
   fully 
   diluted 
   earnings 
   (loss) 
   per share          51,427       51,804      52,912      43,290     41,912

Fully 
   diluted 
   earnings 
   (loss) 
   per common 
   share:
- -  Continuing 
   operations      $    (.99)  $    (4.28)  $    2.19    $   2.24   $   2.05
- -  Discontinued 
   operations             --        (1.20)        .33        (.04)      (.38)
- -  Net income 
   (loss)          $    (.99)  $    (5.48)  $    2.52    $   2.20   $   1.67