EXHIBIT 23
                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and
subsidiary companies of our report dated February 26, 1996,
included in the 1995 Annual Report of Chiquita Brands
International, Inc. and subsidiary companies.

     Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and subsidiary companies
listed in Item 14(a).  This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, the financial
statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation
to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents
fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

     We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the
following Registration Statements and related prospectuses of
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and subsidiary companies of
our report dated February 26, 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Chiquita Brands
International, Inc. and subsidiary companies incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on  Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.


                              Registration
                    Form         No.                   Description
                   ------     -----------     ----------------------------------------
                                                  
                    S-3       33-58424        Dividend Reinvestment Plan
                    S-3       33-41057        Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Convertible
                                                 Subordinated Debentures
                    S-3       33-51995        Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Common Stock
                    S-3       333-00789       Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares,
                                                Common Stock and Securities Warrants
                    S-8       33-2241         Chiquita Savings and Investment Plan
                              33-16801
                              33-42733
                              33-56572
                    S-8       33-14254        1986 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
                              33-38284
                              33-41069
                              33-53993
                    S-8       33-25950        Individual Stock Option Plan 
                    S-8       33-38147        Associate Stock Purchase Plan


                             
Cincinnati, Ohio           /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
March 25, 1996