Chiquita Brands International has filed its third quarter results with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, with the US-based fresh produce group reporting on a year-on-year loss in sales.
Net sales came in at US$674.7m for the quarter, down from US$738.5m, and total sales for the nine months to the end of September fell to US$2.18bn from US$2.33bn.
Banana sales dropped 12.8 per cent for the quarter to US$416.2m, while sales in the group's other produce segment slid 22.6 per cent to US$20.7m.
However, lower costs throughout the group helped it turn a net income loss of US$17.9m in Q3 2014 into a gain of US$10.2m this year.
