date:Oct 31, 2013
e on the common stock, from $23.5 million, or 40c per share, during the same quarter last year.
we were faced with a number of difficulties that limited our ability to deliver optimal earnings for the quarter, said Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and chief executive officer, during an Oct. 29 earnings call with analysts.
Price increases across almost all of Fresh Del Montes business segments werent high enough to offset a range of higher operating costs, he said. Additionally, a competitive b