Exhibit231CQB-S-3Consent2013AR

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 18, 2013 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2012 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in Chiquita Brands International, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 18, 2013 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.