date:Nov 01, 2012
arter of 2012 was $74.4 million, compared with $62.9 million in the third quarter of 2011. The Company had gross profit of $75.2 million in the third quarter of 2012, excluding other charges of $0.8 million. The increase in gross profit for the quarter was primarily due to higher selling prices in the Company's banana business segment and lower ocean freight costs.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2012 was $28.2 million, compared with $17.0 million in the prior year period. Excluding a