Investopedia: Poor Margins Go To Chiquita's Core

Investing in companies that produce agricultural products is almost always dicey; few of these companies can control either end-market pricing or input costs. Not surprisingly, companies like Dole (NYSE:DOLE), Fresh Del Monte (NYSE:FDP) and Chiquita (NYSE:CQB) don't score especially high on measures of long-term economic value creation. That said, aggressive investors can often do reasonably well in these stocks by trading the huge swings in sentiment.

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