 Fresh Produce Prepackaging Practices in the United StatesThomas B. Smith and Juan Jose Valldejuli No 311167, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program Abstract: Excerpts from the report Preface: The study on which this report is based is part of a broad program of research aimed at expanding market outlets and reducing the costs of marketing farm products. This nationwide survey of fresh fruit and vegetable prepackaging was jointly planned and undertaken by the Produce Packaging Association, Cornell University, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The purpose was to provide basic information on operating and packaging practices and the status of the packaging industry. This report will serve as a guide: (1) To prepackagers in comparing their packaging practices with others in the industry; (2) to manufacturers of packaging materials in gaining a broader knowledge of what commodities are packaged, how they are packaged, the most frequently used types and sizes of consumer units, and general package requirements of the different commodities; and (3) to potential packagers in gaining an understanding of the basic elements involved in packaging the different commodities. Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:uamsmr:311167 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program Contact information at EDIRC. |
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