Cost and Performance of Polystyrene Boxes for Shipping Ice-Packed Poultry

Lawrence A. Risse

No 312190, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: Eighty percent of U.S. broiler production is shipped ice-packed. In 1966, 70 percent of ice-packed poultry was shipped in wirebound wood-veneer boxes (henceforth referred to as wirebound boxes). The rest of the ice-packed poultry was shipped in water-resistant corrugated fiberboard boxes. The objectives of the present study were to determine: (1) cost of packing and shipping ice-packed poultry in polystyrene and wirebound boxes, (2) poultry shrinkage and ice melt in polystyrene and wirebound boxes, and (3) whether polystyrene boxes are sturdy enough for handling and shipping poultry.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 1969-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312190

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