Examine the US Produce Packaging Market

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US Produce Packaging Market

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US demand to approach $4.7 billion in 2012

Demand for produce packaging is projected to approach $4.7 billion in
2012. Growth will be fueled by increased produce production, favorable
demographic trends, growth in consumer spending, trends toward healthier
eating and rising demand for fresh-cut produce, which offers convenience
and tends to use more value-added packaging than bulk produce. Produce
packaging demand will be stimulated by a number of other trends, such as
retailers' desires to control labor costs through the use of displayready
containers, which require less direct handling than traditional
containers or bulk produce.

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INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
Demographic Trends
Macroeconomic Environment
Consumer Income & Spending
Retail Trends
Food Industry Overview
Fresh Produce Industry Trends
Production Trends

Vegetables
Fruit

Shipping & Distribution Trends
Fresh-Cut Produce Trends

Salad
Vegetables
Fruit

Food Packaging Industry Overview
Raw Material Trends
Technology Overview
Pricing Trends
Environmental Issues
Regulatory Considerations
III. PACKAGING TYPES
General
Corrugated Boxes
Corrugated Common Footprint Boxes
Producers
Bags & Liners
Plastic

Applications
Producers

Mesh
Paper & Textile
Plastic Containers
Clamshells
Tubs, Cups & Bowls
Other
Trays
Other
Plastic Film
Reusable Plastic Containers
Wood Crates
Foam Boxes
All Other
IV. APPLICATIONS
General
Bulk
Ready-To-Eat
Vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Onions
Carrots
Cabbage
Celery
Other
Fruit
Berries
Apples
Melons
Citrus Fruit
Grapes
Other
Salads
Conventional
Specialty Mix
Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation
Deluxe Packages
Diversapack LLC, see Printpack Incorporated
Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
DuPont (EI) de Nemours
Earthcycle Packaging Limited
Emerald Packaging Incorporated
Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries Incorporated
Honeywell International Incorporated
IFCO Systems NV
Indian Valley Industries Incorporated
Innovia Films Limited
International Paper Company
IPL Incorporated
Keyes Packaging Group Incorporated
Koch Industries Incorporated
Landec Corporation
Leucadia National Corporation
Menasha Corporation
Norampac Incorporated, see Cascades Incorporated
ORBIS Corporation, see Menasha Corporation
Pacific Agricultural Packaging
Packaging Corporation of America
Pactiv Corporation
Peninsula Packaging Company
Pliant Corporation
Printpack Incorporated
PWP Industries
Rehrig Pacific Company
Reusable Container Company LLC, see IFCO Systems
Reynolds Packaging Group
Rio Tinto Group
Sacramento Bag Manufacturing Company
Sambrailo Packaging
Schoeller Arca Systems Group BV
Sealed Air Corporation
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Population & Households
2 Macroeconomic Indicators
3 Personal Consumption Expenditures
4 Retail Sales
5 Food Shipments
6 Fresh Produce Supply & Demand
7 Fresh Vegetable Supply & Demand
8 Fresh Fruit Supply & Demand
9 Fresh-Cut Produce Sales
10 Food Packaging Demand
11 Produce Packaging Prices
SECTION III -- PACKAGING TYPES
1 Produce Packaging Demand by Type & Form
2 Corrugated Box Demand in Produce Packaging
3 Bag & Liner Demand in Produce Packaging
4 Plastic Bag & Liner Demand in Produce Packaging
5 Mesh Bag Demand in Produce Packaging
6 Paper & Textile Bag Demand in Produce Packaging
7 Plastic Container Demand in Produce Packaging
8 Clamshell Demand in Produce Packaging
9 Tub, Cup & Bowl Demand in Produce Packaging
10 Other Plastic Container Demand in Produce Packaging
11 Tray Demand in Produce Packaging
12 Other Produce Packaging Demand
SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
1 Produce Packaging Demand by Application & Format
2 Fresh Vegetable Packaging Demand by Type & Format
3 Potato Packaging Demand
4 Lettuce Packaging Demand
5 Tomato Packaging Demand
6 Onion Packaging Demand
7 Carrot Packaging Demand
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Produce Industry Flow Chart
SECTION III -- PACKAGING TYPES
1 Produce Packaging Demand by Type, 2007
2 Bag & Liner Demand in Produce Packaging, 2007
SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
1 Produce Packaging Demand by Application, 2007
2 Fresh Vegetable Packaging Demand by Type, 2007
3 Fresh Fruit Packaging Demand by Type, 2007
SECTION V -- END USERS
1 Produce Packaging Demand by End User, 2007

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Produce Packaging Market Share, 2007

More Details

Corrugated boxes to remain largest type, plastic containers to lead gains

Corrugated boxes will remain the leading produce packaging product type
through 2012. While box demand will increase at a slower than average
pace, advances will be driven by the expanded prevalence of more costly
box types such as modular boxes, white-top linerboard boxes and
moisture-resistant recyclable boxes.

Plastic containers will experience the fastest gains, resulting from
continued favorable increases in berry production and expanding
applications for clamshells, bowls and other plastic containers in other
produce uses, especially readyto- eat, fresh-cut produce.

Bag and liner demand is expected to increase nearly in line with the
overall produce packaging average, decelerating from the 2002-2007 pace
as the salad market becomes more mature and plastic material price
increases become more moderate. The growing prevalence of value-added
modified atmosphere packaging films, offering extended shelf life for
bags of ready-to-eat produce, will stimulate gains. Demand for mesh, and
paper and textile bags will climb more slowly due to greater maturity and
competition from plastic bags.

Though reduced in-store repackaging of produce will constrain tray
demand, the popularity of precut vegetables packaged in microwaveable
trays with self-venting films will provide a growth niche. Growing demand
for environmentally friendly packaging will fuel opportunities for trays
made from biodegradable and compostable materials.

Reusable plastic containers (RPCs) will log above-average growth, though
advances will level off from the 2002- 2007 pace based on the increased
supply of existing RPCs. Although they carry only a fraction of US
produce volume, RPCs have gained a visible presence in the shipping and
display of fresh produce as a result of usage by Wal-Mart and a handful
of other supermarket chains. Also moderating gains will be the
wellestablished position of corrugated containers and the reluctance of
retailers to make the capital investment required to accommodate RPCs.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, Produce Packaging, is priced at $4600.
It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) plus forecasts
for fresh produce packaging through 2012 and 2017 by packaging product
type, application and end user. The study also considers market
environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 40+
industry competitors, including Bemis, Georgia-Pacific and International
Paper.

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