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Produce Packaging:
United States

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Application Segmentation
Fresh Produce Industry Trends | Technology Overview | Environmental Issues
Regulatory Factors

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts | Application Forecasts

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Resources

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
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Produce Packaging: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US produce packaging demand in US dollars at the
manufacturers level to 2017. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:

corrugated boxes
bags and liners
plastic containers
trays
other produce packaging such as plastic film and wood crates.

Excluded from the scope of this report are plastic and paper retail bags, bag closures
(eg, twist ties), and rubber bands. Restaurant and other foodservice carryout containers
are also excluded.
Total demand is also segmented by application as follows:

vegetables
fruit
salad.

To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided at five-year intervals for 2002,
2007, and 2012; the various segments are reported for 2007 and 2012. Forecasts
emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and
other historical trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the
forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported years of a given total or
segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound annual growth rates
(CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGRbased descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2%
annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period, however, may
exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically
illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Produce Packaging: United States is based on Produce Packaging, a comprehensive
industry study published by The Freedonia Group in November 2013. Reported findings

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Produce Packaging: United States

represent the synthesis and analysis of data from various primary, secondary,
macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry, and their suppliers and customers

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

115114

0723

322211
322212
322213
322221
322225

445230

Postharvest Crop Activities (except

Cotton Ginning)
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box
Manufacturing
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing
Setup Paperboard Box Manufacturing
Coated and Laminated Packaging
Paper Manufacturing
Laminated Aluminum Foil
Manufacturing for Flexible Packaging
Uses
Fruit and Vegetable Markets

2652
2653
2657
2671
3497
5431

Crop Preparation Services for Market,

Except Cotton Ginning
Setup Paperboard Boxes
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes
Folding Paperboard Boxes, Including
Sanitary
Packaging Paper and Plastics Film,
Coated and Laminated
Metal Foil and Leaf
Fruit and Vegetable Markets

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Produce Packaging Demand Trends ........................................................... 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Produce Packaging Demand by Product, 2012 ........................................... 3
Corrugated Boxes. .............................................................................................................................. 3
Bags & Liners. .................................................................................................................................... 4
Plastic Containers. .............................................................................................................................. 5
Trays. .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Other. .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Application Segmentation ........................................................................................................................ 7
Chart 3 | United States: Produce Packaging Demand by Application, 2012 ...................................... 7
Vegetables. ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Fruit. .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Salad. .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Fresh Produce Industry Trends ............................................................................................................. 10
Technology Overview ............................................................................................................................ 11
Environmental Issues............................................................................................................................. 12
Regulatory Factors................................................................................................................................. 13
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 14
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Produce Packaging Demand (billion dollars)................ 14
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 15
Table 2 | United States: Produce Packaging Demand by Product (million dollars) ......................... 15
Corrugated Boxes. ............................................................................................................................ 15
Bags & Liners. .................................................................................................................................. 15
Plastic Containers. ............................................................................................................................ 16
Trays. ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Other. ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Application Forecasts............................................................................................................................. 17
Table 3 | United States: Produce Packaging Demand by Application (million dollars) .................... 17
Vegetables. ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Fruit. .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Salad. ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 19
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 20
International Paper Company ........................................................................................................... 20
Reynolds Group Holdings Limited .................................................................................................... 21
Koch Industries Incorporated ............................................................................................................ 22
Additional Companies Cited .................................................................................................................. 23
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 24
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