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Prepackaging Pears at Shipping Point

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  • Fountain, James B.
  • Chapogas, Peter G.

Abstract

Excerpts from the report: A molded-pulp pear tray and shipping containers to hold the trays were designed. Commercially available films and two new heat- shrinkable films were evaluated as tray overwraps. Test shipments of pears were made to determine the amount of injury to pears caused by (1) the molded-pulp pear tray, compared with three other trays designed for packaging various round fruits and (2) the shipping containers holding packaged pears, compared with standard wood boxes of place-packed, wrapped pears. Tests to determine the effect of tray design on pear injury were made with conditioned pears,1 so that injury could be more readily determined. Four controlled rail test shipments of conditioned pears in the pear tray and three other trays were made from Yakima, Wash., to New York. N.Y.. in March and April 1964.

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  • Fountain, James B. & Chapogas, Peter G., 1966. "Prepackaging Pears at Shipping Point," Marketing Research Reports 313526, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:313526
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313526
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