US produce packaging demand will rise 4.2 percent annually through 2012. Corrugated boxes will remain the largest segment, driven by a shift toward more costly types (e.g., modular, lined, moisture-resistant recyclable). Plastic containers will grow the fastest based in part on the expanding use of clamshells and bowls in ready-to-eat, fresh-cut produce.

This study analyzes the $3.8 billion US produce packaging industry. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type (e.g., corrugated boxes, bags and liners, plastic containers, trays, plastic film), application (e.g., bulk, ready-to-eat, vegetables, fruit, salads), and end user (e.g., growers/shipper, repackers, retail stores).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 45 industry players, including Weyerhaeuser, Smurfit-Stone and International Paper.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                        PAGE

                INTRODUCTION                                                     ix

          I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                 1

         II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                                4
                General                                                           4
                Demographic Trends                                                5
                Macroeconomic Environment                                         8
                Consumer Income & Spending                                       13
                Retail Trends                                                    15
                Food Industry Overview                                           18
                Fresh Produce Industry Trends                                    20
                    Production Trends                                            21
                      Vegetables                                                 23
                      Fruit                                                      25
                    Shipping & Distribution Trends                               27
                    Fresh-Cut Produce Trends                                     31
                      Salad                                                      33
                      Vegetables                                                 35
                      Fruit                                                      35
                Food Packaging Industry Overview                                 36
                Raw Material Trends                                              41
                Technology Overview                                              43
                Pricing Trends                                                   45
                Environmental Issues                                             49
                Regulatory Considerations                                        52

        III.    PACKAGING TYPES                                                  55
                General                                                          55
                Corrugated Boxes                                                 59
                    Corrugated Common Footprint Boxes                            63
                    Producers                                                    64
                Bags & Liners                                                    67
                    Plastic                                                      69
                      Applications                                               72
                      Producers                                                  74
                    Mesh                                                         76
                    Paper & Textile                                              78
                Plastic Containers                                               80
                    Clamshells                                                   82
                    Tubs, Cups & Bowls                                           86
                    Other                                                        88
                Trays                                                            91
                Other                                                            94
                    Plastic Film                                                 96
                    Reusable Plastic Containers                                  98
                    Wood Crates                                                 101
                    Foam Boxes                                                  102
                    All Other                                                   103

         IV.    APPLICATIONS                                                    106
                General                                                         106
                    Bulk                                                        109
                    Ready-To-Eat                                                110
                Vegetables                                                      111
                    Potatoes                                                    113
                    Lettuce                                                     117
                    Tomatoes                                                    120
                    Onions                                                      124
                    Carrots                                                     126
                    Cabbage                                                     129
                    Celery                                                      131
                    Other                                                       132
                Fruit                                                           136
                    Berries                                                     139
                    Apples                                                      143
                    Melons                                                      147
                    Citrus Fruit                                                151
                    Grapes                                                      153
                    Other                                                       156
                Salads                                                          160
                    Conventional                                                163
                    Specialty Mix                                               163

          V.    END USERS                                                       165
                General                                                         165
                Growers/Shippers                                                168
                Repackers                                                       171
                Retail Stores & Other                                           174

         VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                              177
                General                                                         177
                Industry Composition                                            180
                Market Share                                                    182
                    Weyerhaeuser                                                184
                    Smurfit-Stone                                               185
                    International Paper                                         186
                    Georgia-Pacific                                             187
                    Temple-Inland                                               188
                    Pactiv                                                      188
                    Packaging Corporation of America                            189
                    Sealed Air                                                  189
                Acquisitions & Divestitures                                     191
                Marketing & Distribution                                        194
                Manufacturing                                                   197
                Research & Development                                          198
                Competitive Strategies                                          201
                Cooperative Agreements                                          204
                Company Profiles                                                207
                    AEP Industries Incorporated                                 208
                    Alcoa Incorporated                                          209
                    Amcor Limited                                               210
                    American Packaging Corporation                              212
                    Apio Incorporated, see Landec Corporation                      
                    Applied Extrusion Technologies Incorporated                 213
                    Bemis Company Incorporated                                  214
                    Cady Bag Company LLC                                        215
                    Cascades Incorporated                                       216
                    Chantler Packaging Incorporated                             218
                    Conwed Plastics Incorporated, see Leucadia National
                    Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air Corporation               
                    Deluxe Packages                                             219
                    Diversapack LLC, see Printpack Incorporated                    
                    Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated                   
                    DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                      220
                    Earthcycle Packaging Limited                                221
                    Emerald Packaging Incorporated                              223
                    Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries Incorporated          
                    Honeywell International Incorporated                        224
                    IFCO Systems NV                                             225
                    Indian Valley Industries Incorporated                       226
                    Innovia Films Limited                                       227
                    International Paper Company                                 228
                    IPL Incorporated                                            231
                    Keyes Packaging Group Incorporated                          233
                    Koch Industries Incorporated                                234
                    Landec Corporation                                          236
                    Leucadia National Corporation                               238
                    Menasha Corporation                                         240
                    Norampac Incorporated, see Cascades Incorporated               
                    ORBIS Corporation, see Menasha Corporation                     
                    Pacific Agricultural Packaging                              242
                    Packaging Corporation of America                            243
                    Pactiv Corporation                                          244
                    Peninsula Packaging Company                                 246
                    Pliant Corporation                                          247
                    Printpack Incorporated                                      249
                    PWP Industries                                              250
                    Rehrig Pacific Company                                      251
                    Reusable Container Company LLC, see IFCO Systems               
                    Reynolds Packaging Group                                    252
                    Rio Tinto Group                                             255
                    Sacramento Bag Manufacturing Company                        257
                    Sambrailo Packaging                                         258
                    Schoeller Arca Systems Group BV                             259
                    Sealed Air Corporation                                      260
                    Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation                         263
                    Tekni-Plex Incorporated                                     265
                    Temple-Inland Incorporated                                  266
                    Volm Bag Company Incorporated                               268
                    Weyerhaeuser Company                                        269
                    Wihuri Oy                                                   270
                    Wilkinson Industries Incorporated                           271
                    Winpak Limited, see Wihuri Oy                                  
                    Wrap Pack Incorporated, see Keyes Packaging Group
                Additional Companies in Produce Packaging                       273

                                 LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
                Summary Table                                                     3

                SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1    Population & Households                                           8
           2    Macroeconomic Indicators                                         13
           3    Personal Consumption Expenditures                                15
           4    Retail Sales                                                     17
           5    Food Shipments                                                   19
           6    Fresh Produce Supply & Demand                                    23
           7    Fresh Vegetable Supply & Demand                                  25
           8    Fresh Fruit Supply & Demand                                      27
           9    Fresh-Cut Produce Sales                                          33
          10    Food Packaging Demand                                            40
          11    Produce Packaging Prices                                         48

                SECTION III -- PACKAGING TYPES
           1    Produce Packaging Demand by Type & Form                          58
           2    Corrugated Box Demand in Produce Packaging                       63
           3    Bag & Liner Demand in Produce Packaging                          68
           4    Plastic Bag & Liner Demand in Produce Packaging                  72
           5    Mesh Bag Demand in Produce Packaging                             78
           6    Paper & Textile Bag Demand in Produce Packaging                  80
           7    Plastic Container Demand in Produce Packaging                    82
           8    Clamshell Demand in Produce Packaging                            86
           9    Tub, Cup & Bowl Demand in Produce Packaging                      88
          10    Other Plastic Container Demand in Produce Packaging              90
          11    Tray Demand in Produce Packaging                                 94
          12    Other Produce Packaging Demand                                   95

                SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
           1    Produce Packaging Demand by Application & Format                108
           2    Fresh Vegetable Packaging Demand by Type & Format               112
           3    Potato Packaging Demand                                         117
           4    Lettuce Packaging Demand                                        120
           5    Tomato Packaging Demand                                         124
           6    Onion Packaging Demand                                          126
           7    Carrot Packaging Demand                                         129
           8    Cabbage Packaging Demand                                        130
           9    Celery Packaging Demand                                         132
          10    Other Fresh Vegetable Packaging Demand                          136
          11    Fresh Fruit Packaging Demand by Type & Format                   138
          12    Berry Packaging Demand                                          143
          13    Apple Packaging Demand                                          147
          14    Melon Packaging Demand                                          150
          15    Citrus Fruit Packaging Demand                                   153
          16    Grape Packaging Demand                                          156
          17    Other Fresh Fruit Packaging Demand                              159
          18    Salad Packaging Demand                                          162

                SECTION V -- END USERS
           1    Produce Packaging Demand by End User                            167
           2    Grower/Shipper Market for Produce Packaging                     171
           3    Repacker Market for Produce Packaging                           174
           4    Retail Store & Other Markets for Produce Packaging              176

                SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1    US Produce Packaging Sales by Company, 2007                     179
           2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                            193
           3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                                 206

                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                   PAGE

                SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1    Produce Industry Flow Chart                                      30

                SECTION III -- PACKAGING TYPES
           1    Produce Packaging Demand by Type, 2007                           58
           2    Bag & Liner Demand in Produce Packaging, 2007                    69

                SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
           1    Produce Packaging Demand by Application, 2007                   109
           2    Fresh Vegetable Packaging Demand by Type, 2007                  113
           3    Fresh Fruit Packaging Demand by Type, 2007                      139

                SECTION V -- END USERS
           1    Produce Packaging Demand by End User, 2007                      167

                SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1    US Produce Packaging Market Share, 2007                         184