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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1958
Page
5
Polyethylene film packaging holds more moisture weight than paper bags, according to recent tests. The study notes potential benefits for preserving freshness and reducing weight loss in produce shipping and storage.
US Department of Agriculture researchers have developed a practical conservation slide rule to estimate soil loss in the field. The tool, designed by Dr. J. Peters, adapts data from the Soil Conservation Service for use by technicians in nine Corn Belt states and aims to extend to other regions.
Tests by the United States Department of Agriculture show polyethylene film packaging reduces weight loss in potatoes versus paper bags. In 1956 Americans bought about 17 billion pounds of potatoes at 57 cents per pound. a shift to polyethylene could save about 425 million pounds nationally. Field tests with Bakalite Co and Union Carbide in California to New York found polyethylene packages lost four ounces less per ten pound bag and maintained good quality after two weeks at 70 F, unlike paper bag shipments which shriveled and discolored.
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports a sharp drop in all live stock exports in Q1 1958. Higher U.S. meat prices reduced foreign demand as buyers found US animals less attractive.
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