Table 15,--Variations in net prices paid for metal cans and cardboard cannery cases by coopera- 
tive processors, by type of container, 1965 
Net price per 1,000 
Type Size Percentage that 
as Be High Low Pier eee eee 
container number ; : over low price 
price price ence 
Size - - - - Dollars per 1,000 - - - - Percent 
Metal cans: 
G=07; JUICE ce cce sec e o| 202% 314 27,24 19,04 8,20 43 
S=OZaitallllveveveters, eteneteceslerevelll. 2hlex 304 26,12 20,68 5.44 26 
INOe SUS ers terete ere ete veiercevetsin |) o0o) x 406 36,26 26,96 9,30 34 
INOe ZU 2 een rer eretensve elcoens o:|, 401 X24 11 51,60 43,56 7,04 16 
46-0z, juice, plain.,..cce.0e.| 404 x 700 84,89 76,87 8,00 10 
INObe i Ojatete tensiousic celeve relocate ene)|' 2 00s: x 200 138,24 105,04 33,20 32 
INOssoOErOZeNs till. .<)cce eke veleteve -- 495,00 325.63 169,37 52 
Corrugated cardboard Cans per 
cannery cases: case 
6-02, eoeoevoeveceereoeveeeoe0e 0 48 78,96 57,90 21,06 36 
S=OZek che ee avon eeneveeieneusvece 24 72,00 0,90 16,05 29 
INOS oO Siewer ceeteratelc.evere lometeuel s 24 73,11 58.81 14,30 24 
INOUR2UI AZ es severele-o 6 cbia Seeks 12 81,99 79.47 2.08 3 
NOs 2el 12 te Sreieie eneversielsle.o 24 113,03 106,80 6,23 
No, NOR PeGerereehetetcisicicle cies 0 6 142,40 94,05 48,35 Sl 
oe ee SS 
the variation in corrugated cardboard prices 
than for tin or glass, Discounts on cases ranged 
from 1 percent to a high of 5+ 5+5+ 1 per- 
cent, a variation of 16 percent from the list 
price. 
Examples of prices paid for industrial con- 
tainers and various consumer packages were 
largely single observations as reported by 
processors through personal interview and 
mail survey. 
Label costs for the various sizes of cans 
ranged from $2.30 to $9.14 per thousand, with 
an average of about $5.50. Average cost for 
labels for wine bottles averaged slightly more, 
at $6.20 per thousand. Considerable variation 
in size, type of printing, and number of colors 
exists in the types of labels used. Frequently, 
labels for private brands are supplied by the 
companies purchasing the finished product; 
thus the processing cooperatives are not in- 
volved in the purchasing. 
Trends in Container Uses 
The container industry is now going through 
a period of very rapid technological change, 
both in the type of containers used and in the 
material specifications. 
The most significant and rapid changes are 
taking place in the can industry. Basically, 
there is a trend toward the use of a lighter 
weight can as well as the spiral-wound com- 
posite container for concentrated fruit juice 
(table 16), One processor reported that the use 
of the composite can reduced container costs 
as much as 50 percent, The widespread con- 
sumer acceptance of the easy-opening can is 
also expected to affect the fruit and vegetable 
processing industry. Leading can manufac- 
turers are currently attempting to develop an 
easy-opening can or rip-top can for fruits and 
vegetables. Some processors expect to see this 
major development within the next few years, 
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