Egg Packaging: United States

Egg Packaging: United States

This report forecasts to 2028 US egg packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: molded fiber cartons; rigid plastic cartons; expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam cartons; corrugated boxes; trays (filler flats); gable top cartons; and other products such as bag-in-box (BIB) packaging, plastic containers, bags, and pouches.

Total demand is also segmented by market as follows: retail, foodservice, and food manufacturing.

To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2013 to 2023; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2013, 2018, and 2023.

Both retail and commercial foodservice packaging are included, as well as shipments to food manufacturers. However, bulk liquid egg shipments to food manufacturers in tanker trucks or totes are excluded.

Excluded from the scope of this report are the following: bulk packaging such as shipping sacks, intermediate bulk containers, strapping, drums, bulk pails, and material handling containers; shipping and transit packaging, defined as packaging that does not touch the food itself and is used solely for the purposes of shipping or storage; protective packaging; retail-ready packaging; in-store packaging used for self-service in groceries; separately sold caps and closures; packaging accessories such as tags, tape, and labels; single-use foodservice products such as cups, lids, and other containers and such used by restaurants or other non-retail foodservice establishments; and unconverted materials sold to food manufacturers for captive packaging production (although the value of the finished packaging produced captively by end users does count).

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:

• 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
• 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
• 326111 Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
• 326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including laminated) Manufacturing
• 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
• 326160 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing