Packaging inflation kicked up in 2021, and more may be ahead for 2022

For produce packaging suppliers and shippers, inflation is a fact of life in 2021. “Due to resin increases and transportation increases, we have seen some packaging costs rise upwards of 30%,” said Steve Greenfield, director of sales and marketing for NNZ Inc., Lawrenceville, Ga. “I don’t think this trend will reverse until the middle of 2022.”

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