Bud Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) Quote Fire causes egg carton shortage Posted on September 5, 2016 in Panama Post Views: 112 EGG CONSUMPTION in Panama has climbed 13.9 percent to 63 million in 2015 , but delivery to supermarket shelves is threatened by lack of cartons. On August 29 fire a destroyed the Moldeados Panameños (Molpasa) factory in Tocumen. The company produced 100 percent of the cardboard egg cartons in the country. The National Association of Poultry Farmers of Panama (Anavip) is implementing a contingency plan due to the destruction of a large number of the cartons in the fire. Anavip Executive Director Maria Lavinson said that egg cartons are now being imported until a local source can be developed. “To deal with this serious and unexpected event, we have made intense efforts to normalize the situation as soon as possible through the urgent import of packages,” she said. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/fire-causes-egg-carton-shortage Edited September 6, 2016 by Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Quote Panama to Import Packaging for Eggs The union of poultry farmers will be importing egg cartons because of local shortages caused by a fire in the only factory making this type of packaging in the country. Monday, September 5, 2016 From a statement issued by the National Association of Poultry Farmers in Panama:The National Association of Poultry Farmers in Panama (ANAVIP) believes that it important to communicate to our valued customers and consumers that as a result an unfortunate fire which occurred recently in the facilities of Moldeados Panameños. S.A. (MOLPASA), the packaging plant that supplied all egg producers in the country has gone out of operation indefinitely. Faced with such a dire situation and circumstances, there may be limitations in the supply and availability of packaging in which we usually sell this product mainly in the presentations of 6, 12 and 18 eggs. To address this serious and unexpected event, we are making intense efforts to normalize the situation as soon as possible, through an urgent import of packaging used and consumed by the national poultry industry. http://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/main/Panama_to_Import_Packaging_for_Eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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