Transport and Handling of Carnations Cut in the Bud Stage--potential Advantages |
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4C box holds 72 hours based on labor based upon flower-holding blue grade boxes appendix table Bud carnations bud stage buds than open buds to full buds to open bullhead California and Colorado calyx capacities of boxes carnation buds Carnations Cut Cedar Rapids ceiver Colo Colorado Cost based Cost element cubic feet cubic foot flower diameter flower-holding capacities full bloom graded and bunched grading room Green grade greenhouse grower/shipper growers growing bench handling costs HANDLING OF BUDS handling open flowers labor rate Less spoilage minimum Minneapolis number of buds open buds open stage open to full open-flower opening material Opening Room Space opening solution packed weights physical distribution placing the stems pounds per cubic receiving buds Red grade Refrigerated Storage Space required to open second shelf shipper's facility shippers shipping box shipping carnations space required store buds stripping leaves tion transport and handling vases wholesaler or retailer