Perforated polyethylene bags, trays covered with retractile plastic or small trays covered with unsealed plastic are used for pre-packaging.

The packing, both for produce in bulk as for pre-packaged, is made in wood or cardboard trays.

French beans in bulk are displayed without order or arranged; the latter is much more eye-catching.

French beans from transoceanic countries are generally dispatched in packages of 2.7 kg, although the packages of 5 or 6 kg are used for markets with a high consumption per capita of this product.

The recommended sizes for packages adapted to the Europallet size (800 x 1200 mm and 1000 x 1200 mm) are the following:

External measures (mm)	Content (kg)
400 x 300 x 130	5-6
500 x 300 x 120	\"
600 x 400 x 95	\"
400 x 300 x 180	8
500 x 300 x 180	10

Source: Posrecolección de hortalizas. Vol. III (1999)

The standardized packages are:

Measures of the base (mm)	Content (kg)
600 x 400	10
500 x 300	5-10
450 x 300	5
400 x 300	5

Source: Posrecolección de hortalizas. Vol. III (1999)