Agriculture & horticulture · Banana plantations
Banana bunch covers (banana bags)
Bags slipped over the banana bunch while it grows on the plant. They shield the fruit from insects, dust, wind scratches and sunburn, and keep the peel clean until harvest.
- 15–50 µm
- Blue, clear or silver
- Perforated
- Sized to your bunches
About this product
We make the covers from LDPE film, perforated for ventilation, in the size and color your farm uses. They are supplied untreated: covers treated with crop-protection products need approval in each market.
Cleaner fruit
Keeps insects, dust and sap stains off the peel.
Better-looking bunches
Protects the peel from wind scratches and sunburn.
Ventilated
Perforations let heat and moisture escape.
Your size
Width, length, color and perforation made to your bunches.
Specifications
Typical properties
| Property | Unit | Typical value | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | µm | 15–50 µm | ISO 4593 |
| Flat width | cm | 70–90 cm | — |
| Length | cm | 120–160 cm | — |
| Material | — | LDPE | — |
| Colors | — | Blue, clear, silver | — |
| Perforation | — | To order | — |
| Tensile strength at break, MD / TD | MPa | 15–22 / 13–20 MPa | ASTM D882 |
| Elongation at break, MD / TD | % | 300–500 / 500–700 % | ASTM D882 |
| Dart drop impact, method A | g | 60–120 g | ASTM D1709 |
| UV stabilization | months | 3–6 months | ISO 4892-2 |
Typical values, not a specification. The certificate of analysis for your order gives the measured values.
Banana bunch covers datasheet
PDF, 2 pages · Typical values and test methods
Certificates
Used for
- Banana plantations
- Plantain
- Export fruit
How it ships
- Packing
- Bundles in cartons or bales
- Cover size
- To your bunches
- Per 40′ container
- About 20–23 t
- Lead time
- 4–5 weeks
- Minimum order
- On request
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Quote for banana bunch covers
Send the cover size, color and how many covers you use in a season. We reply with a quote within one business day.