packers

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"Right now I think what we're seeing with some of the packers is a great deal of uncertainty in how the regulations, as they're finally enacted, will impact their individual situations and their marketing plans and programs," observes John LaClare, the CEO of Humboldt,

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  1. noun One that packs: a packer of boxes in a warehouse.
  2. noun One whose occupation is the processing and packing of wholesale goods, usually meat products: meat packers.

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  • But if it gets slow and they have enough packers, they put me on stacking goods or cleaning When the cashiers are through with their shifts, they have to prove—check out—their registers, right Yes, why I have an idea. —  VC Andrews - Broken Wings
  • But that seems to be the message from USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week to packers, the meat industry and international trading partners. —  CattleNetwork
  • The official letter to the packers was delayed - some say when the letter raised eyebrows among government legal beagles. —  CattleNetwork
  • Farmer said there would be openings primarily for pickers and packers, and other support personnel. —  The Times-Journal: News
  • People packers are able to sort the items, separate the separates, extra wrap frozen foods, and so much more - They are often students or other low-paid folks who need to earn a small amount of money for the packing work.
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