A Midwest vegetable pack that started more slowly than last year’s had an impact on Silgan’s second-quarter performance, with sales down 4.3 percent at US$874.6 million, and net profit of $33.3m, compared with $42.2m in the same period of 2015.

A Midwest vegetable pack that started more slowly than last year’s had an impact on Silgan’s second-quarter performance, with sales down 4.3 percent at US$874.6 million, and net profit of $33.3m, compared with $42.2m in the same period of 2015.