Abstract: A method and apparatus for filling a bag with packs of produce or articles, in which the bag is suspended from a bag clamp and flattened by pairs of opposing lowering plates at spaced intervals down the bag. The packs are assembled in a batch of two or more packs on a platform formed by hinged plates which are swung downwards to deposit each batch in turn in the bag. The packs are supported initially on the wall of the bag covering the uppermost lowering plates, and the pairs of lowering plates are swung downwards in sequence to allow the packs to drop in stages within the bag. The filled bag is released from the bag clamp onto a conveyor which transports the filled bag to a closure device. The wall of the filled bag is supported by a suction head during movement along the conveyor to the closure device.