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The daily rush of buying, selling, and servicing customers—not to mention running your business—probably leaves little time for brushing up...

When a shipment of produce is rejected to a carrier, the carrier (or truck broker), may be put in a...

The Problem Inspection of blueberries taken four days after arrival. The Key Point Inspections taken more than three days after...

Inspection certificates are pivotal in vendor-to-vendor disputes.  PACA precedent provides that establishing a breach of the seller’s warranty of suitable...

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA, or the Act) gives the U.S. Department of Agriculture special jurisdiction over produce vendors...

This is a vendor to vendor issue not just a transportation issue Slight deviations in transit temperature based on, among...

The Problem Can I withhold payment on an unrelated invoice to recoup losses on a shipment? The Key Point Set-offs...

Following a breach of contract the injured party is entitled to be made whole.  This is the guiding principle when...

This summary of a reparation decision issued under the PACA is intended to help companies understand their rights and responsibilities...

The produce industry has its fair share of terms with more than one meaning. A produce “broker,” more often than...

So, it’s understood that a shipment cannot be unilaterally rejected after acceptance by, let’s say, unloading it from the truck....

A buyer rejecting a shipment of produce to a seller should ensure the rejection is both procedurally effective and substantively...

When a produce buyer is tendered a shipment of produce that allegedly fails to comply with the sales agreement—let’s say...

We are often asked how we approach situations where the temperature readings recorded by a portable recorder, usually in the...

The words, “Fails to grade U.S. #1 account condition,” on a USDA inspection certificate sound awfully conclusive.  And, in fact,...

Q: I’m a receiver located in Chicago. I purchased a load of peppers f.o.b. from a shipper out of Michigan....

Produce truck brokers have a challenging job. Not only must they act as intermediary between truck drivers and produce vendors,...

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