Agriculture
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March 10, 2021
Ayco Farms Inc. on Monday filed a petition against Los Angeles Produce Distributors LLC, appealing a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reparation order. The petitioner is a Florida corporation which claimed that the California-based defendant, which purchased cantaloupes from the petitioner, did not fully pay Ayco Farms as agreed in the parties’ contract.
The petition reported that the contract between the parties provides a price for the first few loads of each week, depending on the size. Any loads past the initial nine are priced based on the market value. Additionally, according to the contract, the fruit is inspected by the USDA and if the quality does not meet the standard it should be reported to the plaintiff within 24 hours or the defendant will pay the full price for the products.