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Guar. Is that covered by PACA?

Filled under PACA Produce on June 12, 2014 - no comments .

Guar, is that covered by PACA?  Recently we were contacted by a group of growers who had not been paid for shipments of guar beans.  Guar is a desert plant, native of Pakistan and India, the beans from which can be processed to be used as a food additive and as a component in fracking fluid used in petroleum drilling.  While guar powder can be used in food products and guar protein can be used

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“Governed by PACA”

Filled under PACA Law, PACA Trust Rights on June 5, 2014 - no comments .

“This contract is governed by PACA.”  This sentence frequently appears in a product contract.  But what does it really mean?  Frequently the answer is little or nothing.   In Spanish, term for something that sounds good, but means little is the word “caramelo” or caramel in English.  This terms refers to the fact that a caramel candy tastes but quickly dissolves into nothing.  A contract clause that states that the contract is “governed by PACA”

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