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Non-Mut 4687
THIS AGREE\tENT. made thi. ~~~t1 - day of DeCeIDber ~g73 ,
~ iK.,...~,,~ _ OSCAIt R. JOHNSON2_ Eddie JonesZ A~ent (R-025-4)
P._ 0. Box 516 , Ft. Pierce Florida 33450
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i I?erc~ina(ler ~•cJ1~Y1 thr~ Gm~cer?. .md TROPICANA YI20UU("I'S, II~C.. of Br:~de•nton. N lorida, ihe Bu~•er.
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'I'hat Ihe Gm~+~er, tor and in i,m:ideration of the ~u~~•ments recri~•ec! and to be recei~•eci, as hereinafter recited, h~s agreed and
dce; hereby .~~reE: to ~ell to the Buyc r all early, mid+e<ison :~nd Valencia oran~es of ~ood w•halesome, merch.~ntable and marketable
yu:ilit}• trom the grove or gro~~e~ hereinafter mentioned. The truit to I~e punha~~d, all of which (ruit is to be of good, wholesome,
merchant.~ble and m:~rket:~ble ryuality, is as follo~.s:
All PINEAPPLE and VALENCIA ORANGES in the OSCAR R. JOHNSON GROVE
located on the north side of Orange Avenue at Shinn Road, being in
St. Lucie County.
Tropicana Products, Inc. Participation price to be no less than
forty-five (45~) cents per pound of solids delivered. This applies
to the 1973-1974 season only.
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~ No fruit frum :in~• ot wrh Kru~~•. i. tu {K~ .uld or delia•erecl b~• the Grower to an~~one other than the Buyer, withoul Buyei s written
~n~rmi~~ion :~nd thi: ~•ntin• :irnti•m~~nt i. to IK• a li~~n u~x~n the fruit ~~r~K1uiYYl in the atxn•e ~rove or Rroves, irres~~ective of any subsec~uent
~ tr,u~:ter of till~ to Il~en?. In th~• c•~•~~nt ut :int• attempf to sell to another, the Bu~~er shal) 1?e entiUed to injunctive relief and if any such
<ale~ or deli~~erc i~ i•onwmmateYl, th~ Grma~er ~hall ~~:~y to the Buyer fifty (c~~) cent,~c ~~er box for each box thu.s sold or delivered, the
~r.~rtit>.. :~rcrinK Ih:~t .uch i~ a Giir c~tim:ite of the lu.c to I3urer foT G•~ilure to obtain such boxes of fruit. If fire, strike, Act of God, etc_
~ ~~r~•~~~nl. Ruyer frn~n ai•ceptink :in~• uf Grow•~r'~ fruil, Kuyer will ~?ermit Gmw•c~r to sell cl.e~•here the:~mount of fneit that Buyer is so
E~re~~rnti~l from :ur~~ptinR.
~ 'Th~~ ~ ruit i~ t~~ tK~ ~~i~•kc~i h~• GruH•er anJ i. to tx~ deli~•~reY1 h~~ Gm~ver to Buyer's pnxrssinR plant. In the event that, through cir-
~ um,t:in~~~: Ix~~on~i hi. cti~ntrul. thr Gru~~i•r shall tK~ unaMe t~~ pick :~nd l~~ad thY fruit. thc~ Bu~er ~hall ha~~e the riRht to do so, charR-
~ n~: th~~ (:rm~~~r fnr su~•h .ervi~•i• at Buyer'. cost. In thc~ ecent Ihat. for n.i~ons {x~•ond Gro~rer's i~ontrol. Grow~er shall I~e unable to
: r.~n~~N~rt fh~• fruit, Ru~~~~r tihal) h.~~r tho rikht to Uan~~N~rt th~• fruit and to ~•h:~r~~ (:ro~~er frans~x~rtation ~nsts of tK•enty (?OC) cenf.
;~~•r nin~~ty I!N~ Ih.? ~N~und Ix~v. In I~~th ~:~~c., this ~h:ill lie Ru~•er'. rirht. bul nut obli~.ition. The froit is to tx~ ~?ick~cl and deli~-erc~i
and ~.~n•n d~•.;iknaleYf h~• I3u~•~•r hut in ~his re,~x~•t i3u~~er .~•ill do his t,~st to accommodate him~elf to the convenien~r of the Grower.
1'h~• Iiu~ ~•r .h:~ll h:~vt• th~~ ri~•Id. hul nut th~ oblig:~hon. to takv truit ha~•inR de~rec~ Brix lo~~•er than 9.5` . He chall havP the ri~:ht. hut
n~~t th~• ~~hli;;atiun. lu t:ike fruit ha~~in;; Rrix a~•id r:~tiu ~~f loti~er than I l to 1 up to Januar~• 1 0( ea~•h ~rnwin~ ~~>aK~n ancl lo~cer than 1?
1:~:te•r•I:~nu:~r~~ I of eai•h ~;ru~~in}: ~e:i~un. Ru~•~•r w•ill nu1 IH~ requirecl to takc~ am• Temples. ltunti~tt5. Tangel~n. or ~tavel nran~~~..
The fruit is to IM p:~id for toll~n~~.: 1'hc~ Ruyer w•ilf :~d~~an~•e the GroH~c~r ~~eekl~~ for all fruit deliverecl during that w~eek at the rate
~f ti0°;, of Ru~•en' ~~wt market pri~-r ~x•r ~Kiund uf .olid. at the time of deliven•. "This is tu 1?e knoN•n ~?s !he "tentatiee price." In the efent
h:~t U~~• fruit ha. Ikrn pi~~k~Yl nr tr.in~j~rtc~1, or ix~th, b~- the Buyer, the ch:~rR~s for wch service as set forth aboce are to be deducted
~ r~~m th~ "1~•nt:~ti~~e ~?rii•~' Ix~fure• p:i~~ment i. m:~d~~.'I'he tin:il price to 1?e ~?:~id to the Grower will I~e based upon the amount received h~•
~ 'h~ Bu}•er tor th~ chillcrl or.~nge juiir ~old. All fruit recei~~ed from all sources lincluding Tropic.m:~'s own oranges, and all the
_ ~ rangrc the~• ma~• bu~•? a~ill t~ u~c~c! in computing priir ~nd all supplier~ will Fx~ treated equalh•. The price for truit cl~ssified as
~ ~•:~rh~ and midse:~,on fruit ~vill he dMerminecl a~ one c:ile~ory and the pric~e for fruit ~•I:icsi6ecl a. I:ite season fruit will be determined as a
~~~parate ~~atexort•. The price for the fint c.~tegon• learh~ and midseau~n fruit) wil! be ~romputc~l as follow~: the Buyer K-ill deduct :
~ trum his :elling price IF.O.ti. Brndenfon, Florida), certain it~ms of co:f and profit as follows:
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1. For o~mmtin~ ex~x•nses, includin~ plant. ~toraQe, freezinR, j
~ warehousinR, sellin~, administration er{x n~e., etc. ti5c per case ot chilled juice sold -
~ 2. For p:u~kaFin~ materi:il-. market_ price o( the foregoing
items or similar packaging as i
~ ~ TROPICANA PRODUCTS~ IfVC. determined by Buyer ~not to t~ ;
P O. BQX ~ determined by prices charged by ~
. affiliated compan~ea) r
~ BRADENTON~ FLORIDA . _ `
3. Profit ~ I L 3°,0 of F.O.B. seiling price ;
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