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Home My WebLink About0951 a i i t i 2~~~~c:~ { Mut 5745 = ~ , ~ i THIS AGRI:GAIF.NT, made thi. l7th day or _ December 1g73 , i S 3 ~ ~x,~~~.~,E,n _ MINTON SUN~ INC. , Elmer Hancock!_Vice President (L-053-5) ~ ~ „r P _0. Drawer_ 670~ Ft. _Pierce , __Florida_ 33450_ _ ; - - - , i h~•minafter c:~llc~cl thr Gmw•er), :md TROPICANA PRODU("I'S. INC., uf [;radenton, Florid:~, /he Buyer. j i ~VITNF.SSF.TH: { , That the Gro~+~er, for and in ~•on~idcr.ition ot the ~k+yments rncrivc~l and to be rcr~ei~~ed, as hereinatter recited, ha~ agreed and does hereby agree to seii to ihe Bu~•er :dl e<irly, midse.iwn and Valeni~ia oranRes of Ko~ M•holesome, merchantable and marketable - qu.~lity fmm the Rrove or Rro~•es herein.dte~ mFntioned. The fruit to be purchased, all o( ~~•hich fruil is to be of good, wholesume. ° ~nerchantable ~nd markel.ible qu.~lity, i. .?s follo~~•s: ~ All HAMLIN ORANGES in the MINTON SUN, INC. GROVE known as COW CREER ? GROVE located approximately sixteen miles north of State Road 70, being in St.~Lucie County; and an equal number of VALENCIA ORANGES will be t provided. Tropicana Products, Inc. ~ill pay not less than forty-five (45~) cents f per pound solid delivered net to you. PLUS ANY rise in Participation ; price as defined in contract, for the 1973-1974 season only. ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ No fruit trom :~m• of ~url~ Rruc~~s is to lie culd or deiiverecl by the Cruwer to unyone other than the Bu3•er, without Bu~•er's wrilten = ~+f~rmi.siun and thi~ entim a~mement i. to IK• a lien u~x~n Ihe (ruit pnxlui~c~c1 in the uFwve grove or groves, irrespective of any subsequent 1 ~ t ran~fer of title to th~m. In Ihe e~~~nt of :my atfempt to co ~ell to another. fhe Buyer shall !~e entided to injunctive reliet and if any such ~:~le ur delivery is conwmmafed, the Gro~~•er ~hall to the Ruyer fifty (SOC) cen44 per box for each boz thus sold or deliveted, the ~~:~rtic~ a~reein~; that ~u~•h i~ fair estimate of thc~ I~~.s to Buyer for failure to obtain such boxes of fruit_ If fire, strike, Act of (',od, etc. E~re~~ent~ Ruyer from accepting an~• uf Grow~~r', fruit. Bu~•er will ~~erniit Gmw•er ta sell elsewhere the amount o[ iruit that Buyer is so ~~re~•entcYl frum acceptin~. 'I'he Iruil i: lo Ix~ pi~•keKl b~~ Grow•er and is to Ix~ deli~-en~l by Grow~er to I3uyer's processing plant. In the event that, thmugh cir- ~ um~tani•~r tH•vund hi. cY~ntrol, the Grua~~cv shall be unable to pick and load the fruit, the Bu~er shalt have the right to do s~, charg- - ,nk the Gro~cc~r for ~u~•h .ervicr at Ruyer'~ ~•ust_ In ihe e~~ent that, for re.+~~ons t?eyond Grow•er~ control, Grower shall txr unahle to : ~ r:~m~N~rt Ih~• fruit, Itu~•i~r .h:~ll h:n-c• the ri~ht to trams~x?rt thi~ fruit :ind to cha~rge Growcr tr:~ns~~ortation crosts of twenty (20~) cents : ~n•r nin~•t} 1!Nl I6.1 ~wund I~x. In IK~th i:i.e., thii shall fx• I3ucer'S riKht, but not obligation. The fruil is to be picked and ~lelivered - an~l ~~h~~n de~:iknatecl bV RuYC•r but in Ihi: rc~~~cct Buyer ~vill do hic hest to ~ccommodate himselt to the ~~nvemence e~t~+e Grow•er. I~hi• Ru~~~r shnll h:~vc the ri~ht, but not th~ obliRation, to take fruif havinR degrees Brix lower than 9_5'. He shall have the riRht, but j n~~t Ih~~ ~~hGxati~~n. t~~ take fruit havin~; Rrix .ic•id ratio of Im~•er than I1 to 1 up to .lanua:y 1 of each growing se:~wn and lo~rer than 12 ~ t~~ 1 att~•r •l:~nuar~- 1 of ~•a~•h ~mH~in~; w:~~~~n. Rup~•r Nill not Ix~ rc~quireci to take any Temples. A4urcotts, Tangelas, or Navel OranRes. ~ ~ Except for the 1973-74 season which is governed by paragraph 4 above. ~ The fruit is to lx~ paid for (ollow•+: The Buyer will advance thc Grovrer weekh• for all fruit delivered during that week at the rate ~~I f;0°', of L~uyen' .~~ot market priir ~?er ~x~und of coliclF at the time ot deli~~ery. This is to be known as the "lentalive price." In the event ~hat the fruit h:~, I,e~en pie•kecl or Ir:~ns~wrted, or t~th, by the Quyer, ihe charges for such service as set forth above are to be deducted ~ fn,m the "tentati~•c~ prii•~' Fx~fore p:~yment i~ m:~de. The final price to be paid fo the Grower will be b:~sed upon the amount rnceived by y tht~ Bu>•er for the chilled orange juice sold. All fruit received from all sources (including Tropicana's own oranges, and all the ~ ~ ~~r:mges they~ m.i~• buy) will be used in computinR price and all suppliers will be tteated equall~. The price for truit classified as t ~ ~•arl~• :md midseason fruit will t?e determined as one categor~• and the price for fruit clacsified as lafe season fruit will be determined as a ; ;eparatP cate~ory. The prii~e (or the first eategory (early and midseason fruit) will be computeci as follows: the Buyer will deduct ~ Irom hi, ~ellin~ price (F_O.B. Bradenton. Florida), certain items of cost and pro6t as follows: ~ I. For o~~erating ex~?enses, including plant, storage, freezin~. ~ w•arehousinK, sellin~, administr.Uion ex~~emc~, etc. 65C r case of chilled juice sold ~ ~ 2. For packaRinR materiats. market price of the foregoing items or similar packaging as ~ ~ dete mined by pri~ees charged by ~~;n `~'s~'fi(~OPICAi~A PNODUCTS~ ~NL'. affiliated companies) ~ P~ d. B~X 338 3 0 of F.O.B. selling price : ~ 3. Profit ~ ~RAI7ENTON~ FLORIDA ~O~ s . . ~ . ~ ~ 800i( P„1:~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - _ _ - - _ _ _ _ ~ ~ r X¢ - ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ a _ - ~Sf r ~ _ a _ _ . ~ . . ~ - .~a~~'~ - -a . . a