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28th June 19 73
THIS AGREF.~iI:NT, made this day of _ ~
TEN MILE CREEK GRO:TE INC. Bernard Egan, Secretary (A-A94-5)
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„~_____1900_Old Diaie Highway, Ft. Pierce, Florida 33450 s
~hereinafter ~•alfc~cl the Gmwer?, .+nd TI20PICANA PRODL~('TS, INC., of I3radenton, Florida, the Buyer_
WITiJF.SSETH:
That the Gmwer, for and in con~ideration ot the ~h~yments receired and to be recei~~ed, as hereinafter recited, has agreed and
da.~s hemby :~~ree to seli to the I3uyer all early, midseau?n and Valenci:~ oranRes of Kocx1 wholesome, merchnntable and marketable
qu:+lit~~ from the grove or gn~ves hernina~fter mentioncd. The fruit to be purch.ised, all of which (ruit is to be of good, wholesome,
merch~ntahle and marketable ryuaiity, i~ ais foRoN~_
50,000 boxes combination of HAMLIN and PINEAPPLE ORANGES.
50,000 boxes VALENCIA ORANGES.
This contract begins with the 1973-1974 season.
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No fruit frnm :m~• of .uch Krove. i. to I?e sold or dclivered by thc Gru..~er to :myone other than the Buyer, without Buyer's written
rmi:~iun and U~i: ~~ntire :i~nY•ment i: tu IK• a lii•n u~x~n the (ruit pnxluccKl in the alx~ve ~rove or Rroti•es, irres~~ective oi any subsequent "
tr.imfcr of tiUe !o the~m. In th~• i-~•i~nt uf an~• :dlempf ta .o sell to :mofher, the Buyer sh:ill 1?e entitled to injunctive rnlief and if any such
~ale or deliven• is cnn.umm:~tMl, th~ Grower sh:dl ~x~y to the Buyer fi(ty (50e) centc ~~er twx tor each twx thus sold or deliveted, the
parlie. aKreeinK th.~t ~uch :s a f:iir e>tim.~~e ~r ~f~~ i~,,. to Buyer for L•~ilure to obt:~in such t?oxes of fruit. If 6re, strike, Act of (~~od, etc_
~~rc•~•ent. Ruyer from :u•ceptin~; ana• uf Gro~+•t•r'. fruit, Buyer wiU ~nnit Gro«•er to u~ll elcewhere the amount of fruit lhat Buyer is so
pre~-ent<~1 from acceptinR.
'I'hc~ fr~~it is ~o Im pi~•krci by Gruw•c~r and i~ to tx~ delieerc~cl bp Grower to But•er's prcxrssin~ plant. In the event that, thmugh cir-
rum:tan~•c:. f~~~~,nd hi. rnntrol. thi~ Grow~er ~hall M~ iinable to pick and luad the iruit, the Buyer shall ha~~e the right to do so, charg-
~n~; th~ (:roK~•r f~r vu~•h u~rvice at Bu>~er's ccnf. In the e~~ent that, for reasons be>•ond Grower's control, Grower sh:ill t?e un~ble to
inin•~M~rt th~• fruil. Ruy~e~r ~hall ha~e the rixht to trans~n~rl Ih~~ fruit and tu charrt~ Gro~~~er trans~wrtation coslc o[ twenty (2UC) eents
~~~r nin~•t~~ ~`N? Ih.l ~x~und IN~x. In tK~(h ~•a~r., this ~hall f~ Ruyer'. riRht, bat nut ohligation. 'I'he fruit is to be picked and d~li~~ered
,~nd .ci~~•n d~•~ikn:~teKt b~• Ru>•er hut in Ihis res~~ct Ruy~r w•ill do hic be:t to accrommoclate him.el[ to the com~eniencr of the Gro«•er.
"('h~• R~~> ~•r ~hall h:~~•e the n}~ht. but not th~• obligatinn. to take fruit havinR de};rees Brix lower than 9.5'. He ~hall ha~~e Ihe riKht. hut
nnt th~• ~~bli;;a~iun. to Iak~ f~ait h:~~~in;; Rrix :~rid r:~lio of I~~~~•er th:~n 11 tn 1 up to Janu:~n• 1 of e:ich ~roH•ing ~enton and lower than 12
i~~ I:~It~~r •l:i~~uar~• I uf c•a~•1~ ~;ru~~~in;: u•:i~un. I3u~~~~r ~+~iH not iw~ r~~~uiret) tu takc~ any Temples. \4urrntts. Tangelas, or Na~•el nran~c~.
Th~ fruit i~ to IK• ~r~id for u. follo~~~.: The Ruc~r ~~•ill ad~~ance the Gro~cer ~~ec~kly for all fruit deli~•erecl during that week at the rate
nf t+0°;, ~?f 13u~•er~ ~E~ot m:~rket price ~?er ~x~und of ~olid: at the time ot deli~•ery. This ~s to be known as the •`tentative price." In the event
:hat the fruit has I~c~en ~?ic•1.~Y1 or tran~~„~rte~d, or lath. h~' the Qu}•er, the char~es for such +er~~icr as ~et [orth above are to be deducted
~ ~ rnm the "tentatice ~?rice" tHrturt~ p:~ym~ nt i. m:~de.'The final pri~•e to he paid to the GroH•er vvil! be basecf u(~on the amount recei~•ed by
the Bu}er !or the chilled oranKe juice sold. All fruit received from all souri~cw lincluding Tropicana's own or~nges, and all the
~ nranRes the~~ may buyl M~ill be u~ in computing price and all supplier:~ w•ill be trnated eryuaUy. The price for lruit classified as
c•arly arul m+ckeason fruit will be determined one r.~tegon~ and the prim for fruit clas.tiified as late season fruit will t?e determined as a
~e~k~rate c:~te~on•.•_'The price tor the fint cateQory le:~rl~~ and midse.+wn fruet) w•ill be computed as follows: the Buyer will deduct
from hiG ~elting price IF.O.B. Bradenton. Florida), certain itemc of cost and profit as fo11oN•.:
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~ • 1. For o~~rnting ex~~en:es, includin~ plant, ~tor.~Qe, freezing,
warehousin~, selling, adminiatrahon ex~?ence~, etc. FiSC ~~er case of ehilled juice sold
k 2. For pack:~Ring materials. market price ot the foregoing
~ ilems or similar packaging as
~fO~IC~{;3 ~'«JClif.}S, ~fiC. determined by Auyer (not to be
~ determined by prices charged by
- ~ $L'X J,;ti affiliated compan~es)
3. Pmfit ~~~deJ}t0~' f~~flda 3=~~O~P 3 0 ot F.O.B. selling price
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