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THIS AGREEb1ENT. made this 31st dav oi AuguSt 1g
betv?~een ~~BR-FITZGBRALD-SAMPLS, INC. (K-432-9)
o~ 347 Madison Avenue, Nev York N. Y. 10017
Ihereinnfter called 1he Growerl, and TROPICANA PRODUGTS, INC., of Bradenton, Fbrida, thc Buyer.
WITh FSSF.TH:
lbat tbe Grawer. for and in eoo~idetation ot the paymenta received and to be received, aa hereinafter recited has agrecd and does
bcreb~ aane to s~8 Lo tbe B~qer aIi earl~. midseaeoa and Vakneis oranges ofgood whdesome, merchantable.and marketabk quality
fram thc srove ar ~o~res beninatt~r mentiooed. TLe frnit to be pure6ased. all of ~vhieh ~ruit is to be of good. wholeaome. merc6antable
aad ~oaricetable quatit~. i~ as foliu~wa:
All HAMI.IN, PII~APP'I.S aad VALBNCIA ORA1dGSS in the UANCBR-FITZGERALD-SA?lPLE, INC.
GROVB knawn as the SBBGBANP GRO~VB located approximately twelve miles west of Ft. Pierce
on Header Canal Road, being in the south one-half of Section 23, being in St. Lucie
County.
For further information see ADDBNDtM attached.
Advance to be at the rate of 8~ of guaranteed price, or of the Buyer's spot market
price per pound of solids at time of delivery, whichever is greater.
f This contract begias with the 1977-78 season, and cancels Participation Contract
~ #A-B17-7.
No firmt fram an~ d sach ~es is to be sold ar delivered b~ the Grow~ to anyone M,her thsn t6e Buyer. wit6out Buyer's written
permiaioo and this entaea~e~en
t is to be a lien npon t6e trwt prod~eed in the above grove oe groves. irreapective of any subsequent
transter d titJe to t~em. In tbe event d an~ atLernpt to so aell to snoLher. the Buyer shall be entitled to injunetive relief and if any auch sale
ar ddiv~ is ~o~mated. ttie Grawa shall pa~ to tLe Bn~er tft~ (t.501 cents per b~ for eaeb bo: thus sold or de6vered. the parties
aaree.~g tbat sne~ is a 6ir ati~ste ot tbe {ws to Buyer foe filure to obtsin such bo:es ot frt~i~ It fire. strike. Act ot God. ete. prevents
Ba~a trum aoo~t~ aa~ ci Ge~o~ver's trnit, Bn~er ~1 permit Gro~ver to sell elsepbere the amount of fnut thst Buyer ia ao prevented
trom aooeptioS.
1be fruit is to be pieked b~ Grower aad is to bs delivered by Gtower to Bayer's proeessing plant. In t6e eveat that, t6rough
~ be~ood 6is aontrd. tbe Gmwer shall be unable to piek and load t6e trtat, the Buyer s6a11 bave t6e right to do ao eharging the
Gro~wer foe sueb serviee st &qer's eod. Ia tbe event that, for reasoos beyand Grnwer'a ooutrol. Gm~ver s6a11 be unable to trsnsport the
irui~ Bo7et sba~ 6sve tie tis6t to tranq~ort tbe frnit ebargiog ti~e grower for sueh aerviee per niaety (901b.) Pound box. In both eases.
t~is s6aii be Bn~a's ris6t, bat ud obli6stioo. T6e irnit is to be pieked and ddivered ss aad when designated b~ Buyer but in t6is respeet
tbe Bv~er w~l as moe6 a pow'6ie. bnt ad to hiader 6is operation. aooommodate 6imaelf to oonvenienee oi Grower. Tbe Buyer ahail6ave
tbe ri~~ bnt nd t~s obi~stioo. b take frnit ~svina dearees Briz low~ thsn 9.5°. He shaD 6ave the right, but not the obligation. to take
fruit bsvios a Briz aad satb d bwee thsn Il to 1 up to Jsnuar,~ 1 of ese6 grovving season and bwer t6an 12 to 1 after January 1 of each
~+o~wins ~ea~os, No Lvu. w~71 be delivered under oontraet atter Jnl~ 15 of eurrent season withont eoaaent of Buyer. Buyer will not be
reqmred. to W~e ayr Teapia. linreotts. Tauselos. ae Na.el Oranges. - .
Except ~i tr~~st~~~~~~~~nye8wi118a~dvasn~oe~e~rowh ace~ly~or°va~~fnu°etddeTi~er~~w~g~i~ ee~t°t~e'rateoi
809~. d Bapers' apot market prios pet pouod ot sdids at tbe time ot ddiver~is b to be known as tbe '~estativs price. " In the event that
tbe Grnit Las been pidced or tnmpatled, or bot6.-bl the Bnyer. the ehargea far sueb servioe as set tort6 above ue to be deducted trom the
'Y~tatinspr~es be~ore pa~t is msde. Tbe final priee to be paid to the Grow~ will be bseed upon t6e net amount received by t6e
~ Btqer tar t6e eM71ed aranae joiee aold. AIl fruit reaived irom all soureea (ineluding ZYopiana's own aranges. and aU the oranges t6ey may ~
~ bu7) w~l be ased is oomPnti~ Priee and all wpptiers w~71 be treated equallr.l7~e pnoe for irnit dsssified as euly and midseasoa truit wiU ~
be determored as ooe eate~oe~ aud tbe prioe fae 6vit ~Sed as 4te seaaon fruit w~71 be determined as s separate category. T6e price for ~
t6e Grst ate~o~y(~arb aad midsa~oo frnit) w~71 bs oomputed as follo~rs: t6e Bu~er wriU deduet fro~n his aet amount reeeived (F.O.B.
Bradeat~oo. F~orids). eertais ite~as d east aod proHt as fdbws: a
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1. For operatins esPea~es. indadin~ pl~at, ~toea6'e. 5~e~ng. i.85 per ase o( ehilled juiee sold ~
ware6o~. sdbna, admi~dratioo ezpenses. ete.
~ market priee of the foregoiog items ~
Z Far pKks~ mstaria4. or ~imi7ar psduging as determined ~
b~ Bu~e,r (not to be determined by
RETURN TO prioes chsrsed b~ atfiliated
a Proec. TROPIGANA PRODUCTS, (NC. a~~~F.o$. ,~u;~s n~
P.O. Box 338
Bradantai, Fip~ 3354G t: j
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