Tag: produce pointers
Trading Assistance: How many pallets determine good arrival?
- Produce Blueprints
The Problem: Two bad pallets, eighteen good pallets. The Key Point: Shippers do not promise each pallet will meet good arrival standards.
Pricing and what constitutes ‘reasonable time’
- Trading Assistance
The Problem: Buyer attempting to hold seller to last week’s offer. The Key Point: If not expressly defined, the seller’s offer is good for a “reasonable time.”
Produce Pointers: Excessive quality defects and breach of contract claims
- Trading Assistance
Be aware that excessive quality defects may be grounds for a breach of contract claim.
Produce Pointers: Timing and trouble notices
- Produce Blueprints
Always provide notice of problems with a shipment as soon as possible.
Produce Pointers: Timing and trouble notice
- Trading Assistance
Timely notice gives the interested parties an opportunity to investigate the facts for themselves.
Produce Pointers: Inspection and missing product
- Produce Blueprints
Any missing product must be considered free of defects.
Produce Pointers: Inspections must be timely
- Produce Blueprints
The Solution: Call for a government inspection as soon as possible.
Produce Pointers: Negative returns
- Trading Assistance
The Problem: Negative return from price-after-sale (PAS) transaction.
Produce Pointers: Timely inspections
- Trading Assistance
The Problem: Inspection of blueberries taken four days after arrival. What now?