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- Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
PACA protects businesses dealing in fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables by establishing and enforcing a code of fair business practices and by helping companies resolve business disputes
- PACA Licensing - Agricultural Marketing Service
The PACA license is the key to ensuring that traders meet their contractual obligations under the law Fruit and vegetable buyers and sellers must abide by the fair trading practices established by the PACA or face possible suspension or revocation of their license
- Common Questions Answers | Agricultural Marketing Service
A major objective of the PACA program is to help ensure that dealers of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables get what they pay for and get paid for what they sell, including when their customers go out of business, declare bankruptcy, or simply refuse to pay for the fruits and vegetables received
- ePACA | Agricultural Marketing Service
The ePACA ID is a system identifier for your business and is NOT the same number as your PACA license number If you haven’t received your ePACA ID by email, please contact the National License Center at (800) 495-7222, Option 1
- Dispute Resolution | Agricultural Marketing Service
Informal complaint - if your firm is involved in a dispute, you can file an informal reparation complaint through the ePACA Portal or in writing with any PACA regional office
- PACA Trust - Agricultural Marketing Service
The PACA trust provisions put sellers of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables in a priority status in the event their buyers become insolvent or file for bankruptcy protection When a supplier sells produce to a buyer, the supplier becomes eligible to participate in the trust
- Agricultural Marketing Service factsheet
The website contains information on licensing, current PACA licensees, resolving commercial disputes, mediation, reporting PACA violations, the PACA trust, PACA publications and announcements, and PACA’s regional offices and staff contacts
- PACA License Application - Agricultural Marketing Service
In general, any person who buys or sells more than 2,000 pounds of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables in any given day is required to be licensed under the PACA Wholesalers, processors, truckers, grocery wholesalers, and foodservice firms fit into this category
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