American Fruit & Produce Corp. has been banned from the produce business for non-payment of over $1 million owed to sellers, violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
The USDA revealed that American Fruit & Produce Corp. stiffed 18 sellers, failing to pay $1,034,745 for produce from March 2018 to October 2022, prompting the revocation of their PACA license until 2026.
Under PACA, non-payment not only impacts the business's ability to operate but also prevents its principal members from association with any PACA-licensed enterprise until certain conditions are met.
The string of complaints against American Fruit & Produce detailed their prior failures to make prompt payments, illustrating a consistent pattern of violating trading standards established for fair trade in the agriculture sector.
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