The PACA Primer – An Introduction and Overview of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and PACA Law
Introduction The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, known as “the PACA” or just “PACA,” is one of the most important Federal agricultural laws governing the U.S. produce marketing industry. Every domestic and international grower, marketer, broker, and dealer buying or selling produce in America must have a good working knowledge of this law. PACA sets the “rules of the road” when it comes to the marketing of produce in the United States. Indeed, PACA […]