Ontario Asparagus Marketing (Interprovincial and Export) Regulations (SOR/80-176)

THIS AGREEMENT made this day of , 19.

BETWEEN:

(Hereinafter called the purchaser)

— and —

THE ONTARIO ASPARAGUS GROWERS’ MARKETING BOARD

(Hereinafter called the Commodity Board)

WITNESSETH as follows:

• 1 The purchaser agrees to purchase through the Commodity Board and the Commodity Board as the marketing agency for asparagus agrees to sell the purchaser approximately pounds of asparagus of the following grades:

  Approximately pounds No. 1

  Approximately pounds No. 2

• 2 In addition to the above stated poundage of No. 1 grade asparagus, the purchaser agrees, if and when requested by the Commodity Board, to purchase and take delivery of a poundage of No. 2 grade asparagus up to 10 per cent of the above-stated poundage of No. 1 grade asparagus.

• 3 The purchaser agrees to accept deliveries of asparagus at the Commodity Board’s receiving station upon reasonable notice to the purchaser that the asparagus is ready for delivery.

• 4 The purchaser and the Commodity Board agree that the grades respecting asparagus for processing established under The Farm Products Grades and Sales Act (Ontario) shall apply to this Agreement and be binding upon the purchaser and the Commodity Board.

• 5 In the case of a dispute as to the grade of the asparagus, the decision of a fruit and vegetable inspector appointed under The Farm Products Grades and Sales Act (Ontario) shall be accepted.

• 6 The purchaser shall pay the local board at its office, 504 Newbold Street, London, Ontario, the purchase price of asparagus purchased by him as follows:

  • (a) for asparagus delivered to the purchaser to and including the 26th day of May of any year to be paid for by the purchaser on or before the 8th day of June of that year;

  • (b) for asparagus delivered to the purchaser after the 26th day of May to and including the 9th day of June of any year to be paid for by the purchaser on or before the 22nd day of June of that year; and

  • (c) for asparagus delivered to the purchaser after the 9th day of June of any year to be paid for by the purchaser on or before the 13th day of July of that year.

• 7 The Commodity Board or the purchaser shall be excused for non-fulfilment of this agreement caused by fire, flood, earthquake, wind, hail, acts of God, invasion, order of a civil or of military authorities, lack of transportation facilities or other causes beyond the control of either party to the extent that the fulfilment of the agreement has been hindered or prevented by such cause or causes.

WitnessProcessor

THE ONTARIO ASPARAGUS GROWERS’ MARKETING BOARD