A PACA license is proof to your customers and suppliers that you are a serious business person who can be trusted to honor the terms of your contracts. The PACA license is the key to ensuring that traders meet their contractual obligations under the law.

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. AMS is responsible for administering PACA and offers many PACA-related services to the produce industry.

Mar 10, 2025 · 12-18-2024 USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Texas, Arizona, New York, and California from Operating in the Produce Industry

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.

Mar 8, 2018 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is amending the regulations under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA or Act) to enhance clarity and improve the administration and enforcement of the PACA.

PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT (PACA) The PACA covers fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. The legal authority for determining what is covered under PACA can be found in the statute at 7 U.S.C. 499a(4) and in the PACA Requirements at 7 C.F.R. 46.2(u). The following list is being

The PACA brochures listed below are here to provide you with an overview of the services and the assistance that The PACA Division provides for those involved in the fruit and vegetable industry. For your convenience, each of our brochures can be found in …

Mar 10, 2025 · USDA is required to suspend the license or impose sanctions on an unlicensed business that fails to pay PACA reparations awarded against it as well as impose restrictions against those principals determined to be responsibly connected …

Jul 1, 2024 · USDA is required to suspend the license or impose sanctions on an unlicensed business that fails to pay PACA reparations awarded against it as well as impose restrictions against those principals determined to be responsibly connected …

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.