A Farm Supplier Failed to Deliver. How an Arkansas Grower Reached a Resolution
The story examines the delivery agreement, resulting losses, and evidence used to negotiate a settlement.
The questionWhat can a farmer recover when a supplier misses a delivery during planting season?
Illustrative example
JONESBORO, Ark. — A rice grower in northeast Arkansas has settled for $212,000 with a seed and fertilizer supplier that failed to deliver contracted inputs during planting season.
The supplier confirmed the order in January. When planting began in April, the delivery did not arrive, and replacement supplies cost far more and came late.
The grower had to plant late on several hundred acres, cutting yields at harvest.
Faravel Law used the written order, the grower's planting records and county yield data to put a figure on the losses caused by the late planting. The firm also documented what the grower paid for replacement supplies.
The supplier agreed to pay $212,000 shortly before mediation.
The settlement does not include an admission of fault. Part of the claimed yield loss was disputed and not recovered.
In farm supply disputes, planting and yield records often decide how much of a loss can be tied to a late delivery.
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