RAC-71 RAC Storage Bin Agreement

OMB No. 0581-0178

RAC-71
Revised 6/09

RAISIN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
3445 N. First Street, Suite 101
P.O. Box 5217
Fresno, CA 93755
RAC Storage Bin Agreement
Crop Year 20 -20
THIS AGREEMENT applies to all RAC storage bins that are: a) allocated to a packer
based on reserve pool holdings, b) rented by the packer from the RAC, and/or c) stored
by the packer for the RAC. In lieu of the compensation as provided for in §989.66(f) of
the ..... Federal ra~s~n marketing order and in §989.40i of the order’s rules and feyu~uon~, ..........
the RAC offers to supply, and the packer agrees to accept, two replacement RAC
storage bins to the packer for each ton of reserve raisins held by the packer on August
1, 20
A. Terms for Use of RAC Bins:
1. RAC storage bins will only be used to receive, handle, or store California raisins.
2. The packer will not release any RAC storage bins to its growers until the packer
has signed and returned a RAC Storage Bin Agreement to the RAC.
3. The packer commits to have all RAC Bins issued to its growers returned by March
31, to facilitate inventory and repair of bins.
4. The packer commits to have all empty RAC bins, whether allocated for reserve
storage, rented by the packer or stored for the RAC, stacked segregated from all
other bins to aid and assist the RAC in obtaining a complete RAC storage bin
inventory.
5. The packer will notify RAC field staff of any RAC bins needing repair.
6. The packer will provide the RAC with a monthly accounting of its RAC bin inventory
on the RAC Bin Control Record (RAC-9) by the 7th of each month in accordance with
reporting requirements.
7. The packer will assist RAC staff in conducting a physical inventory of its RAC bins
prior to July 31.
8. The packer agrees to make RAC bins that are in excess of its reserve allocation and
rental amount, available for pick-up by other packers. Bins must be empty and
clean. The packer will assist and cooperate with the RAC to allow for orderly and
timely transfer of RAC bins to other packers. A packer experiencing any problem in
these bin transfers should contact RAC field staff immediately.
9. The packer agrees to not charge the RAC any fees for RAC bins stored at the
packer’s facility, and also agrees to assist or allow RAC to pick up bins without any
loading fees or other charges.
10. It will be the packer’s responsibility to pick up any RAC bins allocated for reserve
storage or rented by the packer in excess of the packer’s inventory. Page 3 of this
agreement indicates the location(s) where RAC storage bins are to be picked up.
The RAC will not be liable to pay any compensation resulting from the failure of the
packer to pick up allocated RAC storage bins.

B. Allocation of Bins for Reserve Storage and/or Rental:
1. Allocation for Reserve Storage. RAC bins are first allocated to the packer to hold
reserve raisins held beyond the current crop year. The allocation is based on a per
ton basis of two RAC bins for each ton of reserve raisins held as of August 1. The
packers will be notified of their allocations by August 31, and advised as to which
packer(s) their excess holdings have been allocated or where bins can be picked up
if their current holdings are less than their allocation. If insufficient RAC bins are
available to hold the total reserve pool obligation, each packer will be allocated bins
on a pro rata basis in accordance with their reserve holdings in relation with the total
reserve pool and will be paid a bin rental in accordance with §989.401 (c) of the
Administrative Rules and Regulations for the bins needed to store reserve pool
raisins in excess of the packer’s pro rata allocation.
2. Bins in excess of the reserve pool obligation will be available for rent at the current
rate eo,o,,,ohe,, ,~x .... Committee and ,;;i!! be a!!ocate,~ on the basis of each
packer’s acquisitions.
C. Payments and Charges
1. The RAC will compensate the packer for reserve storage bins required in excess of
the available RAC bin allocation (RAC Bin Deficiency) in accordance with Section
989.401(c) at a rate of 20 cents per bin per day to a maximum of $10 per bin per
year. Payment will be made as soon as practicable after January 31, in accordance
with Section 989.66(f).
2. The packer will compensate the RAC $10 per bin per year for any bins available that
such packer elects to rent from the RAC. Rental payments will be due within 10
days of invoice with interest assessed a prime rate plus 2% for late payment. The
packer authorizes the RAC to deduct any unpaid bin and interest charges from any
RAC payments due the packer after January 31.
3. A packer who does not make excess RAC bins available upon request of the RAC
will be subject to a $20 per bin charge.
4. The packer may be charged $4 per bin for any bin delivered for the RAC that is not
empty and clean.
5. The packer may be charged up to $50 per bin for RAC bins lost or not returned by
the handlers, or for any bins damaged beyond normal repair.
6. The RAC may deny use or rental of bins to any packer or require a bond or advance
payment on bins when: bin payments are chronically late or in arrears from a prior
year, bins have been improperly used, required bin reports are not submitted, or
reasonable custodial care of bins has not been afforded by the packer.
See page 3 for reconciliation of inventory, rental bin availability, and RAC bin
transfer information.
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RAISIN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
RAC Storage Bin Agreement
Bin Reconciliation Worksheet
Crop Year 20 -20
Packer:
Signature:

Title:

Date:

Your RAC Bin Inventory as at August 1, 20__
(Confirmation of the RAC bins in your possession as of July 31, 20~

RAC Bin Obligation (1 bins/each 1000# reserve):
Replacement bins subscribed to
Allocation of Available RAC Bins:
(Allocation based on Crop Year 20__-20__ Acquisitions and available RAC bins in good repair)

0

RAC Bin Deficiency - See C.1.
(If available total RAC bins are greater than total RAC Bin Obligation, there is no RAC Bin Deficiency)

0

RAC Bin Allocation Available for Rent:
(Allocation of RAC bins less Replacement bins subscribed to)

0

Your RAC Bin Inventory is short of RAC Bin Obligation Subscription by
RAC Bins Packer Agrees to Rent (See C.2.):
(Enter amount and initial next to amount)

(Initial)

Rental Bins
Bins to be moved (in) / out
Transfers Allocated From / (To) other packers (* see below):
*Bins Allocated for Transfer:

From/(To)

Packer Amount

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