Perishable Agricultural Commodities

Subject Description: The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act was enacted in 1930 to regulate the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. The primary purposes of the PACA are to prevent unfair and fraudulent conduct in the marketing and selling of perishable agricultural commodities and to facilitate the orderly flow of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. This subject area addresses developments in PACA law, specifically including proposed and implemented statutory amendments, regulatory changes, and judicial developments.