Produce businesses struggle to collect payment and enforce contracts with agricultural commodity buyers

Produce sellers and distributors face significant cash flow crises when large buyers fail to pay for delivered goods or ignore reparation awards, forcing them into lengthy regulatory disputes. Current PACA enforcement is slow and reactive, leaving small-to-medium produce businesses vulnerable to non-payment by larger buyers who can absorb legal costs. Sellers lack real-time payment verification and contract enforcement tools before goods are shipped.