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Exhibit 10.19
DISTILLER’S GRAIN MARKETING AGREEMENT
THIS
DISTILLER’S GRAIN MARKETING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is
entered into effective as of December 13, 2006, by Cardinal Ethanol
LLC., an Indiana Limited Liability Company (“Seller”), and Commodity
Specialist Company, a Delaware Corporation (“Buyer”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell and Buyer desires to purchase the Distiller’s
Dried Grains with Solubles (“DDGS”), Wet Distillers Grains
(“WDG”), and solubles (“Solubles”) (hereinafter DDGS,
WDG and Solubles), are referred to collectively as the “Products”)
output of the ethanol production plant which Seller owns in Winchester,
Indiana.
WHEREAS,
Seller and Buyer wish to agree in advance of such sale and purchase to the
price formula, payment, delivery and other terms thereof in consideration of
the mutually promised performance of the other;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and
conditions herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by both parties, it is
hereby agreed:
1. BUYER PERFORMANCE.
Buyer agrees to perform the services that it provides for Seller in a
professional and competent manner.
2. PURCHASE AND SALE.
Seller agrees to sell to Buyer and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller the
entire bulk feed grade DDGS, WDG and Solubles output from Seller’s plant
at Winchester Indiana. (hereinafter the “Plant”), subject to all
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Buyer shall label all Product
that is sold by Buyer and shall register all labels with the states where the
Products are sold.
3. TRADE RULES. All
purchases and sales made hereunder shall be governed by the Feed Trade Rules of
the National Grain and Feed Association unless otherwise specified. Said Trade
Rules, a copy of which is appended hereto as Exhibit A, shall, to the
extent applicable, be a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
4. TERM. Unless otherwise
terminated as provided by this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be
for one year commencing as of completion and start-up of production of the
Plant. Start-up is anticipated to be summer 2008. Thereafter this agreement
shall remain in effect until terminated by either party at its unqualified
option by providing the other party hereto not less than 120 days written
notice of its election to terminate this Agreement.
5. DELIVERY AND TITLE.
A.
The place of delivery for all the Products sold pursuant to this Agreement
shall be FOB Plant. Buyer and Buyer’s agents shall be given access to
Seller’s Plant in a manner and at all times reasonably necessary and
convenient for Buyer to take delivery as provided herein. Buyer shall schedule
the loading and shipping of all outbound Products purchased hereunder which is
shipped by truck or rail. All labor and equipment necessary to load trucks or
rail cars shall be supplied by Seller without charge to Buyer. Seller agrees to
handle the Products in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with
Buyer’s reasonable requirements and in accordance with normal industry
practice. Seller shall maintain the truck and rail loading facilities in safe
operating condition in accordance with normal industry standards.
B.
Seller further warrants that storage space for not less than five days
production of DDGS shall be reserved for Buyer’s use at the Plant and
shall be continuously available for storage of DDGS purchased by Buyer
hereunder at no charge to Buyer. Seller shall also make available the necessary
storage for WDG and Solubles which is adequate for Buyer to market such
products. Seller shall be responsible at all times for the quantity, quality
and condition of any the Products in storage at the Plant. Seller shall not be
responsible for the quantity, quality and condition of any of the Products
stored by Buyer at locations other than the Plant.
C.
Buyer shall give to Seller a schedule of quantities of the Products to be
removed by truck and rail with sufficient advance notice reasonably to allow
Seller to provide the required services. Seller shall provide the labor,
equipment and facilities necessary to meet Buyer’s loading schedule and,
except for any consequential or indirect damages, shall be responsible for
Buyer’s actual costs or damages resulting from Seller’s failure to
do so. Buyer shall order and supply trucks and rail cars as scheduled for truck
and rail shipments. All freight charges shall be the responsibility of Buyer
and shall be billed directly to Buyer.
D.
Buyer shall provide loading orders as necessary to permit Seller to maintain
Seller’s usual production schedule, provided, however, that Buyer shall
not be responsible for failure to schedule removal of the Products unless
Seller shall have provided to Buyer production schedules as follows: Five
(5) days prior to the beginning of each calendar month during the term
hereof, Seller shall provide to Buyer a tentative schedule for production in
the next calendar month. Seller shall inform Buyer daily of inventory and
production status. For purposes of this paragraph, notification will be
sufficient if made by e-mail or facsimile as follows:
If to Buyer, to the attention
of Steve Markham, Facsimile number 612-330-9894 or email to
smarkham@csc-world.com, and
If to Seller, to the
attention of General Manager, Facsimile number or email to
Or to such other
representatives of Buyer and Seller as they may designate to the other in
writing.
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E.
Title, risk of loss and full shipping responsibility shall pass to Buyer upon
loading the Products into trucks or rail cars and delivering to Buyer of the
bill of lading for each such shipment.
6. PRICE AND PAYMENT
A.
Buyer agrees to pay Seller as follows: for all DDGS removed by Buyer from the
Plant a price equal to ninety eight (98%) of the FOB Plant price (as hereafter
defined) actually received by Buyer from its customers; for WDG removed by
Buyer from the Plant a price equal to ninety six (96%) of the FOB Plant price
actually received by Buyer from its customers, but in no event shall the fee to
Buyer for DDGS and WDG be less than $1.50 per ton. The calculation on the
minimum fee shall be made with respect to each weekly payment separately. The
results of the calculation for any given week will not impact the calculation
for any other week. Buyer shall receive a fee for Solubles of $2.00 per ton.
For purposes of this provision, the FOB Plant price shall be the actual sale
price received by Buyer from its customers, less all freight costs incurred by
Buyer in delivering the Product to its customer. Buyer agrees that it shall not
sell Product for delivery more than 90 days from the date of entering into
a sale without the consent of Seller. Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to achieve the highest resale price available under prevailing market
conditions. Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy for breach of
Buyer’s obligations hereunder shall be to terminate this Agreement. Buyer
shall collect all applicable state tonnage taxes on Products sold by Buyer and
shall remit to the appropriate governmental agency.
B. In
the event that Buyer has to incur out-of-pocket costs in order to sell High
Moisture Product, and the fee to be paid to Buyer is less than such out-of-pocket
costs, Seller shall pay Buyer an amount which is sufficient, when added to the
fee earned by Buyer, to repay Buyer for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket
costs. Such payment shall be made with 30 days from receipt of
documentation evidencing the expenses.
C.
Within ten (10) days following receipt of certified weight certificates,
which certificates shall be presented to Buyer each Thursday for all shipments
during the preceding week, Buyer shall pay Seller the full price, determined
pursuant to paragraph 6A above, for all properly documented shipments. Buyer
agrees to maintain accurate sales records and to provide such records to Seller
upon request. Seller shall have the option to audit Buyer’s sales
invoices at any time during normal business hours and during the term of this
Agreement. If any such audit reveals a deficiency in payment due from Buyer to
Seller, Buyer shall immediately pay Seller the amount of deficiency plus
interest calculated from the date such payment should have been made at the
prime rate then in effect as published in the Wall Street Journal.
D.
Within five (5) business days following the 15th and last
day of each month,
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Buyer shall pay Seller the
full price, determined as provided for above, for all WDG and Solubles
shipments made in the first 15 days of the month and the balance of the
month, as the case may be. Weights shall be determined by on-site certified
scales. Buyer agrees to maintain accurate sales records and to provide such
records to Seller upon request. Seller shall have the option to audit
Buyer’s sales invoices at any time during normal business hours and
during the term of this Agreement. If any such audit reveals a deficiency in
payment due from Buyer to Seller, Buyer shall immediately pay Seller the amount
of deficiency plus interest calculated from the date such payment should have
been made at the prime rate then in effect as published in the Wall Street
Journal.
7. QUANTITY AND WEIGHTS.
A. It
is understood that the output of the Products shall be determined by
Seller’s production schedule and that no warranty or representation has
been made by Seller as to the exact quantities of Products to be sold pursuant
to this Agreement.
B.
The quantity of Products delivered to Buyer from Seller’s Plant shall be
established by weight certificates obtained from scale at the Plant which is
certified as of the time of weighing and which complies with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations or in the event that the scale at the Plant is
inoperable then at other scales which are certified as of the time of weighing
and which comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. The outbound
weight certificates shall be determinative of the quantity of the Products for
which Buyer is obligated to pay pursuant to Section 6.
8. QUALITY.
A.
Seller understands that Buyer intends to sell the Products purchased from
Seller as a primary animal feed ingredient and that said Products are subject
to minimum quality standards for such use. Seller agrees and warrants that the
Products produced at its plant and delivered to Buyer shall be accepted in the
feed trade under current industry standards.
B.
Seller warrants that all Products, unless the parties agree otherwise, sold to
Buyer hereunder shall, at the time of delivery to Buyer, conform to the
following minimum quality standard:
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