A massive crop infestation caused Northfront Corn Corp.to default on their corn delivery contract to Right Foods Corp.,a manufacturer of packaged chips.As the infestation spread across the country,Northfront was not able to source from other corn producers.In this case,Northfront is most likely to be excused from performance because of ______.

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In this case, Northfront is most likely to be excused from performance because of commercial impracticability. A manufacturer may be discharged from an obligation to make goods for a buyer when the manufacturer's major source of raw materials is unexpectedly interrupted. So, Northfront will be excused from performance as long as it can prove that it wasn't able to reasonably procure the corn from another supplier.

A Massive Crop Infestation Caused Northfront Corn Corp