Veggy Time,Inc.is a distributor of canned vegetables.They have been dealing with Fred Farmer for 10 years purchasing Fred's entire corn crop.Fred's farm is so large and productive that Veggy Time has exclusively bought all of their corn from Fred alone.Once again they have entered into a contract with Fred to purchase his entire 2011 crop and have no other corn sellers under contract.For the entire ten years,Fred has delivered 100,000 bushels of corn to Veggy Time.Unfortunately,due to an extraordinary amount of rain,Fred's fields are flooded and his crop is destroyed.In 2011,Fred can deliver only 10,000 bushels and Veggy Time is about to suffer a huge loss.Does Veggy Time have any rights against Fred to recover for their losses? What could Veggy Time do to mitigate their damages?

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The Answer of Veggy Time,Inc.is a distributor of canned vegetables.They have been dealing with Fred Farmer for 10 years purchasing Fred's entire corn crop.Fred's farm is so large and productive that Veggy Time has exclusively bought all of their corn from Fred alone.Once again they have entered into a contract with Fred to purchase his entire 2011 crop and have no other corn sellers under contract.For the entire ten years,Fred has delivered 100,000 bushels of corn to Veggy Time.Unfortunately,due to an extraordinary amount of rain,Fred's fields are flooded and his crop is destroyed.In 2011,Fred can deliver only 10,000 bushels and Veggy Time is about to suffer a huge loss.Does Veggy Time have any rights against Fred to recover for their losses? What could Veggy Time do to mitigate their damages?