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buy, not in the quality of the product. Thus, Dr. Frisch
concluded, it would be inappropriate to use Apache's transactions
as comparables for petitioner's transactions with the Canelos
growers.
With respect to Bud Antle, Dr. Frisch asserted that, because
Bud Antle was related to SCP and Dole, the commissions paid to it
for marketing the Canelos growers' celery, lettuce, and brussels
sprouts may have been affected by other aspects of the
relationship between SCP and the Canelos group. Additionally,
Dr. Frisch also stated that, because petitioner and Bud Antle
shared the commissions, it was not clear that Bud Antle performed
the full range of marketing functions; instead, it may have
merely assisted petitioner.
Dr. Frisch concluded that the 10-percent commission rate
petitioner charged the otros growers was consistent with the 8-
to 12-percent commission rates U.S. distributors charged for
selling Mexican produce in Nogales, Arizona, and other places as
stated in a study entitled "Competition in the U.S. Fresh
Vegetable Industry", written by John A. VanSickle, Emil
Belibasis, Dan Cantliffe, Gary Thompson, and Norm Oebker, and
published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic
Research Service, Agricultural Economic Report No. 691 (July
1994). Dr. Frisch stated that petitioner's commission rate
received from the otros growers was generally in line with
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