(a) In general

Subject to the capacity of a warehouse, a warehouse operator shall deal, in a fair and reasonable manner, with persons storing, or seeking to store, an agricultural product in the warehouse if the agricultural product -

(1)

is of the kind, type, and quality customarily stored or handled in the area in which the warehouse is located;

(2)

is tendered to the warehouse operator in a suitable condition for warehousing; and

(3)

is tendered in a manner that is consistent with the ordinary and usual course of business.

(b) Allocation

Nothing in this section prohibits a warehouse operator from entering into an agreement with a depositor of an agricultural product to allocate available storage space