date:Dec 27, 2013
s before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David T. Thuma in Albuquerque, a complex deal was reached that allows Costco to take possession of the shelled peanuts. The short version is that Costco will have to pay accumulated monthly storage costs to two local peanut storage companies. One is owed $14,700, and $10,731 is due to the other. Storage rates are $2,100 and $1,470 per month, respectively.
Once the storage charges are paid, Costco will be allowed to remove the peanuts it originally acquired for Sun