US Wheat Sales Inc

Multiple Choice

U.S. Wheat Sales Inc. has a contract with Zambia to supply 1,000,000 bushels of wheat. Before shipment, the U.S. government put an embargo on the sale of wheat to Zambia. U.S. Wheat cannot ship. In a legal action:

A) U.S. Wheat would be liable for breach of contract and have to pay damages.
B) U.S. Wheat will have to get wheat from other sources and specifically perform.
C) U.S. Wheat will be excused from performance because of the doctrine of impossibility of performance.
D) none of the above is correct.