Q.A agrees to supply 100 bags of wheat to B on 1st March. On 15th February, A informs B that he will not be able to supply the wheat at all. What type of breach has occurred, and what options does B have?

A has openly told B, well before the delivery date, that he won't perform — this early declaration is exactly what the law calls anticipatory breach.

A's declaration on 15th February — well before the agreed delivery date of 1st March — that he will not supply the wheat at all, is a clear express anticipatory breach of contract, since it is made before the time fixed for performance has arrived.

B's options on an anticipatory breach:

1. Treat the contract as discharged immediately — B can rescind the contract at once (on 15th February itself) and sue A for damages for breach, without needing to wait until 1st March. …

Test the timing: A's declaration was made on 15th February, before the 1st March performance date, which is exactly the anticipatory-breach fact pattern (declaration before the due date) rather than actual breach (which requires the due date to have alrea …

Concluding B must wait until 1st March before doing anything — anticipatory breach specifically gives B the choice to act immediately, which …