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Agriculture committee We don't sell in bulk. Everything that's sold around the world is packed in Canada.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee Yes, if we sign and finish the agreement before they do. My fear is that they will start after we do but they will finish the final agreement before we do because they might have fewer problems going through an agreement.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee If you're right, that's good news.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee We've been helping the honey producers for the last 40 years but we finally joined with them three years ago. We've been selling cranberries for the last 10 years, but when Europe came with the 17.6% two years ago, it killed us as being an in-between guy.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee There are a whole bunch of them in Quebec, including Ocean Spray.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee No, the competitors are the other U.S. and Canadian cranberry companies.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee That's exactly what we're looking for. They're smart. They put on this 17% only a year and half or two years ago, just before the agreement.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee Every single time I have an important meeting like this, I talk about that, and people say that it's not easy. Nothing is easy. When it's easy, it's already done. But I think we need to protect that name because there are a lot of maple—
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee —products packed in Europe and if you taste them, you will understand what I mean.
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee Let me answer in stages. There will be a positive impact, but there is a time factor, a momentum factor. An additional market will be created. Maple syrup is in competition with all the other sugar products, including other sugars that are not as good for the health. The idea is
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante
Agriculture committee Thanks, everyone, for giving us a chance to be heard today. It's very important to us. While we have the chance to be in front of you, I will take a minute and a half to introduce us. You have the documentation. We are a maple syrup cooperative. We belong to 2,000 families. Be
November 26th, 2013Committee meeting
Martin Plante