Thank you, Mr. chair.
My first question is for Mr. Reid.
You've told us that it would be impossible in the future to keep the kernel visual xx since it is impossible to identify visually each of the kernels arriving at the elevator. Therefore, this system should be replaced by a seed certification system.
Basically, this means that there will be a considerable increase in the varieties of seeds and that the production we be much more fragmented. In other words, we are moving towards multiple types of productions which will not necessary be at the same level. This fragmentation of the production will come with a fragmentation of the control system and of the transportation system. Indeed, the more production is diversified, the higher the number of different systems you have to manage to ensure that there is no blending. In the end, that's the core of the problem.
At what point could the seed certification system lead to an overfragmentation of the types of seeds? Furthermore, I would like to know if you have looked at how much, in percentage, the seeds developed for the production of ethanol would lead to a reduction or a change of the present production.