We are.
I'd like to thank you gentlemen for having us here today. I think this is an interesting forum, and we welcome the opportunity.
Brian represents apples and I represent the tender fruit industry here in Ontario. We thought we'd do a joint presentation because collectively we are the tree fruit industry and our situation is very similar. You have our presentation in front of you. We're going to go through it and share the presentation on the various issues as they're common to all the tree fruit industry.
Again, I thank you for the opportunity.
The Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board represents 550 tender fruit growers located throughout southern and southwestern Ontario, with a farm gate value of $50 million annually. Ontario is Canada's major producer of peaches, nectarines, pears, plums, and cherries.