Thank you for that question.
I would agree that in Canada the rise in grain prices has been largely due to the expanded growth of the U.S. biofuels industry. Our real concern is related to a year of shortage. We know that in North America we will experience drought conditions or years of shortage in major grain-growing areas from time to time.
Our concern is that if we have mandated demand and existing tariffs, as well, on imported product, in the event we experience a year of crop shortage in Canada, the cattle industry will be unable to compete with the biofuels industry for feedstuffs.
That's the rationale behind suggesting that we consider elimination of tariffs, particularly in a year when a crop shortage would exist and there's a shortage of feedstuffs.