Thank you.
Thanks for being here.
I have three questions, and I'll try to be quick.
Darrin, you mentioned price increases in nitrogen and phosphate of around 40%. Obviously we live in a free society, and you can't just come in and regulate prices--or maybe we can. I don't know, but I don't think we can. Is this a result of no competition?
I understand some fertilizer came in from Russia and was sold at a cheaper price. Should we do more of that to try to bring prices down?
The second question is this. Ray, you mentioned the difference between the U.S. and Canada. Has there been any evidence of U.S. government subsidies to American companies that allow them to keep that price down? I'm just wondering if anybody has investigated that and if that's the reason. Is the reason their price is less because of the sheer volume, even though they import ours?
My third question touches on biofuels. Mr. Wideman, you mentioned that Canada should be focused on biofuels from materials that don't have a direct impact on the food chain. This is a concern I share, and I've raised it at this committee. Maybe once we look at the two questions, if we have some time, I'd like a comment from everybody. Are we on the wrong track in regard to biofuels, and should we be going in a different direction?
I'll stop there.
Darrin or Ray.