I have one final question. I ask that you answer this in writing and submit it, since our time has expired.
We're talking about competitiveness here. I've already framed the question of what help you need. We talked about some of the issues of competitiveness, but we never put it into a grand aggregate. You talk about the $160 basis difference between Canada and the U.S. right now on a fat steer. There's the $35 to $40 in the packing plant that we're losing on the regulations. There's the SRM disposal and whatever cost is tied to that as lost product value when we lose those credits in the kill chain.
There's the cost gain issue, and that's true for hogs. The Hutterite colonies in my area of Manitoba are now taking their hogs down to Iowa to feed. They're renting barns and moving their piglets down there, their weaners. Some guys in our area are taking their cattle down south to feed as well. It's cheaper in Iowa than it is here.
I want to get my head around what the exact cost is. I don't expect answers right now. If you could submit them, I would appreciate that very much.
I thank you all for coming in. We are going to do a report and table it in the House. I think we had a good discussion here today. Hopefully our researchers will have some time to put this together in short order. We'll find the time to discuss it and add a meeting if we have to.
With that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
