Thank you so much for this opportunity, Mr. Chairman. I didn't have a written presentation and I certainly appreciate this.
Our goal is marketing choice. We feel that freedom is ours to attain. Producers can achieve more money to verify their production.
I'd like to reiterate my initial statement with regard to regulation. It seems we're so concerned about regulating, and it's always in a reactive form rather than proactive. My western red neck might be showing a little too much here. A former entrepreneur from the U.S. in charge of Chrysler at one time said you should lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way. I'm of that vein.
While I have the mike I'd just like to comment to the gentleman in the corner. I believe he's concerned about the access to property. I've travelled to Brazil twice with a retired agriculture professor from Columbia College, St. Louis. The statement I came back with from this agriculture professor—and this is absolutely true—is that there is ground yet to be broken in Brazil that is equivalent to U.S. corn, soybean, and wheat growing areas that is not rainforest land and that is within 15 degrees of the equator. Should you decide to go down there rather than pontificate here, which I've been doing on the prairies.... I'd like to go down there and maybe avail myself of less regulation.
Thank you.