We have seen different spot observations like this in the past. Keystone Agricultural Producers did one a year ago, and it wasn't borne out when you actually did an analysis of same time, same place.
It's an open border. We support an open border--all of our members, our manufacturers, our retailers, our importers. If a farmer can find a better product and service package, then he should use that as part of his negotiations or make that decision to purchase.
But as I said, this year you will find that.... For example, if a retailer brought in fertilizer last July, August, or September, their cost would be dramatically higher than what it would be had they been able to go to the market, let's say, last December and purchase product. As a result, we're hearing comments in the industry that huge writedowns in costs have been taken by some retail members. We've heard of some situations where there may be a lack of support from the banks for some retail companies because of the inventory writedowns. I was told of one company in Alberta, one retailer, that has gone out of business since January, and it was indicated that the inventory situation probably was one of the causes.