Canada Pork International was founded for just that reason, to minimize our dependence on the United States. At any given moment, they will take some form of countervailing action or dump their products. Today, there is the all issue of COOL labelling. We simply cannot depend on them for 75% of our exports, as was the case a few years ago. We have to keep on producing quality products and strive to improve them. I think that the current crisis is only temporary and will not last for the next ten years. I do hope however that it will be as short as possible. When things start to recover, when clients will again be in a position to spend money and have regained confidence, they will be looking for quality products. Quality producers will have an advantage.
On March 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.