Thank you.
We sure appreciate you all being here to share with us today your background and your experiences as young farmers.
I want to just touch a little bit on the topic that Mr. Lemieux just was talking about with exports. I understand that you really don't have some of the information concerning the fruit farming industry in terms of exactly what percentage of your industry is exporting and what is being used domestically, but maybe I can just get a little bit of background from you on your own particular operations.
I have to admit that, coming from Alberta, I don't know as much about your industry as I do about the beef industry. Mr. Fossen went to college in my riding. I'm familiar with cattle country but not so familiar with the food industry, so I'd like to just hear a little bit more about it.
I know you can't share with us today the statistics on what percentage is export and what percentage is consumed here domestically, but maybe in terms of your own farms or your own orchards help me to understand where your product is sold. Who do you sell to? Is it a distributor? What percentage from your own farm or your own orchard is sold here in Canada, and what percentage is sold in the United States or elsewhere?