Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I'd like to thank you all very much for the opportunity to present to you today on behalf of Potatoes New Brunswick. Our organization represents 186 potato growers in the province. We currently grow approximately 50,000 acres of potatoes. Slightly over half of our crop is sold for processing. The majority of that is for french fries, but there are some chip potatoes. The balance is divided between the fresh market and seed production.