From a producer’s perspective, which I represent, we would have to leave that to the processors, brokers, exporters, and traders who actually sell in those countries, but through Canada Pork International, I know they have been looking at the ability to have access to Europe.
As I said, those 28 member states represent about 20 million tonnes of pork consumption each year, with a shrinking marketplace. As they slowly work themselves to a decreasing number of pork producers, the demand will definitely increase. They could buy fresh product from us in the form of hams, further process them, and provide that to other nations. I think that's a positive for us.
On the flip side, part of this agreement is to look at what we do with our Canada Food Inspection Agency, and to come to some agreement where the European standards and our own standards are recognized together. If people recognize that we have these higher standards as well, that would give us a greater opportunity around the world and give us more access to other marketplaces.