Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity.
I am sure you have gathered that one of the unique features with Novalait is that producers and processors work together. That's one of the company's strengths.
People know us throughout the province, but we are very pleased to be able to make a name for ourselves nationally. Being able to work in a continuum, from production to processing, gives us an additional voice with which to solve problems. That's really the approach we wanted to be able to present. Often, producers and processors find themselves in negotiating roles. At Novalait, we are showing that it is possible to also work on common issues, and that allows us to go a lot further.
Once again, innovation is central to everything we are going to do subsequently in terms of food processing. So it's really important to continue the financial effort of supporting innovation. We are seeing the results, not only in knowledge and data, but also in the science that is helping companies to make sound decisions.
We have not talked a lot about animal welfare, but it is also one of the issues on which we have done a lot of work. We wants to continue having that important discussion, based on facts, not on perceptions. The producers and the processors are in agreement to do so together, which is important.
So we need to support that quest for innovation in the future, because it is intimately linked to the economy. It is important to consider research in terms of the solutions it can find for industry.
Thank you.