Last year, as you probably know, the Canadian Dairy Commission paid benefits to producers by direct deposit. It takes a little time to organize all that.
We had to create a computer delivery system at the time. We also didn't have in hand all the details on every producer, concerning their quotas, for example. We had to contact the provinces and marketing agencies to ensure we had the right information. Then we had to test the systems to make sure they worked. Lastly, we had to ensure that, if producers requested payment by cheque or direct deposit to their bank accounts, they were able to receive it.
In short, we had to go through all those steps.