Francis Drouin at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On March 31st, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 31st, 2022 / 3:55 p.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I would like to thank the witnesses for being with us today.

Mrs. Proud, your French is excellent. Keep up the good work.

I want to bring us back prior to February 24. Obviously, we know that the war in Ukraine has caused some shortages, but the availability of fertilizer, in general, was already somewhat scarce. That was obviously reflected in the price.

Can you explain what is happening in the market prior to...I know you touched on CP and Ukraine, but even in December and January, we saw prices going up.

In general, what were your members saying about the availability of fertilizer?

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