I can start on that.
It's going to be different across the province with moisture levels where the corn is coming off at and with how much it's used. I've talked to grain farmers who paid an $8,000 bill just in the carbon tax to dry their grain last year. With the escalation of how that will be going from now until 2030, you're not wrong in saying that it will be putting family farms at risk. A lot of people are looking at the policy that's coming towards them, whether it be the carbon fees or fertilizer, and they're wondering how they're going to get through this time.
Input costs are at an all-time high. There's not a lot of certainty on the farm. We're at the mercy of the weather. I think that adding something like this carbon piece makes it very tough for farmers to know what their bottom line is going to be. Prices are good, but there are areas that suffered severe drought. They're probably going to have 30% to 40% less yield this year on their corn crop than they had in previous years.
I know that in an area like yours, Ms. Rood, there's a lot of great corn grown, but there are parts in there that I know suffered some drought. Now there's some wet weather, so there certainly is a risk of disease.
It's a very timely matter to try to get the crop off. At this point, to be honest, farmers are just very concerned with getting the crop off. In the back of their minds, every day is about what's coming at them, what the next cost will be that's going to escalate, and how they are simply going to weather this to maybe be able to pass it along to the family. Some are making tough decisions and saying that they're not sure they'll be able to.