Thanks.
As you know, it's not my role, Ms. Rood, to comment on the specifics of government tax policy. However, from what I've seen, I agree with food professor Sylvain Charlebois that there hasn't been enough significant research in this area. We need more. Obviously, any tax flows through the entire supply chain and affects everyone, from the farmers up through the supply chain.
What I know is that any time input costs are added to the food supply chain, they will inevitably impact consumer prices. Government taxes, regulations and requirements of any sort, of course, make food more expensive.