I can speak only for my industry and my customers on the grain side.
Our industry is facing an economic crisis created by the war in Iran, which is raising fertilizer prices. This is going to impact the bottom line of these western Canadian grain farmers. The goal for us is.... Trade diversification is important, but all things become subject to the economic viability of these farms. Without true change to the BRM programs, there will be further consolidation of farms. Farms will go out of business if we don't see some rapid changes to the existing programs to make all of those goals achievable down the road.
We need those farms in place. We need small family farms to be viable, as well as medium and large farms. We want to make sure that is supported through public and private programs.
