Thank you for your questions. I'll address the first question.
Number one, it's important to remember that grain farmers in eastern Canada and across this country are expected to be globally competitive. The prices we receive for our crops are derived in a global marketplace, so we need to be able to be competitive. In the same way, our inputs need to be sourced in a free and open marketplace. It's important to remember that the prices our commodities are sold for do not care what it costs a farmer to produce. That is the essence of it for non-supply managed farmers, who are required to be globally competitive.
On the fertilizer question, we need to be able to source fertilizer in a free and open marketplace. Supply at all costs is not a solution for our farmers. We have a competitive issue here in eastern Canada. We don't have enough competitors to do business with, as farmers. We need a competitive environment. We need to be able to source it from all regions of the world, which need to supply good-quality fertilizer. Remember, fertilizer from the Belarus-Russia region comes from a similar climate. When fertilizer sourced from other regions around the world with much warmer, more temperate climates is transitioned, that product comes into Canada and there's a significant difference. It leads to the degradation of the product, which also leads to a poor application process. It's important.
We don't need supply at all costs. We need affordable access to the supply. We need it in a timely manner so farmers can have confidence in the system. We need good-quality products so we can do what we do.