Hi, committee. I miss you all.
Thank you for joining us, Minister.
I join you today from my small farm in the riding of Peterborough. You can see that we've started setting out the bales. We'll be starting the bale grazing soon.
As a member of Parliament for Peterborough, I have had the opportunity to speak to many farmers in my community. Being a beef farmer myself, one of the concerns I've heard, especially from the beef farmers of Canada, is their need for reliable access to the international markets for beef. I have to tell you that people are delighted to hear about all your trade missions and how you have been moving very quickly all across the globe, talking about agriculture everywhere.
I'm wondering if you could please share with the committee some details about your most recent trade mission to Mexico. Could we hear about the importance of these missions and what you have accomplished in visiting?