Thank you for coming in.
I'm a farmer as well. I farmed all of my life before entering politics. My son has taken over the family farm, and I hope my grandkids take over the farm as well, so that it's going to be in the fifth and sixth generation. So agriculture means a lot to me.
I want to get right to the single desk premium. We've heard conflicting views on that in this committee. One study in 2008 said that we were subsidizing the single desk monopoly to the tune of $400 million to $600 million a year. We've heard testimony by Mr. Oberg in the last panel suggesting that about $400 million would be compromised if we got rid of the single desk.
Mr. Vos, I understand that you've done some work on that.
Then I'd like to get to sanctions. Here I want to remind you that you have immunity at this table.
Let's go first to the single desk, and then we'll go to the issues of sanctions.