I am going to give you my own analysis of the situation in the pork industry. I know that it is not a pretty picture, but what we are hearing is that there are virtually no pork slaughterhouses left that are Canadian-owned. We are hearing that American conglomerates bought them up when our dollar was worth 80¢, and so it was cheaper to slaughter hogs in Canada.
We have also heard about hog exports to China. The Chinese have imported a lot of Canadian hogs, but then they used those hogs to establish hog farms that now produce pork that is equal in quality to Canadian pork. That situation means that we are exporting less pork to China. We also hear that on the market at present, American pork export levels are higher than for Canadian pork.
Could you tell me whether I have left anything out? When you talked about the price of grain this week, I was at the Agriculture Committee meeting. We discussed the fact that the price of potash was so high that because of the rise in the value of the dollar it was no longer possible to operate.
I would like to hear your comments on these questions.