Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank our guests for attending today. With this schedule, it's been a little bit curious.
I've heard comments about South Korea, both from our guests and from members opposite. I want to remind us that we're talking about Japan. We certainly understand the importance of Korea. That's not lost on us. But I don't want us to lose focus of what we're dealing with as we deal with these things. Respectfully, I hear what you say, and it goes without saying that we take that issue very seriously.
I have a few questions. I'm going to start with the issue of trade. We're at the very beginning of this discussion about trade. A couple of days ago we had some background information as it relates to our trading with Japan. This is a really unique opportunity, I think, at this stage of the discussion, in that if we were to have any greater influence with our trade negotiators, it would be today. It would be now.
Mr. Masswohl, you mentioned that one of the first things you would like to see is an increase in the age from 21 months to 30 months. If you had a wish list, concisely, very specifically, what would you like to see? I'll ask both sides, both beef and pork, please. If you could wave that wand and say that these are the two or three things we absolutely need to increase export to Japan, what would those things be, please? You mentioned one already.