Things are different with chicken and turkey. We have difficulty in developing export markets. Right now, 7% of Quebec's production is exported. The province exporting the largest percentage of its production is Saskatchewan. I think it has exhausted all the possibilities in the system. As for us, as I said earlier, we have to factor in the competition, the labour and the climate. In the case of chicken, when a facility starts up, you have to heat the site at a high enough temperature first. For example, when starting to brood chicks, the temperature should be 88 degrees Fahrenheit, 38 degrees Celsius. Our winter climate is very harsh. So many factors make it difficult for us to develop export markets. It's hard for us to compete.
That said, we don't want to shut the door, but we certainly need help to develop those markets. We know that we can create jobs through exports. We would like to have a positive balance. If the import rate is 9%, our export rate should be at least 9% to balance the books at the very least. Achieving a positive balance would be good for the Canadian industry.