I think those free trade agreements are so important for the stability they bring to trade. This is the most important thing, to have stable trade, in any given market. This leads to better presence, having an office in the country, having some investments. We have companies investing in plants in Mexico. This is the kind of environment that that kind of FTA is creating.
Russia was one of our largest markets a few years ago, and it disappeared overnight. I was trading at that time, and I had to deal with all the messy situations that this created. Obviously, there's not a lot of Canadian investment in our industry there because the environment is still unstable. If we can bring this to markets, if we can use it as a platform, then we will have better access to key markets that are not covered under the TPP, like the Philippines, China, and all Asian markets that are growing.
We're doing our strategic plan right now. Really, where we have to look at the growth for our product is Asia. This is really where the growth is happening. If this can be used as a platform for better access to other Asian countries, I think this is a great gain.
Stability is key. I know that the science in food trade, sometimes, is really political. This is a very easy way around it. We're dealing with that on a regular basis.