Mr. Chair, I think it is time for us to start looking at some opportunities. We know that in the northwest U.S. many of the plants that used to accept our cattle are very old. I think there is a chance at least that down the road, if we increase capacity here, we will have much more efficient plants than they will have in the U.S.
We have a much lower dollar, and I think we have a lower cost of doing business. At some point, potentially we could turn this to our advantage, but it takes some leadership on the government side. In order to do that it takes someone on the government side who believes in this. Unfortunately, we do not have that. All we have right now are people who say, “Here's a program. Here are some criteria for meeting it. If you don't meet it, too bad, you're on your own”. That is not good enough. We need a plant. We need some extra capacity. We need it now.