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International Trade committee Yes. In terms of the ruling, to my understanding of the way it is, if we sell anything into the European market or into any market—we'll talk about the TPP tomorrow—and it is below our domestic price, what we sell retail here, it is considered a subsidy. That's the problem we have.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee I could.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee No, it's just a matter of how much time we have.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee Most of our cull cows go down into the United States right now from British Columbia, and the ones locally all go into hamburger. Thank you, McDonald's, you guys are doing a good job.
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International Trade committee Thirty per cent are culled every year.
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International Trade committee Correct.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee Do you want me to answer that?
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee Probably about 700 or 800.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee Yes. Well no, I should maybe correct that. In our industry, the consolidation is about 2.5% to 3% per year. It's the same as the United States without supply management.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee If that is the truth.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee It's exciting if that is correct. I'm not sure if it is. Because my understanding is that it is not. We do not have unfettered access, and I hope—
February 3rd, 2014Committee meeting
Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee Seven percent, and I don't know what that would equate to in dollars, but I would think that would probably be in the neighbourhood of $20 million to $30 million.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee Cross-border shopping just in British Columbia on whole milk took 7% of our market in the last five years.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee No, I didn't say that.
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Stan Van Keulen
International Trade committee All across the country. There are some export opportunities in certain areas, but not a lot. Under the trade agreements that we have there are some quotas that we can fill abroad.
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