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International Trade committee Thank you, Madam Chair and the members of the committee, for this invitation to appear before the committee. I represent Hensall Co-Operative. We are one of the largest farmers co-operatives in Canada with over 6,000 farmer members and owners, and we have over 30 locations acros
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee I have not, as of yet.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee Ideally, we would keep close to what we have today. Quotas will limit our growth opportunities and it's hard to put into perspective how many growth opportunities there are, into the U.K. and globally, for our Canadian agriculture. We have to think vast and we have to think broad
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee I'm sorry. I don't know those numbers today.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee If we want to rise to the challenge of filling a bigger market, we need more port capacity. A continuity of rail service is always crucial. It cripples us very quickly when we lose any rail service. It's phenomenal how quickly that backlog is on us, especially when we're shipping
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee Felixstowe.
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee They're running at capacity and they need investments in some of their ports. Today we're struggling with some Brexit-type issues as the U.K. is trying to manage that situation. There are some political problems there. Overall they seem to handle our products, but with food prod
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler
International Trade committee Today, as we market globally, first of all we look at what income a farmer could receive if he's just growing corn, soybeans and wheat, and then usually you have to look at which one makes the most money for the farmers. That's the one that's going to trend higher. Then we try to
February 22nd, 2021Committee meeting
Brad Chandler