Agriculture committee  Yes, definitely they are. I think Dr. Loyns described it. They are bound to the Canadian Wheat Board. They are not bound to the farmer.

Agriculture committee  I wouldn't have an actual count of producer members. We have eight associations across the country. I wouldn't give you an actual number, because it's a subjective number. There are a lot of people who belong to them. And you were asking about corporate associations? At present,

Agriculture committee  No, it was not because of our position on the Wheat Board.

Agriculture committee  Thank you. I guess one of the issues is that this year it's more prevalent; it's more noticeable because there is a spike in the run-in prices. But it is correct, the Wheat Board has introduced other measures, but those measures all come down to the question, why are we not pick

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, I do not have the tonnage.

Agriculture committee  No. It's that 55% of Ontario was produced domestically and 22% is the national average. These are stats the Grain Growers of Canada got from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, from Stats Can, and that's where those numbers came from.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. On behalf of the Grain Growers of Canada, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you here today. My name is Jim Smolick, and I'm the current president of our association. I'm a third generation grains and oilseeds farmer from Dawson Cree