International Trade committee  One thing for sure is that it will increase the competitiveness of our plants, especially the further processing ones, because they have a very limited capacity and market. Right there it will increase, as Mr. Beaulieu said, the level of competitiveness and expertise in our plant

International Trade committee  Obviously, yes.

International Trade committee  For the whole chain.

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  No, no, we would support it. There's no doubt about that.

International Trade committee  It's a challenge, a major challenge. I visited the largest cold storage in Delhi, and it is smaller than this room. It is a major challenge, and it's also something that is one of the major opportunities for Canada. In Canada, we're used to the big distances and everything. That'

International Trade committee  In terms of products, it's fairly easy. It would be the very high-end, further processed products, like hams, bacon, sausages—of that nature. One thing that needs to be recognized is that in India you don't have large retailers yet. As soon as the Metros or Walmarts of this wor

International Trade committee  It's major in India. You just don't try to move product from Mumbai to Delhi. It doesn't work, unless you have days ahead of you. That's one thing people need to be aware of. The four corners have to be worked differently.

International Trade committee  We have to keep in mind that there are presidential elections in Korea on December 19. Because the election campaign was run on anti-free trade agreement lines, we feel that there's a sense of urgency to conclude the Canadian-South Korea free trade agreement before the new presid

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  Hardly anybody.

International Trade committee  Are you talking about Australia or the other countries? No, the point is that India's Minister of Agriculture and those on the veterinary side are very protectionist. So hardly anybody is in there. What we found out is that there can be a lot of product in India, but it gets smu

International Trade committee  The way they do it, there's a duty of 37%, and then on top of that you add a VAT tax of 5% on raw meat and 12% on processed meat. The end buyer will have to pay 49% on the processed products.

International Trade committee  In fact, it is not the most significant barrier. The barrier is the lack of a veterinary agreement. We just cannot get them to negotiate. We have been working with the CFIA for more than 10 years now to get access. There's something in India called bureaucracy; let me tell you, i

International Trade committee  Yes.