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Agriculture committee  Probably most of it.

February 8th, 2012Committee meeting

Martin VanderLoo

Agriculture committee  Well, as most of you are aware, the U.S. has recently come to an agreement with the South Koreans with regard to some trade liberalization there. The Korean government has some tremendous import tariffs. In the case of soybeans, it's 487%. What's ironic is that some private industry there is looking to import some Canadian soybeans because of the quality we have and because of the characteristics of our beans.

February 8th, 2012Committee meeting

Martin VanderLoo

Agriculture committee  Yes, certainly. I was travelling to Japan. I returned a week and a half ago. I would say that for this trip—over the last 15 to 17 years I've gone on this annual jaunt, so to speak—we've come home with less business than we traditionally do, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, on the economy over there, Japan in particular has been suffering for some time.

February 8th, 2012Committee meeting

Martin VanderLoo