International Trade committee  There could be. The agricultural equipment manufacturers would be best to answer that.

International Trade committee  That's correct.

International Trade committee  Free trade agreements, in general, don't impact Canada's ability to regulate and impose its food safety standards, which are among the top in the world and recognized internationally. It's not because we import that we're going to lower our standards. There are recognitions or eq

International Trade committee  It's not something that our members have flagged at this point.

International Trade committee  I would need to follow up with you on that.

International Trade committee  Not at this point, no.

International Trade committee  For that I would need to refer to my members who are handling that sort of thing. We focus really on the trade policy side.

International Trade committee  It's limited.

International Trade committee  CAFTA recommends that the resources of the government be put into the successful completion of these other negotiations, and that a Canada-Mercosur agreement be put to a later date.

International Trade committee  Right. It is true that Brazil and Argentina are some of our competitors, but the U.S. is as well. Australia, Mexico, and the European Union are our competitors in various world markets also. At this point, our members don't feel there is enough potential growth in the Mercosur

International Trade committee  At the moment, the majority of import and export within the region is done within the region, Brazil and Argentina in particular. The U.S. and Chile do some exporting there, but it's minimal relative to what they're doing in other markets.

International Trade committee  I think it could be all of the above. I'm happy to have some of our members follow up on the specific sectors that I mentioned: grains, oilseeds, beef, and pork, but at this point, they don't see the potential. That doesn't mean there won't be potential in the future, whether it

International Trade committee  Yes. We represent commodities and processed foods.

International Trade committee  I'll send your request to our member at FCPC, who handles a lot of the processed food products. Again, at this point it doesn't seem that the local populations have expressed strong appetites for the products that our members are willing to export, and at a certain price. It see

International Trade committee  It's good to see you.