International Trade committee  Infrastructure is of critical importance to our industry and a top priority for Cereals Canada. We travel around the world, as I mentioned, and meet with our customers every year. They always want to know how rail delivery is going in Canada. This is a top priority for us. We app

International Trade committee  We have about 18 to 20 technical experts on staff. They do fantastic work with our customers around the world to make sure that, where they're using our products, they're doing so in the most effective way possible. That's everything from reducing milling cycles, depending on the

International Trade committee  We regularly travel to our core markets to do a variety of different work with them, but we're always happy to engage with new markets, not just on more traditional aspects but also existing customers who might be interested in new, different areas. Several months ago, China pu

International Trade committee  I would completely agree with you.

International Trade committee  As I noted in my remarks, we are supportive of the government's trade agenda. I would note that the Canadian cereals industry supports $68.8 billion in economic activity, as well as 370,000 Canadian jobs. With regard to the potential for growth within this agreement, I mentioned

International Trade committee  They love Canadian wheat. Canadian farmers do fantastic work year after year. We're very proud to be able to represent them, along with our industry partners. They have nothing but the best things to say about our products.

International Trade committee  Cereals Canada represents farmers, crop development companies, exporters and grain handlers. We see growth in Ecuador for value-added products, so we will work with millers, as well as bakers, in that country to help demonstrate the various uses for Canadian products so that they

International Trade committee  Within Ecuador, Canada has a 60% market share for wheat.

International Trade committee  I would absolutely agree.

International Trade committee  I would say that there is a distinction between western and eastern wheats. Eastern wheats that are exported from Ontario and Quebec do quite well in Latin America, just based on the dietary preferences and the different end-use products that are consumed there. We do see growth

International Trade committee  As I said, we see this agreement as a great opportunity to strengthen various processes within Canada's free trade agreements, and we would look to our negotiators as well as the government to build on that. Binding dispute resolution processes and recognition of the importance o

International Trade committee  As I mentioned, there is the 5% tariff on oats. There is a not large but persistent market demand in Ecuador for Canadian oats, so we would expect that it is an abiding and persistent one. We would expect to see that grow with the reduction of that tariff.

International Trade committee  Thank you for the question. Really, we view this agreement as a significant opportunity to solidify the market access that we have in Ecuador. For our industry, market maintenance is just as important as market development. We have seen throughout the region an increasing dero

International Trade committee  For sure. Thank you for the question. We would expect, given the growth that we've experienced in the last five years in the market, for that to continue. What we see in this agreement is a fundamentally defensive exercise. I mentioned the SPS binding resolution and the need fo

International Trade committee  Given the rise in non-tariff barriers within existing trade agreements, we are very concerned about that. We would look to buttress efforts in that area to ensure that we can maintain the market. I believe it is likely we could see continued growth in the market.