Agriculture committee  Actually, the most recent calls have come from the president of Slovakia who has called for safe passages out of the port of Odessa, which could be safeguarded or guaranteed by Turkey or by the UN, as I understand it. So far, our efforts have focused on land passages and, precisely, since the port was blocked, we are trying to facilitate access through those solidarity lanes that I mentioned earlier to help Ukraine export its agricultural goods.

Agriculture committee  Could you clarify what you mean by "out of area"?

Agriculture committee  Yes, we expect European producers to be able to increase their production. In the last five years, we have exported about 27 million tonnes of wheat per year. However, for the year 2022-2023, we expect to export up to 40 million tonnes, if the weather conditions are favourable, of course, which would be an important contribution to the world market.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely, and I can certainly follow up in writing. There have been a number of actions that have been proposed in this communication. I am assuming your question relates to the help that we're giving to farmers in the EU. That is a support package of $500 million euros, so roughly $750 million Canadian, and it makes use of our crisis reserve.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. The European Union has done several things, including establishing contacts with Canada. Currently, the most important thing for us is to facilitate transit and trade. In other words, we simply have to manage these logistical problems and to get the production out of the country.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much. Honourable members of Parliament, it is an honour for me and indeed for the European Union to contribute today to your reflection on the impact of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. This unwarranted invasion of Ukraine by Russia has once again shown how like-minded the European Union and Canada are in their assessment and in their reaction to the crisis.