Agriculture committee  That's right.

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  That's right. Both of those scenarios are in our production. On the hog side, in our major plant in Brandon, Manitoba, we source less than 20% of the total hog supply from our own farms for that plant. The other 80% comes from hog producers across western Canada.

Agriculture committee  It is fundamentally a procurement risk management strategy.

Agriculture committee  It's all of those things. Most of what we ship to the United States is for further processing. It's whole muscle, it's carcass, it's product that then will get turned into value-added meats by a U.S. company.

Agriculture committee  That's right. But otherwise, in the domestic market, and some export, it's food service, retail, institutional, and, under multiple banners and brands, consumer-ready, both fresh and frozen ready-to-eat, meat products.

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  The one thing I would add specific to Alberta is that these programs work based on a harmonized approach between the federal program and the provincial nominee programs. We actually find quite a difference between Alberta versus Manitoba. Under the provincial program in Alberta,

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Yes, I can certainly share it with you. I'm no expert in the reproductive cycle of hogs, but that's right, there are phases in the production cycle where typically the hog would be in a gestation crate. It's as much as anything to ensure the well-being of the animal. Hogs will

Agriculture committee  The work that's under way now to update the animal care codes of practice, which are going species by species under the National Farm Animal Care Council, is the right approach. It involves industry, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, and scientific experts. They all co

Agriculture committee  I'm not sure I can guess that, but obviously Asia is the growth market of the future. In the pork business, Japan is our top market, or at least in terms of value and profitability it's extremely important. As much as anything, what would concern us would be if Japan got in and

Agriculture committee  Well, it's a complicated issue. The consumer market becomes increasingly fragmented. A typical grocery store in Canada today has 50,000 food items. We talked about organic. We talked about all these channels. I believe market forces will continually drive us in new directions on

Agriculture committee  It's fundamentally a question of perception and science around the well-being of the animal. That's where it starts. Of course, as an industry we believe that is paramount. That's the number one issue to focus on. The debate—

Agriculture committee  I'm not saying either. I'm saying whatever route we take needs to be based on science, and there are many different views about the scientific merits of different housing systems. You have to understand the cycle of a sow. There are several stages of production in sows.