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In regard to the Wheat Board, which is tied up in trade big time around the world, Mr. de Kemp, you currently buy your malt and barley through the Canadian Wheat Board. We saw in southern Ontario that the wheat farmers wanted to develop some innovative, new ways of marketing their wheat, but they were told by the processing industry—the biscuit and flour-milling industries—that they couldn't do that. As a result, their attempt at change has been stopped. Where does the malting industry stand in regard to the Canadian Wheat Board retaining control of barley? As an industry, do you want to see your industry continue to purchase barley through the Wheat Board, or would you be prepared to go to other forms of contract purchases?
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