Dankie, Voorsitter. Adjunkminister, ek stem basies saam met wat u s oor inmenging in die hele ketting, maar daar s sekere strategie wat gevolg kan word. As 'n mens kyk na wat die WHO-ooreenkomste is wat ons het en wat oor die wreld geld, kan ons 'n bietjie hor tariewe hef. Die graanboere het verlede jaar vir daardie hor tariewe gevra, maar ongelukkig het die landboudepartement hulle nie gesteun nie, en dit is my vraag: Moet ons nie daardie roete volg nie, want dan sal die boere meer produseer omdat hulle sekerder is van 'n sekere prys? Moet die landboudepartement nie voortgaan en praat met hulle kollegas in Handel en Nywerheid sodat daardie tariewe 'n bietjie nader kan kom aan waarvoor die graanboere vra nie? Baie dankie. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)
[Mr A H NEL: Thank you, Chairperson. Deputy Minister, I basically agree with what you are saying about interference in the whole chain, but there are certain strategies that can be followed. If one looks at what the WTO agreements are that we have and that are valid all over the world, we can impose somewhat higher tariffs. The wheat farmers requested those higher tariffs last year, but unfortunately the Department of Agriculture did not support them, and this is my question: Is that not the route that we should take, because then the farmers will produce more, since they are more assured of a certain price? Should the Department of Agriculture not go ahead and talk to their colleagues in Trade and Industry, so that these tariffs can be brought closer to what the wheat farmers are asking for? Thank you.]