By unanimous consent, it was agreed, — That Lakeside Packers Ltd., Alberta and Cargill Foods of High River, Alberta be ordered to provide to the Clerk of the Committee, prior to 12:00 p.m. (noon), Friday, October 29, 2004, for an in camera review by the Standing Committee, the following documents:
a) a copy of the financial statements detailing the added marginal costs attributable to the new BSE safety regulations along with their profit margins on a monthly basis for calendar year 2003;
(b) documents explaining why the prices they paid for fed steers and heifers declined by approximately 50% in the three weeks following announcement of the federal-provincial BSE Recovery Program on 18 June 2003;
c) financial information of revenues, expenditures and gross and net profit margins for Canadian operations by month for 2003 and 2002 (information required for comparative purposes with 2003);
d) related information as outlined in the notes in the attached template (Annex A);
and e) explanations on the effect of fed steer and heifer market following the announcement of federal-provincial BSE recovery program as far as your specific company is concerned
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