Mr. Tommy Williamson:

Metal stakes do not suit everyone. They would not be a problem for dairy farmers. They will use metal stakes in between. It will be a big problem for use in strainers. They will end up using metal or concrete strainers. It will still cost them more money. For anyone with a stud farm or who is sheep farming or deer farming and who requires higher fencing, it will be a problem. There is nothing on the market other than timber for a strainer unless metal is used. This costs four times the price. It will all come back to the farmers. The farmers will have to pay more if they want a fence. If the farmers pay more, the food will have to get dearer. Everything will have to get dearer. It will not be competitive compared with other countries. We are looking for an extension on the creosote until something is sorted out. This is what we are here to look for.