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     1        A.  Yes, I have.
     2
     3   Q.   Have you been to the feed lots?
     4        A.  Yes, I have.
     5
     6   Q.   McDonald's receive beef supplies from Elders IXL; is that
     7        right?
     8        A.  XL?
     9
    10   Q.   IXL?
    11        A.  In Australia?
    12
    13   Q.   Yes.
    14        A.  McDonald's has a supplier, a patty manufacturing
    15        supplier, in Australia called F. J. Walker.  He has
    16        suppliers that have been selected, have been developed, and
    17        the major supplier is a company called AMH.
    18
    19   Q.   AMH?
    20        A.  AMH, yes.
    21
    22   Q.   Who are the other suppliers?
    23        A.  There is a number of them.  I do not remember at this
    24        time.  But there are probably ten, 15 different suppliers.
    25
    26   Q.   Do you know of a feed lot called Beef City in Queensland?
    27        A.  I have been in Queensland.  I have been to some feed
    28        lots in Queensland.  I do not remember the names, to be
    29        honest.
    30
    31   Q.   Have you been to a feed lot in Tawoomba, Queensland?
    32        A.  Yes, I have.
    33
    34   Q.   But you do not remember what that one is called?
    35        A.  No, I do not remember, but I have been there.
    36
    37   Q.   Do you remember whether it was owned by a company called
    38        Elders IXL?
    39        A.  Probably.  We visited, I went there on a specific trip,
    40        a very intense trip.  We visit a lot of suppliers.  We met
    41        with the leaders in the government regarding agriculture,
    42        as well as we met with the leaders in the Cattlemen
    43        Association, Trade Association, the Research Association.
    44        It was a very intensive trip.  As you will understand, it
    45        is difficult to answer.
    46
    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The question was:  do you remember whether it
    48        was owned by a company called Elders IXL?
    49        A.  No.  It could very well possibly be.  There is not a
    50        whole lot of feed lots in that area.  So I would assume it 
    51        has. 
    52 
    53   MS. STEEL:  What was the purpose of that trip?
    54        A.  The purpose is part of McDonald's has a global beef
    55        team that has representatives from the different zones,
    56        from Europe to Latin America, to Asia, the US,
    57        North America; and we were looking at some of those
    58        members.  I am the only member who provides some technical
    59        expertise.  We have members that are from finance, from our
    60        areas of purchasing and QA.  We wanted to give an exposure

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