They would have to repay the interest they owe on that advance, but for the interest-free portion they would only pay a quarter of one per cent, and 1.5% plus prime going forward, so we have tried to reduce the costs as much as possible. For a producer who has a $160,000 advance, for example, that's a reduction in interest costs of about $35,000 over the normal prime-plus-three default penalty that goes forward.
Ainsi, les producteurs auraient à rembourser l'intérêt qu'ils doivent sur les avances de fonds, mais en ce qui concerne la partie sans intérêt, ils ne paieraient que le quart de 1 p. 100 et, par la suite, un taux préférentiel majoré de 1,5 p. 100. Nous avons donc essayé de réduire les coûts le plus possible.