The Minister met this group and officials of the Department met it on a number of occasions, the last being early this summer. He indicated earlier that, notwithstanding the fact that there was no legal obligation on him to do so, he would see what could be done for certain categories of development farmers in the context of the allocation of the 11.5 million gallons of quota available under Agenda 2000. The Department has been involved in legal consultations to establish the options open to the Minister and complex issues had to be addressed in that context. These consultations are now almost concluded and he expects to be able to announce a decision on this matter in the coming weeks.