An important part of the plan was to have had the Pung principals reestablish their contacts with U.S. and Mexican buyers and to build up company’s sales volumes. However, on receiving landed immigrant status, and not being favorably impressed with the area, the ham people withdrew from Canada February 1990, leaving the entire operation with Kim Park. Unfortunately, the pricing structure for the plant’s products did not permit a reasonable profit. Canadian labor cost and the high premium on imported raw materials were too much for competitive sales in North American.