Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. (Operator Instructions) Our first question comes from Jonathan Lichter from Sidoti. Please go ahead.
Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company
Hi, good morning.
Mike Walsh
Good morning.
Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company
So your estimate for working capital for SCHIP is $30 million to $40 million additional?
Stacy Loretz-Congdon
Yes.
Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company
Okay. Why were the non-cigarette margins this high, is it all related to Fresh initiative?
Mike Walsh
No, not all. I would say we had some higher than normal price increases on non-cigarette items that also helped us for the increased margins. So I wouldn't say these kind of pressures are 100% responsible for it.
Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company
And those should be sustainable, I imagine then?
Mike Walsh
Well, Jonathan it hits us. Those things happen pretty regularly, you just can't tell when or how much. But in the 20 years I have been here, they have been pretty consistently.
Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company
Okay. And then just lastly Canadian sales then were down entirely because of the currency, is that correct?
Stacy Loretz-Congdon
There was a significant impact of the result of the currency. For the fourth quarter it was $48 million.
Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company
Okay, thank you.
Operator
Our next question comes from James Ray from Hawkshaw Capital. Please go ahead.
James Ray - Hawkshaw Capital
Yes. I was just wondering if you could provide an update on the VCI revenues similar to what you have provided last quarter.
Mike Walsh
This rough of the year, we are, I would say, about $80 million for the year of 2008, which was under what we had hope to achieve largely because of our milk contract to sell-through. We are planning to do a 100, again this year.
James Ray - Hawkshaw Capital
Okay. And for Fresh total?
Mike Walsh
Yeah. I am talking about VCI and Fresh as one category.
James Ray - Hawkshaw Capital
Okay. That's all. Thank you.
Mike Walsh
Welcome.
Operator
Our next question comes from Garrett Stevens from Giovine Capital. Please go ahead.
Garrett Stevens - Giovine Capital
Yeah. Hi, thanks for taking question.
Mike Walsh
Sure.
Garrett Stevens - Giovine Capital
Expand a bit on your thoughts around your capital plan, Mike? I think we can understand kind of shielding buyback to some degree though, I think it's really nice to see enough activity there to offset any potential option dilution, but why can't we move forward a bit more forcefully with the dividend at this point?
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