span class="term"><code class="literal">use_remote_estimate</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)</span></dt><dd><p>
       This option, which can be specified for a foreign table or a foreign
       server, controls whether <code class="filename">postgres_fdw</code> issues remote
       <code class="command">EXPLAIN</code> commands to obtain cost estimates.
       A setting for a foreign table overrides any setting for its server,
       but only for that table.
       The default is <code class="lite