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Parliament created the National Farm Products Council in 1972 to help stabilize interprovincial trade in farm products. Producers faced uncertain and volatile prices due to unregulated interprovincial movement of agricultural products.
The 1972 legislation also enabled farm product producers to manage interprovincial and export trade. Marketplace stability returned as national agencies emerged to manage the marketing of eggs, turkey, chicken, and broiler-hatching eggs. Consumers have since enjoyed a steady supply of high-quality, reasonably priced poultry and eggs.
In 1993, Parliament gave the Council an additional role of supervising any national promotion and research agencies established under the Farm Products Agencies Act. In 2002, Canada established the first such agency – the Canadian Beef Cattle Research Market Development and Promotion Agency.
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