A number of trade related achievements can be highlighted, viz.:

  Beef access – Council continues to work with CFIA and CBEF counterparts to regain market share resulting from losses following the 2003 and subsequent BSE cases. To date, Canada has regained access to the United States , Japan , Russia , and Taiwan.

  Korea – challenged the Republic of Korea 's initiative to introduce country of origin requirements for food products including meat.

  European Union – Worked with government and other associations to develop a paylean free policy for pork to the EU and other restrictive markets to allow continued trade with these markets.

  Australia – Council in conjunction with the Canadian Pork Council challenged through government Australia 's requirement to test Canadian pork for carbadox residues. Effective December 11, 2006 Australia removed testing requirements for carbadox in pork imported from Canada.

  EU Hormone Ban - In 1996, Canada launched a formal complaint against the EU ban on imported beef from cattle treated with growth promotants. Council provided support and comment on the Canadian position.

 Canada Pork International - The Council is a joint partner with the Canadian Pork Council, representing hog producers, in the creation of CPI. With a mandate to expand pork exports and to enhance market access, hog slaughtering members of the Council and trading houses are all eligible to become a member of CPI.

  Canada Beef Export Federation - Council is an active voice in the Canada Beef. Export Federation. With objectives similar to CPI, many beef members of the Council are active members of this beef export market development agency.

  Export Certificates – Council worked with all sectors of the Industry and CFIA to improve the policy for the re-issuance of export certificates to allow for greater flexibility should re-issuance be required. The Council continues to work with CFIA on the development of an electronic certification system.

 CAFTA – Council is an active member of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance along with several other national associations in pursuit of common goals respecting WTO negotiating outcomes such as the elimination or reduction of trade related tariffs.

  U.S. Country of Origin Labelling - viewed as another protectionist initiative, the Canadian Meat Council and Canadian Cattlemen's Association, supported by the federal government, continue to monitor the legislation designed to disclose the country of origin of beef and lamb on retail packages in U.S. stores. The proposal would have required beef products from Canadian cattle exported to the U.S. to maintain Canadian identity - a clear conflict with rules of origin set out in the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA) and the WTO agreements.

 The current round of WTO negotiations expected to reconvene in early 2009 are being carefully monitored to ensure that the Council's interests are included whenever possible.