EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

Significant differences remain on agriculture ahead of WTO conference in Buenos Aires

Brussels, 15/09/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 13 September, the first meeting of the committee for agricultural talks at the WTO was held after the summer break.  This showed the persistence of big differences on the agricultural dossier – with less than three months to go before the 11th ministerial conference in Buenos Aires (10-13 November).  Member countries are hoping to finalise a decision in Buenos Aires on domestic support and on public food stocks.

Several delegations are concerned that the member...