The rise in basic agriculture prices provides the opportunity to consider the trends of two key events: the conclusion of world trade negotiations at the WTO and the review of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (see yesterday's column). On the first point, this column has long argued that it is unreasonable to expect spectacular last-minute results in the Doha Round. It would be better to look positively on what has already been achieved, rather than compromise these achievements with...