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Abstract
Much uncertainty surrounds the
Uruguay Round of Trade negotiations,
especially with respect to agriculture.
Negotiations are continuing. However,
the outcomes are far from certain. Failure
of this round of trade negotiations would
not mean an end to GATT. Importantly,
the existing environment for agricultural
trade would not be immediately changed.
Longer term effects are unclear. The
biggest loss for U.S. agriculture would be
the failure to realize the economic growth
in developing countries that a successful
Uruguay Round would stimulate and
increasing market opportunities that
would result from reductions in trade distorting
subsidies and import barriers of
developed countries.