EU Reveals Export Future The fundamental debate in Geneva between agricultural exporting countries and developing countries is domestic support versus market access. The perfect quid pro quo is rich countries reduce support and developing countries grant market access. Developing countries cannot countenance opening their borders, and rich country farmers will not concede support cuts without this concession. In outlining its vision for future WTO negotiations, Brussels has sided with poorer countries. Its latest soliloquy stated three ambitions:

Address trade distorting domestic support; Make progress towards a permanent solution to public stockholding for food security purposes (PSH); and Deliver on the immediate needs of vulnerable...