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WTO Negotiations Could Miss Deadline on Agriculture Snag

BRUSSELS -- The World Trade Organization's current round of trade talks, already behind schedule on several fronts, appears headed for its biggest setback yet: missing a key deadline for agreement on agricultural liberalization.

Agriculture is widely viewed as the linchpin of the Doha Round of talks. Many poor countries complain that their rich counterparts spend $1 billion a day on trade-distorting subsidies, and they say freeing up farming is one of the best ways to help emerging economies. What's more, developing countries...