In Geneva, Moran Warns Hill May Reject U.S. Subsidy Cuts.

The article reports that U.S. House Agriculture General Farm Commodities Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Moran, said today that he told all sides negotiating the Doha round trade talks in Geneva that the United States' proposal to cut farm subsidies could not pass Congress without concessions in market access from the European Union and others. Speaking from Geneva, Moran also said he does not believe negotiators will meet the April 30 deadline for a detailed agreement. Moran and Representative Jo Ann Emerson predicted that World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy would not offer his own proposal to try to force the 140 WTO members to come to an agreement.