AFX European Focus | September 29, 2003 A WTO meeting on agriculture that was due to be held on Oct 6-9 has been delayed indefinitely, said Chairman of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture Stuart Harbinson in a statement.
No more talks will take place until after the General Council meets on Oct 21-22, according to a WTO official.
"Because of the Cancun deadlock, we will wait to see what the General Council says," he said.
The next scheduled meeting of the farming committee is due to start the week of Nov 17.
Agriculture is a major sticking point in the Doha round of trade negotiations. Developing countries are demanding that WTO nations that subsidise their farmers -- such as the EU, Japan and US -- reduce their support. Farmers in those countries are concerned their business would be hit by cheaper imports.AFX European Focus:
