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...

"Program" yields for individual farmers are utilized in determining the amount of deficiency payments individual farmers receive. They have been frozen since the 1985 Food Security Act (FSA). However, some farm groups are pressing for unfreezing these yields so that actual yields could be...