| | 'No agreement better than bad one' |
 | | U.S. farm groups released a statement expressing disappointment in the collapse of the negotiations, but noted that the failure should be laid at the feet of developing countries that were not prepared to negotiate. |
| | “While the failure of the Ministerial is regrettable, U.S. producer organizations agreed with the position of administration negotiators – that no agreement would be better than a bad agreement,” said the statement signed by 14 organizations. |
| | The day the developing countries walked out, the New York Times called the proposal by four African countries to eliminate the U.S. cotton program “a fitting test case of the WTO’s commitment for a level-playing field for trade in agricultural goods.” |
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