2014 Farm Bill and 2015 WTO Doha round negotiations

This article concludes a three-part farmdoc daily series on the 2014 farm bill and U.S. commitments on farm supports under the World Trade Organization (WTO). As noted in farmdoc daily July 30, 2015, the U.S. is unlikely to exceed its current WTO limit on farm support under the 2014 farm bill. In contrast, the U.S. is likely to exceed some limits in the 2008 WTO Doha Round proposal as the 2014 farm bill interacts with the large growth in U.S. crop insurance and changes in its notification at the WTO (farmdoc daily July 16, 2015 and July 30, 2015, respectively). While Doha negotiations are ongoing, nontrivial implications for U.S. farm policy are possible.