The reasons for this new outbreak of disputes are well known : the difficulties the US agricultural sector is undergoing, the continuing growth of the US trade deficit, which has risen from US$ 123 billion in 1984 to US$ 148 billion in 1985, the figure forecast for 1988 being US$ 148 billion in 1985.
Les raisons de ces litiges sont connues : les difficultes que connait le secteur agricole aux Etats-Unis, l'accroissement continu du deficit de la balance commerciale americaine qui est passe de 123 milliards de dollars en 1984 a 148 milliards en 1985.