"A step by the EU on agricultural reform is better than no step at all. I look forward to examining further what is being presented by the EU as a major restructuring of its agricultural policies. But the devil can be in the details, including the exceptions and flexible implementing provisions. I hope that the EU's reforms are substantial enough to permit the EU to commit to real progress at Cancun. The United States has been, and remains, ready to negotiate real agricultural reforms at the WTO."