The Uruguay Round has made considerable progress in many areas of the talks, such as services, dispute settlements and intellectual property rights. However, an overall settlement has been held up by one outstanding thorny problem--agriculture.
關稅暨貿易總協定（GATT）一九八六年起的烏拉圭回合談判有多方面進展，譬如服務業、貿易紛爭如何解決，和智慧財產權等；卻因農業這個相當棘手的問題而陷入膠著狀態。