Agricultural subsidies and quotas that developed outside the multilateral framework under GATT remained a divisive issue because:
A) affluent countries protect and subsidize farm production.
B) home-market consumers pay lower prices.
C) surplus agricultural output is sold abroad at high prices.
D) agricultural land became scarce in some countries.
E) American farmers did not participate in export.
Answer: A) affluent countries protect and subsidize farm production.