▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁nature ▁of ▁reform ing ▁laws ▁on ▁intellectual ▁property , ▁trade ▁in ▁services ▁and ▁subs id ising ▁cro ps ▁for ▁Food ▁Security , ▁the ▁tal ks ▁focused ▁on ▁trade ▁facil itation , ▁which ▁means ▁lower ing ▁cross - border ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁other ▁reg ulations ▁which ▁imp ede ▁international ▁trade . ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁some ▁controvers y ▁over ▁this , ▁with ▁Cuba ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁opp ose ▁any ▁deal ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁US ▁embargo ▁on ▁Cuba . ▁The ▁trade ▁facil itation ▁measures ▁agreed ▁in ▁B ali ▁could ▁cut ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁sh ipping ▁goods ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 %, ▁by ▁one ▁estimate , ▁raising ▁global ▁output ▁by ▁over ▁$ 4 0 0 ▁billion ▁a ▁year , ▁with ▁benefits ▁flow ing ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁to ▁poor er ▁countries . ▁It ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁B ali ▁Package , ▁if ▁implemented ▁in ▁full , ▁could ▁boost ▁the ▁global ▁economy ▁by ▁US $ 1 ▁tr ill ion ▁and ▁create ▁ 2 1 ▁million ▁new ▁jobs . ▁The ▁B ali ▁agreement ▁included ▁a ▁ 1 2 - month ▁dead line ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁" a ▁clearly ▁defined ▁work ▁programme " ▁on ▁the ▁remaining ▁ ▁issues . ▁The ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁W TO ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁and ▁regional ▁agre ements ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁agricult ure , ▁the ▁increased ▁use ▁of ▁private ▁standards . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁Agricult ure ▁has ▁become