▁send ▁some ▁propos als ▁to ▁negoti ating ▁groups , ▁and ▁leave ▁dead lines ▁open . ▁Develop ing ▁countries ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁developed ▁countries ▁were ▁not ▁negoti ating ▁in ▁good ▁faith , ▁while ▁developed ▁countries ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁developing ▁countries ▁were ▁un reason able ▁in ▁their ▁propos als . ▁At ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁minister ial , ▁members ▁agreed ▁to ▁five ▁S & D ▁prov isions ▁for ▁least ▁developed ▁countries ▁( LD C s ), ▁including ▁the ▁duty - free ▁and ▁qu ota - free ▁access . ▁ ▁Research ▁by ▁the ▁O DI ▁sh eds ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁prior ities ▁of ▁the ▁L DC s ▁during ▁the ▁D oh a ▁round . ▁It ▁is ▁argued ▁that ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁agricult ure , ▁especially ▁to ▁cot ton , ▁ ▁un ite ▁developing ▁countries ▁in ▁opposition ▁more ▁than ▁SD T ▁prov isions ▁and ▁therefore ▁have ▁a ▁greater ▁cons ensus . ▁ ▁D ut y - free ▁and ▁qu ota - free ▁access ▁( DF Q FA ) ▁currently ▁discussed ▁covers ▁ 9 7 % ▁of ▁tar iff ▁lines ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁US ▁alone ▁were ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁initi ative , ▁it ▁would ▁potentially ▁increase ▁Le ast ▁Develop ed ▁Count ries ’ ▁( LD C s ) ▁exports ▁by ▁ 1 0 % ▁( or ▁$ 1 bn ). ▁Many ▁major ▁trad ing ▁powers ▁already ▁provide ▁prefer ential ▁access ▁to ▁L DC s ▁through ▁initi atives ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Everything ▁but ▁Ar ms ▁( E BA ) ▁initi ative ▁and ▁the