USDA Targets Markets under EEP and DEIP Programs
                                                               
                                            Release No. 0269.99
                                                               
                   Media Contact:  Tom Amontree  (202) 720-4623
                                          tom.amontree@usda.gov
               Public Contact:  Lynn Goldsbrough (202) 720-3930
                                       goldsbrough@fas.usda.gov

USDA TARGETS MARKETS UNDER EEP AND DEIP PROGRAMS
                                                               
     WASHINGTON, June 30, 1999--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today
announced one-year allocations under the Export Enhancement Program (EEP) and
Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) for July 1999 through June 2000. 

     "Today, we are announcing an EEP allocation for frozen poultry and DEIP
allocations for a range of dairy products to assist American producers and
exporters facing unfair trading practices in these sectors," Glickman said. 
"Although we are announcing only those allocations being made operational on
July 1, we reserve the right to make additional allocations if conditions
warrant to counter unfair trading practices and expand markets."

     U.S. poultry and dairy export sales will be facilitated through the
payment of bonuses by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation.  Sales of frozen
poultry, nonfat dry milk, whole milk powder, butterfat, and eligible cheeses
will be made through normal commercial channels at competitive world prices.

     The EEP program allocation for the July 1999-June 2000 year is for
20,210 metric tons of frozen poultry.  New DEIP bonuses are being made
available for 76,207 metric tons of nonfat dry milk, 2,518 metric tons of
whole milk powder, 25,475 metric tons of butterfat, and 3,190 metric tons of
various cheeses.  These DEIP allocations are in addition to balances still
available from the quantities announced on May 13, 1999, for nonfat dry milk,
whole milk powder, and cheese.

     Aside from the allocations announced above, Uruguay Round commitments
for the July 1999-June 2000 year would permit annual U.S. export subsidies for
the following products and quantities: 15,665,307 metric tons of wheat and the
wheat equivalent of wheat flour; 1,629,740 metric tons of course grains,
inclusive of barley/malting barley/malt and sorghum; 85,175 metric tons of
rice; 230,547 metric tons of vegetable oils; and 11,588,045 dozen table eggs.

     Country/region quantities may be further limited by the applicable
invitation.  For more information, call the CCC Operations Division at (202)
720-5540 or (202) 720-6211.

     Announced allocations for individual products and countries follow.

      Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Frozen Poultry 
              Eligible for Bonus Awards under EEP

                                                 REGION/COUNTRY                                   METRIC TONS

Middle East:                                     20,210
        Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

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  Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Nonfat Dry Milk Powder 
              Eligible for Bonus Awards under DEIP
                                          
                                                 REGION/COUNTRY                                   METRIC TONS

                                                 Global total
76,207*

Africa and Middle East:
        Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, 
    Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
    Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the
    Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-
    Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar,
    Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique,
    Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
    Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
    Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia,
    Zimbabwe 
    
Caribbean, Central and South America:            
        Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman
    Islands, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
    Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
    Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, St.
    Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
    
Asia and Former Soviet Union:
        Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong,
    India, Indonesia, Kazakstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova,
    Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan,
    Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

*Asia and Former Soviet Union region limited to 25,157 metric tons

Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Dry Whole Milk 
Eligible for Bonus Awards under DEIP

                                                 REGION/COUNTRY                                   METRIC TONS

                                                 Global total 2,518
Africa, Middle East and Former Soviet Union:     
                                                 
        Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
    Faso, Burundi, Belarus, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central
    African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti,
    Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
    Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kenya,
    Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta,
    Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
    Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
    Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan,
    Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United
    Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe 

Caribbean, Central and South America:                           
                                                 
        Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands,
    Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
    Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
    Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent,
    Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
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        Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Butterfat 
              Eligible for Bonus Awards under DEIP

                                                 REGION/COUNTRY                                   METRIC TONS

Africa and Middle East:                          2,000
        
        Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, 
    Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
    Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
    Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho,
    Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,
    Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar,  Rwanda, Sao Tome and
    Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland,
    Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia,
    Zimbabwe 

                                                 Asia and Former Soviet Union:                    10,000
        
        Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong,
    India, Indonesia,  Kazakstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia,
    Moldova, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
    Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Caribbean, Central and South America:            13,475  
        
        Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands,
    Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
    Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
    Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent,
    Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

             Quantities and Destinations for Cheeses 
               Eligible for Bonus Awards under DEIP

                                                 REGION/COUNTRY                                   METRIC TONS

                                                 Global total 3,190
Africa and Middle East:
        Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
    Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
    Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the
    Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel,
    Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
    Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
    Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
    Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia,
    Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Asia and Former Soviet Union
        Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong,
    India, Indonesia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Pakistan,
    Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand,
    Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Caribbean, Central and South America:
        Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands,
    Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
    Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Netherlands
    Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, 
        St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

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