WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CAN/26
4 February 1999
(99-0421)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English/
French
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning export subsidy commitments ( Tables  ES:1  to ES:3 ) for
marketing year 1997/98 was received from the delegation of Canada  on 19 January 1999.G/AG/N/CAN/26
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997/98
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products1Marketing year
Aug 1, 1997 – Jul 31, 1998Subsidised exports Food aid2Annual commitment levels
Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)Quantity
(Tonnes)Outlays
($000)Quantity
(Tonnes)
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat and Wheat Flour 0 0 371,2023275,741 11,694,866
Coarse Grains 0 0 40495,466 4,098,398
Oilseeds 0 0 3,843548,955 1,981,663
Vegetable Oils 0 0 16,55162,847 105,115
Oilcakes 0 0 - 6,122 245,581
Butter 0 0 - 27,735 7,079
Skim Milk Powder 0 0 36 39,909 50,927
Cheese 0 0 - 23,802 11,099Other Milk Products 0 0 - 28,834 34,307
Vegetables 0 0 10,807
74,080 166,757
Incorporated Products 0 N/A - 28,654 N/A
1. The range of products in each category is those contained in Schedule V, Part IV, Secti on II:  Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reductio n Commitments, Annex I.
2. Includes food aid to all destinations, with the range of products in each category defined as those in Annex I of Canada's Sc hedule V.  Food aid data provided by the Canadian
International Development Agency.
3. Wheat and wheat flour.4. Corn.
5. Mustard seed.
6. Canola oil.7. Dried peas and beans.G/AG/N/CAN/26
Page 3Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997/98
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products1Marketing year 1997/98Quantity of total exports2
(Tonnes)
123
Wheat and Wheat Flour August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 19,077,865
Coarse Grains August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 4,880,113
Oilseeds August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 3,665,599
Vegetable Oils August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 601,477
Oilcakes August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 1,440,523Butter August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 10,894Skim Milk Powder August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 29,886
Cheese August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 27,397
Other Milk Products August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 71,023Vegetables August 1, 1997 - July 31, 1998 1,215,330Pork
3August 1, 1997 - July 31, 19984347,793
1. The range of products in each category (except pork) is those contained in Schedule V, Part IV, Section II:  Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Qua ntity Reduction
Commitments, Annex I.
2. Export data from Statistics Canada, Trade of Canada.
3. As required by G/AG/2/Add.1, Canada is notifying total exports of pork.  Trade data for pork includes pork and pork products in Chapter 2 of the Harmonized System.
4. The August 1-July 31 period has no significance for Canadian pork marketing; it has been chosen to facilitate notification of  all data related to Canada's export subsidy commitments
using the same time-period.G/AG/N/CAN/26
Page 4Table ES:3
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997/98
Export Subsidies:  Notification of  total volume of food aid
Description of products Marketing year
1997 - 19981Quantity of food aid to all destinations
(Tonnes)
12 3
In addition to the food aid reported in Table ES.1:
Canned fish August 1, 1997 – July 31, 1998 1,874
Soya oil August 1, 1997 – July 31, 1998 3,827
1. The August 1 – July 31 period has no significance for Canadian food aid; it has been chosen to facilitate notification of all  data related to Canada's export subsidy commitments
using the same time-period.
Source:  Canadian International Development Agency.
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