WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUR/12
11 May 2001
(01-2450)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for the calendar
year 2000  (Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of
Turkey  on 5 April 2001.G/AG/N/TUR/12
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 2000 - 31 December 2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency Current total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting tables)
123
below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/TUR/12
Page 3Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 2000 - 31 December 2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Description of basic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7
below)Product-specific measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)
US$ millionCurrent total AMS (aggregate)
US$ million
12 3 4
Wheat
Barley
MaizeRye
Oats
Tobacco192.22
13.36
1.080.09
0.02
-42.22192.22 de minimis
13.36 de minimis
1.08 de minimis
0.09 de minimis
0.02 de minimis
-42.22 de minimisG/AG/N/TUR/12
Page 4Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1 January 2000Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(US$/tonne)External
reference
price
(US$/tonne)Eligible
production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(US$ million)Data sources
123 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Wheat Price support 163.46 98.50 2,959,105 192.22 1
Barley Price support 130.77 104.50 508,715 13.36 1
Maize Price support 147.12 107.50 27,369 1.08 2
Rye Price support 114.42 110.00 20,406 0.09 1
Oats Price support 122.60 110.00 1,602 0.02 1Tobacco Price support 2,141.52 3,197.00 40,000 -42.22 3
Sugar Beet No private buyer
1 – Polatli Commodity Exchange Activity Report 2000.
2 – Bursa Commodity Exchange Bulletin for 2000.
3 – TEKEL – (The State Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages Monopoly)G/AG/N/TUR/12
Page 5Annex to Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 2000 - 31 December 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support
Detailed Calculations
Description of
basic productsTotal
production
tonnesProduction eligible
to receive the
applied
administered price
tonnesExchange
rate
US$/TLApplied
administered price
US$/tonneMarket price
US$/tonne1986-88 Average
reference price
US$/tonneMarket Price
Support
US$/tonneTotal value of
production
US$ millionMarket price
support budgetary
outlays
US$ millionAggregate
measurement of
support
%
1 2 345 6 7 8
(5 - 7)9
(2 * 6)10
(3 * 8)11
((10 / 9) * 100)
Wheat
Barley
Maize
RyeOats
Tobacco
Sugar beet*21,000,000
8,000,000
2,500,000
260,000312,000
189,000
18,781,3802,959,105
508,715
27,369
20,406
1,602
40,000
14,666,793US$1 =
TL 624,000163.46
130.77
147.12
114.42122.60
2,141.52
54.09169.44
149.44
164.26
141.91174.68
2,389.76
54.4798.50
104.50
107.50
110.00110.00
3,197.00
19.6064.96
26.27
39.62
4.42
12.60
-1,055.48
34.493,558.24
1,195.52
410.65
36.9054.50
451.66
1,023.02192.22
13.36
1.08
0.090.02
-42.22
505.865.40
1.12
0.26
0.240.04
-9.35
49.45
*No private buyer
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