WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUR/10
25 April 2000
(00-1649)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for the calendar
year 1999  (Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of
Turkey  on 4 April 2000.G/AG/N/TUR/10
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1999 - 31 December 1999
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/10
Page 3Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1999 - 31 December 1999
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
RyeMaize
Oats
PaddyTobacco342.0
24.9
17.3
1.2
0.2
12.0
3.7342.0 de minimis
24.9 de minimis
17.3 de minimis
1.2 de minimis
0.2 de minimis
12.0 de minimis
3.7 de minimisG/AG/N/TUR/10
Page 4Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1 January 1999Measure 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)-7)9
Wheat Price support 179.8 98.5 4,208,000 342.0
Barley Price support 134.8 104.5 819,200 24.8
Maize Price support 152.8 107.5 381,780 17.3
Rye Price support 125.8 110.0 72,711 1.2
Oats Price support 125.8 110.0 13,829 0.2Paddy Price support 505.6 250.3 47,014 12.0Tobacco Price support 3,258.4 3,197.0 60,000 3.7
Sugar Beet No private buyerG/AG/N/TUR/10
Page 5Annex to Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1999 - 31 December 1999
Product-Specific Equivalent 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$ millionEquivalent
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
Paddy
TobaccoSugar beet*18,000,000
7,700,000
2,297,000
235,000290,000
340,000
250,556
16,800,0004,208,000
819,200
381,780
72,71113,829
47,014
60,000
13,200,000US$1 =
TL 445,000179.8
134.8
152.8
125.8125.8
505.6
3,258.4
60.7191.0
134.2
167.4
113.4122.7
532.6
2,692.4
62.598.5
104.5
107.5
110.0110.0
250.3
3,197.0
19.681.3
30.3
45.3
15.815.8
255.3
61.441.13,438
1,033
385
2736
181
675
1,051342.0
24.8
17.3
1.20.2
12.0
3.7
542.29.95
2.41
4.50
4.320.62
6.63
0.55
51.61
*No private buyer
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