WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/32
30 March 2000
(00-1312)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning export subsidy commitments for fiscal year 1998
(Tables ES:1 and ES:2 ) was received from the delegation of the United States  on 23 March 2000.G/AG/N/USA/32
Page 2Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  United States of America
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlays  and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Calendar / marketing year
beginning  (1)Subsidised exports Food aid (2) Annual commitment levels
Outlays
US$Quantity
tonnesQuantity
tonnesOutlays
US$Quantity
tonnes
12 3 4 5 6 7
Wheat 0 3,202,192 (3) 524,488,462 16,808,555
Coarse grains 0 111,688 (4) 54,764,835 1,698,880
Rice 0 382,710 7,703,695 131,796
Vegetable oils 0 0 29,633,547 319,795
Butter and butter oil 451,956 395 (5) 0 36,215,449 29,854
Skim milk powder 133,284,327 129,810 (6) 0 97,925,923 84,212Cheese 4,164,216 3,122 0 4,317,320 3,350
Other milk products 7,407,673 5,344 (7) 0 5,762,232 5,003
Bovine meat 0 0 27,101,322 19,148
Pigmeat 0 0 590,253 430
Poultry meat 1,399,762 3,546 (8) 0 17,283,857 30,475
Live dairy cattle (head) 0 0 14,109,185 12,001
Eggs (dozen) 0 0 3,997,856 16,256,487
(1) Quantity commitments are for the period:  1 July 1998 through 30 June 1999 while budgetary outlay commitments are implemente d on fiscal year basis beginning on 1 October each
year.
(2) Members are to provide data on food aid to all destinations.(3) Includes wheat, bulgur wheat and wheat flour on wheat equivalent basis.
(4) Sorghum.
(5) Includes butter, butteroil, anhydrous milkfat and ghee on a butter equivalent basis.(6) In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph 1) the flexibility used in the 1998 reporting p eriod was $35,358,404 of previously unused outlays, and
45,598 tonnes of previously unused quantities.
(7) In accordance with the notification requirements (G/AG/2, page 24, paragraph 1) the flexibility used in the 1998 reporting p eriod was $1,645,441 of previously unused outlays, and
341 tonnes of previously unused quantities.
(8) Quantity includes exports awarded in 1997/98 (after 30 June 1998).G/AG/N/USA/32
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  United States of America
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments
Description of products Direct
export
subsidies (1)
'000 US$Sales of
stocksProducer
financed
subsidiesCost reduction
measuresInternal
transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific
export
subsidies (2)
'000 US$Quantity of
subsidised
exports
tonnesData source
12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wheat 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FAS
Coarse grains 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FAS
Rice 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FASVegetable oils 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FASButter and butter oil 452 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 452 395 USDA/FAS
Skim milk powder 133,284 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 133,284 129,810 USDA/FAS
Cheese 4,165 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,165 3,122 USDA/FASOther milk products 7,408 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,408 5,344 USDA/FASBovine meat 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FAS
Pigmeat 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FAS
Poultry meat 1,400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,400 3,546 USDA/FASLive dairy cattle (head) 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FASEggs (dozen) 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 USDA/FAS
(1) Quantity commitments are reported for the July-June period.
(2) Budgetary outlays are on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October.
USDA/FAS:  The United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.G/AG/N/USA/32
Page 4Table ES:2
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  United States of America
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports
Description of products Marketing year 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 Unit Quantity of total exports
12 3
Bovine meat tonnes 728,839
Live dairy cattle head 13,165
Pigmeat tonnes 194,845
Poultry meat tonnes 1,828,401
Eggs dozen 95,435,422
Cheese tonnes 22,302
Coarse grains tonnes 6,384,529
Rice (1) tonnes 1,911,624
Skim milk powder tonnes 79,378
Other milk products tonnes 5,944
Wheat tonnes 28,626,560
Oilseeds tonnes 21,587,742
Butter and butter oil tonnes 3,135
Oilcakes tonnes 12,030,570
Vegetables tonnes 2,496,643
Vegetable oils tonnes 1,659,743
Fruit tonnes 2,514,475
Tobacco tonnes 209,516
Cotton bales 4,585,481
(1) Data for rice is provided separately because rice is not incl uded in coarse grains, and does not receive any export subsidy.
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