WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/17
15 June 1998
(98-2419)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for marketing year 1996
(Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables), which includes a number of revisions to the data
notified in Supporting Table DS:1 for the ma rketing year 1995 (G/AG/N/USA/10 refers), was
received from the delegation of United States  on 4 June 1998.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD :  Marketing year 1996
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency Current total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
12 3
1996 22,287.173 Millions of US dollars 5,897.658G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996 and Fiscal Year 1996
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment-"Green Box"
Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
(a)  General services: 4,738 6,419 6,544
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
  Agricultural Research Service
  Buildings & Facilities  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds496
23
3707
3912707
2512Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains, and disseminates
information.  Includes National Agricultural Library Functions in 1996.  Conducts
research on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plantand animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  Agricultural institute
  National fertilizer development  Agriculture 21 Farming Systems4
53
00
010
01Research and advisory function. Conducts research on problems related to
agricultural development, environmental quality, and fertilizer material and
practices.  Started in October 1992, Agri. 21 provides information about familyfarming and profitability using sustainable and environmentally friendly methods.
  Pollution prevention/model site demo 0 1 0 Research and advisory function.  A research programme aimed at helping chemical
dealers and farmers prevent ground water contamination.
   Waste management programme 0 1 0 Research and advisory function.  Research on development of efficient wetlands
and of organic plant food and cattle feed from agricultural wastes (broiler litter),
and other creative waste management methods.
 Cooperative State Research, Extension,
and Education Service (CSREES)  Cooperative State Research Service
  Buildings and facilities281
0437
37437
31Research function.  Provides grants to state agricultural research
establishments.  Participates in cooperative planning with state research
institutions.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 4Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
  Extension Service 325 435 403 Advisory function.  Participates with state cooperative extension system on applied
education, information, and technology transfer.
National Agricultural Library (NAL)  National Agricultural Library 11 (see note) (see note)Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains, and disseminates
information.  Outlays included in ARS, above, since 1995 (appropriations were $20million in 1996).
Rural Business and Cooperative Development
Service (RBCD)  Agricultural Cooperatives Service 4 1 14 Research and advisory function.  Provides farmers and USDA administrators
information related to cooperatives.
Alternative Agricultural Research 0 6 9 Research function.  Provides assistance in developing new products from
agricultural and forestry ma terial and animal byproducts.
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS)  Salaries & Expenses  Buildings & Facilities  Miscellaneous Trust Funds308
35479
88467
12
8Inspection/pest and disease control function.
Protects animal and plant resources fr om destructive pests and diseases.
State programmes for agriculture
(FY outlays, net of fees and taxes)
22,196 2,785 2,948State governments provide a number of generally available services.
Includes extension, marketing, and research.  Excludes state credit programmes.Amount reported is net of producer fees and taxes paid for various services.
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)  Grain inspection salaries and expenses
3
  Inspection & Weighing Service
  Packers & Stockyards Administration37
(2)
911
1
1211
4
11Marketing/inspection functions.  Establishes standards.
Provides for official inspection and implementation of the system of standards formarketing.
Conducts surveillance and investigatory activities to protect producers and
consumers from unfair trade practices.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 5Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
  Salaries & Expenses  Inspection & Grading of Farm Products370
1523
3533
4Marketing/inspection func tion.  Provides in plant inspection to assure
quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labelling.
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing Services  Payments to States & Possessions
 Perishable Ag. Commodity Act Fund
  Misc. Trust Funds
  Office of Transportation34
1
4
81
257
1
8
108
041
1
10
106
0Marketing function.
Develops marketing standards a nd provides news and inspection
services.  Grants to states for pr ojects, such as improving marketing
information, and developi ng grading standards.
Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade
practices.  Grading and certifi cation services are provided on a
fee-for-service basis.
Marketing function.  Id entifies transportation issues and provides
information.  Transportation fu nction moved to AMS, above.
Economic Research Service (ERS)  Economic Research Service
  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds45
052
050
0Research and advisory function.  Performs economic research and
analysis for the public, congress, and the executive branch.
National Ag. Statistics Service (NASS)
  National Ag. Stat. Service
  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds59
084
078
0Research and advisory function.  Provides official estimates of
resource utilization, pr oduction, and prices of agricultural products.
Executive Operations
  World Agricultural Outlook Board
(WAOB)22 2Research and advisory function.  Provides economic information
about current outlook and situation for commodity supply and price.
Outlays combined with other executive operations outlays in 1995
and 1996.  Obligations for WAOB were $2.4 million in 1996.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 6 Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS)  Conservation Operations
  Resource Conservation and
Development386
26566
33611
30Advisory function.  To promote conservation of soil and water,
NRCS provides technical assistan ce, conducts soil surveys, and
assesses erosion factors (formerly activity of "SCS").  Total amount
adjusted to exclude watershed pl anning and river basin surveys
($15 million).
Assists individuals and localities to develop area-wide plans for
resource conservation and developm ent.  Some cost-share payments
prior to 1994.
Farm Service Agency (FSA)  Outreach for Socially DisadvantagedFarms
Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS)  Outreach for Socially DisadvantagedFarms0
01
00
3Advisory function.  Community-based organizations receive grants
and contracts to provide outre ach and technical assistance to
disadvantaged farms.  Assists producers in the community in theirfarm ownership and operation, a nd in their participation in
government programmes.  Funding shifted to NRCS starting in 1996.
No direct payments.
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food
Security:00 0
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
  Food Security Commodity Reserv e (no acquisitions for the reserve in
FY 1986-88, FY 1995 or FY
1996)Up to 4 million tonnes of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, or rice can be
acquired and used to meet extrao rdinary humanitarian food needs in
developing countries.  Named the "Food Security Wheat Reserve" in1980, the reserve has been expanded by the 1996 Act.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 7Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
(c)  Domestic food aid: 19,158 37,470 37,834
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)
  Food Programme Administration
  Food Stamp Programme
  Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico
   Special Milk Programme
   Child Nutrition Programmes80
11,813
852
16
4,050107
25,554
(see note)
(see note)
7,499107
25,422
(see note)
(see note)
7,875Food programmes providing access to more nutritious diets for low income
people and children.
Low income people receive financial assistance to help purchase nutritious
food.
Food Stamp Programme in Puerto Rico combined with Food Stamp
Programme (above).
Provides milk service in schools and institutions having no other federally
assisted food programmes.  Outlays reported in Child Nutrition Programme
outlays (below)
Cash and commodities to assist children attain adequate diets.  Includes
special milk, school lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other
programmes.
  Special Supplemental Nutrition
  programme for Women, Infants, and    Children1,711 3,404 3,679 Food supplements to improve health of low income mothers, children,
elderly.
 Food donation programme 189 217 0 Provides cash or commodities to improve diets of elderly, Indians, and
Micronesia.
Commodity Assistance Programme (CAP) 0 194 301 After 1994, comb ines programmes for Commodity Supplemental Food ($87
mil.), Emergency Food ($47 mil.), Commodities for Soup Kitchens ($33
mil.), assistance to Pacific Islands ($1 mil.), and Nutrition for the Elderly
($148 mil.).G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 8 Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
Commodity Supplemental food
programme
Temp. Emergency Food Assist. Prog.
(TEFAP)
Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion (CNPP)412
48
0(see
CAP,
above)
(see
CAP,
above)
-1(see CAP,
above)
(see CAP,
above)
0Food supplements to improve health of low income mothers,
children, elderly.
Helps states to purchase and distribute food to the needy.
Research and information func tion.  Develops and implements
programmes to strengthen nutr ition research information and
education.  Funded through the Food Programme Administration
Account in 1996 and 1997 ($3 million).
Human Nutrition Information Service(HNIS)  Human Nutrition Information Ser.
49( s e e
note)(see note)Functions transferred to Agricultura l Research Service and to the new
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.  Conducts survey ofnutritional needs and diet possibilities.  Provides consultation andinformation to the public.
Agricultural Marketing Ser. (AMS)  Section 32 (AMS) 378 496 450Funds purchases of commodities dist ributed to needy people through
the FNS food programmes described above.
(d)  Decoupled income support: 0 0 5,187
Farm Service Agency
  Production Flexibility Contract  Payments0 0 5,187Payments made to producers and landowners based on acreage and
production in a prior base period, as specified in the Federal
Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net
programmes:00 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance programmes are included in
Supporting Table DS:9, as part  of the entry for USDA Crop
Insurance programmes.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 9Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
(f)   Payments for relief from natural
       disasters:1,388 102 153
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance  Programme (NAP, crop year)
  Crop disaster payments (crop year)0
1,33220
058
0Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act, producers of
crops not currently insurable under other programmes receivebenefits, if it is determined by the USDA that there have been yieldlosses greater than 35 per cent for the area, and greater than 50 percent for the individual farm.
Under the Food Security Act of 1985, the Disaster Assistance Acts of
1988 and 1989 and subsequently, assi stance was provided to crop
producers suffering from disasters.   Assistance was provided when
there were production losses of at least 30%.  Such ad hocprogrammes were replaced by the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance
Reform Act.
Emergency feed programme (fiscal year)
Emergency feed assist. programme(fiscal year)Forage assistance programme (fiscalyear)
Disaster Reserve A ssistance Programme
(fiscal year)
Tree assistance programme (fiscal year)Emergency loans
653
5
00
0
374
5
0
0
2
577
5
0
3
2
13Compensates livestock producers for feed crop disasters.
Compensates livestock producers for feed crop disasters.Compensates livestock producers for pastures damaged by drought or
related conditions (1988 Di saster Assistance Act).
Compensates livestock producers for losses of feed crops in
authorized counties.  Cash reim bursements provided for up to 30% of
cost of feed replacement if c ounty and producer both have losses of
at least 40%.
Compensates producers for loss of tree seedlings due to drought or
related conditions (1988 Di saster Assistance Act).
Provides loans to cover actual losse s sustained by farmers in disaster
areas.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 10 Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
(g) Structural adjustment through
      producer retirement programmes: 0 0 0
 (h) Structural adjustment through     resource retirement programmes: 532 1,732 1,732
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  Conservation Reserve Programme 194 1,732 1,730 Critical soil erosion is reduced th rough 10-year rental agreements to
establish permanent cover crops on cropland.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)  Conservation Reserve Programme 0 0 2 Funding is being shifted to the CCC, starting in 1996.  See above
description of the programme.
  Dairy termination programme (FYpayments)338 0 0 Payments were made to producer s agreeing to terminate production
for a 5-year period.
(i) Structural adjustment through
     investment aids: 132 84 86
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  Farm Credit Programmes  (previously FmHA programmes)
6
    State Mediation Grants132
081
384
2Programme includes (i) short-term and long-term loans made at
preferential interest rates and (ii) guarantees of private loans.Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by status asowner-operator of a family-sized farm in situations of structuraldisadvantage (cannot obtain credit elsewhere).
Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems
meeting credit obligations.  Assist ance must be provided through
certified agricultural loan mediation programmes.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 11Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
(j)  Environmental payments: 202 234 279
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  Agricultural Conservation Programme7
   Emergency Conservation Programme
  Soil and water loans programme6
 Great Plains Conservation Programme7
 Colorado River Basin Salinity Control7
  Water Bank Programme
 Wetland Reserve Programme166
6
0
19
2
9
0145
27
0
2410
11
16101
25
0
12
4
7
109Conservation of soil and water is achieved through cost-share
agreements.
Assists in funding emergency conservation measures necessary to
restore farmland damaged by natural disasters.
Low interest loans and loan guarantees to assist farmers to use sound
soil and water cons ervation practices.
Cost share contracts for 3 to 10 years are used to help landowners
implement long term conservation measures.
Water quality for down stream users is enhanced by information/cost
sharing.
Conservation of wetlands are achie ved through 10-year contracts
with producers.
Conservation and restoration of  wetlands through long-term
agreements.  Producers must imple ment a conservation plan and
retire crop acreage base.
 Farms for the Future 0 1 0 Provides loan guarantees  and interest assistance to State trust funds to
help finance programmes to pr otect and preserve farmland.
 Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
  Farmland Protec tion Programme  0 0 14Conservation plans are made and easements purchased through State,
tribe or local government agencies to protect topsoil by limitingconversion to non-agricultural uses.  Conservation plans must becarried out over the 30 years or more of the easement term.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 12 Agency and programme, by measure and
type (some agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1 Description of programme
1986-88 1995 1996
   Conservation Programme Technical
   Assistance0 0 7 Technical assistance, including financial assistance, is provided by the CCC
through the Environmental Quality Incentives Programme (EQIP) and other
programmes.  A conservation plan must be submitted before receiving cost shareand incentive payments.
(k)  Payments under RegionalAssistance Programmes:00 0 Note:  Regional outlays moved to category "a", general services, above (no direct
payments made).
(l)  Other: 0 0 0
Grand Total
8/26,151 46,041 51,815
Footnotes:
1Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years.
Outlays were excluded from domestic United States tables if not related directly to internal support of production agriculture.Wages and salaries and administrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect the level of services provided t o agriculture.
2Fees and taxes were estimated from partial data for 1986, 1987, 1995 and 1996.  Complete data available for 1988-92.
3utlays for Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards were combined in the Budget document.
Outlays for each separately estimated from appropriations.
4Former Human Nutrition Information Service functions were transf erred to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the new Ce nter for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and
Consumer Service (FCSA).  FY 1995 funds for operation came from ARS ($2.414 mil.) and the FCS ($.196 mil. dol.).
5Value of subsidy on feed distributed under the Emergency Feed Assistance Programme is unavailable.  Pounds of feed so distribut ed for FY 1986-88 were (lbs.):  1,880,009 for FY 86;
4,678,875 for FY 87; 316,893,702 for FY 88; and 820,944,327 for FY 89.  There were 829,538 lbs. distributed in FY 1995 and 162, 000 lbs. distributed in FY 1996.
6Derived as the difference between FmHA and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data also include budget outlays for recognized losses on FmHA
loan guarantees.   Farm Credit System Programmes (FCS) are not included because loans made in 1986-88 were not subsidized.
The Farm Credit Amendments Act of 1986 forbids the FCS from under pricing its competition.  Also, the FCS interest rates are gr eater than commercial rates, after adjusting announced
rates for the mandatory stock purchase requirement paid by borrowers without compensation.
7These programmes are part of the new Environmental Quality Incen tives Programme (EQIP) under the Federal Agriculture Improvemen t and Reform Act of 1996.
8Totals for 1986-88 were revised in 1997 to correct errors in original formula.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 13Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct payments under production-limiting programmes
Measure type Name and description of measure
with reference to criteria in Article 6:5Monetary value of measure in year
in question
Million dollarsData sources
12 3 4
(a)  Payments based on fixed area and yields.      0.000
(b)  Payments based on 85 per cent or less of base level of production:
Wheat 0.0001
Rice 0.0001
Corn 0.0001
Sorghum 0.0001
Barley 0.0001
Oats 0.0001
Cotton 0.0001
(c)  Livestock payments on a fixed number of head 0.000
1Deficiency payments, included  here for 1995, were eliminated for all years after 1995 by the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 14Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Description of basic products including
non-product specific (AMS)Calculated AMS Value of production Current total AMS
Aggregate
Mil. dol.Amount1
Mil. dol.5 per cent of value
Mil. dol. Mil. dol.
12 3 4 5
Product-specific AMS  (from supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7)
Barley 0.738 1,091.463 54.5732
Beef and Veal 0.000 22,259.418 1,112.9712
Corn 28.275 25,312.028 1,265.6012
Cotton 3.401 7,322.708 366.1352
Dairy 4,690.621 23,057.197 1,152.860 4,690.621
Honey 0.000 180.192 9.0102
Minor Oil Seed:    Canola 0.015 61.811 3.091
2
    Flaxseed 0.004 10.197 0.5102
    Mustard Seed 0.000 2.460 0.1232
    Rapeseed 0.000 0.429 0.0212
    Safflower 0.001 76.319 3.8162
    Sunflower 0.331 417.910 20.8962
Mohair 0.000 15.486 0.774Oats 0.027 319.067 15.953
2
Peanuts 299.045 1,029.774 51.489   299.045G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 15Description of basic products including
non-product specific (AMS)Calculated AMS Value of production Current total AMS
Aggregate
Mil. dol.Amount1
Mil. dol.5 per cent of value
Mil. dol. Mil. dol.
12 3 4 5
Product-specific AMS  (from supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7)
Rice 5.801 1,687.407 84.3702
Rye 0.000 33.407 1.6702
Sorghum 0.548 2,004.154 100.2082
Soybeans 13.821 17,455.175 872.7592
Sugar 907.992 2,044.246 102.212   907.992
Tobacco (21.410) 2,851.548 142.5772
Wheat 8.243 9,814.961 490.7482
Wool 0.000 39.658 1.9832
All other (not in AMS calculation) 0.000 88,614.330 4,430.7172
Total for all commodities 5,937.453 205,701.345 10,285.067 5,897.658
Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)1,113.407 205,701.345 10,285.0672
Total: Current total AMS 7,050.860 5,897.658
1Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in general.  Cash receipts were used for veget ables, fruits and nuts, wool and mohair, honey, and other
crops, excluding cash receipt for sugar beets, sugarcane, and oilseeds, that are available as actual value of production in NAS S reports.  Average price was multiplied by production to get value in
some cases.
2AMS IS NOT SUBJECT TO REDUCTION OR INCLUSION IN THE CURRENT AMS BECAUSE THE CALCULATED AMS IS LESS THAN 5 PER CENT OF VALUE OF
PRODUCTION (DE MINIMIS EXCLUSION).G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 16Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996
Product-specific Aggregate Measure of Support:  Market Price Support
Description
of
productMarketing year
startingMeasure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal  reference price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesAssociated
fees
Mil. dolTotal
market price
support
Mil. dolNew notes,
data sources
123 4 56 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Beef   1 Jan. 1996   Beef purchases 11.578 0.000
Dairy   1 Oct. 1996   Price support/quota 225.698 159.826 70.955 4,673.964
Sugar   1 Oct. 1996   Price support/quota 374.786 230.824 6.510 937.187  1
Peanuts   1 Aug. 1996   Price support/quota 672.410 413.160 1.189 308.136
All Commodities
(before de minimis)5,919.287
1Reference price based on Caribbean price adjusted to include transportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 202.164 = 230.824). Caribbean price is the simple average of 12 monthly
prices.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 17Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Barley 1 June 1996 Basic deficiency payments 0.0001
0-50/92 deficiency payments 0.0001
Subtotal deficiency payments 0.0001
Barley 1 June 1996 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Barley 1 June 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Beef and
veal1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Corn 1 Sept. 1996 Basic deficiency payments
1
0-50/92 deficiency payments1
Subtotal deficiency payments1
Corn 1 Sept. 1996 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000Commodity loan forfeit
Marketing loans0.000
0.004
Subtotal other payments 0.004 0.004G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 18 Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Corn 1 June 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.004
1
Cotton 1 Aug. 1996
0-50/92 deficiency payments1
Subtotal deficiency payments1
Cotton 1 Aug. 1996 Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000Extra-long staple (ELS) payments 0.000Inventory protection payments 0.000First handler payments 0.000User marketing payments 6.401Subtotal other payments 6.401 6.401
Cotton 1  Aug. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 6.401
Dairy 1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal price related payments 0.000 0.000
Dairy 1 Jan. 1996 Dairy indemnities 0.257
State subsidy 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.257 0.257
Dairy 1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.257
Honey 1 Jan. 1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 19Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Honey 1 Jan. 1996 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loans 0.0002
Loan deficiency payments 0.0002
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Honey 1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds2
 Canola 1 June 1996 Price related payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.0003
Marketing loans 0.0003
Loan deficiency payments 0.0003
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds2
 Flaxseed 1 July 1996 Price related payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.0003
Marketing loans 0.0003
Loan deficiency payments 0.0003
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 20 Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Minor oilseeds 2
 Mustard
 Seed1 Sept. 1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.0003
Marketing loans 0.0003
Loan deficiency payments 0.0003
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds 2
  Rapeseed 1 June 1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.0003
Marketing loans 0.0003
Loan deficiency payments
Subtotal other payments0.000
0.000 0.0003
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds2
Safflower 1 Sept. 1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.0003
Marketing loans 0.0003
Loan deficiency payments 0.0003
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 21Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Minor oilseeds2
Sunflower 1  Sept. 1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit (0.035)3
Marketing loans 0.0023
Loan deficiency payments 0.0003
Subtotal other payments (0.033) (0.033)
Subtotal all direct payments (0.033)
Mohair 1  Jan. 1996 Support payments
Subtotal price related payments 0.000 0.0001
Mohair 1  Jan. 1996 Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.0001
Mohair 1  Jan. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Oats 1  June  1996 Basic deficiency payments1
 0-50/92 deficiency payments1
Subtotal deficiency payments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.0001
Oats 1  June  1996 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Oats 1  June 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Peanuts 1  Aug.  1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 22Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Peanuts 1  Aug. 1996 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Peanuts 1  Aug. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Rice 1  Aug. 1996 Basic deficiency payments 0.0001
0-50/92 deficiency payments 0.0001
Subtotal deficiency payments 0.000 0.0001
Rice 1 Aug. 1996 Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Marketing loans 0.000
Marketing certificate payments 0.000Loan deficiency payments 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Rice 1 Aug. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Rye 1 June 1996 Subtotal price related payments 0.000 0.000
2
Rye 1 June 1996 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.0002
Rye 1 June 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1996 Basic deficiency payments1
0-50/92 deficiency payments1
Subtotal deficiency payments 0.000 0.0001G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 23Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1996 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1996 Subtotal price related payments 0.000 0.000
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1996 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Marketing loan payments 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Sugar 1  Oct. 1996 Price related direct payments 0.000 0.000
Sugar 1 Oct. 1996 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sugar 1 Oct. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1996 Price related payments (Burley) 0.000 0.000
1 July  1996 Price related payments (Flue
cured)0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 24Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1996 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Wheat 1 June 1996 Basic deficiency payments1
0-50/92 deficiency payments1
Subtotal deficiency payments1
Wheat 1 June 1996 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Wheat 1 June 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 25Description
of
productMarketing year
starting...Measure type Applied
administered
price
Dol./tonneExternal
reference
price
Dol./tonneEligible
production
Mil. tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
Mil. dol.Other non-
exempt
payments
Mil. dol.Fees/
Levies
Mil. dolTotal
direct
payments
Mil. dol.Adjustment
factor
RatioNew notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Wool 1 Jan. 1996 Support payments1
Subtotal price related payments 0.000 0.000
Wool 1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.0001
Wool 1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
All Commodities      1996
(before de minimis)Subtotal all direct payments 0.000 6.629 6.629
1Payments programme eliminated by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
2Programme eliminated by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
3Loan programmes for minor oilseeds started in 1991.  Same data sources and methodology used for these oilseeds as for Rice in t he base year schedule for 1986-88.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 26Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/support
Mil. dol.Fees/ levies
Mil. dol.Total
other
support
Mil. dol.Market
price support
(from DS:5)
Mil. dol.Non-exempt
direct payments
(from DS:6)
Mil. dol.Total
AMS
Mil. dol.New notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Barley 1 June 1996 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.738Subtotal other support 0.738 0.000 0.738
Barley 1 June 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.738 0.000 0.000 0.738
Beef &
Veal1 Jan. 1996 Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Beef &
Veal1 Jan. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Corn 1 Sept. 1996 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loan interest subsidy 28.271Subtotal other support 28.271 0.000 28.271
Corn 1 Sept. 1996 TOTAL AMS 28.271 0.000 0.004 28.275
Cotton 1 Aug. 1996 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.000Subtotal other support 0.000 3.000 (3.000)
Cotton 1 Aug. 1996 TOTAL AMS (3.000) 0.000 6.401 3.401G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 27Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/support
Mil. dol.Fees/ levies
Mil. dol.Total
other
support
Mil. dol.Market
price support
(from DS:5)
Mil. dol.Non-exempt
direct payments
(from DS:6)
Mil. dol.Total
AMS
Mil. dol.New notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Dairy 1 Oct. 1996 Dairy assessments1(16.400
)1
Subtotal other support 0.000 (16.400
)16.400
Dairy 1 Oct. 1996 TOTAL AMS 16.400 4,673.964 0.257 4,690.621
Honey 1 Jan. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy2
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Honey 1 Jan. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Minor oilseeds2
  Canola 1 June 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.015 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.015 0.000 0.015
  Canola 1 June 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.015 0.000 0.000 0.015
Minor oilseeds2
  Flaxseed 1 July 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy
Subtotal other support0.004
0.0040.000
0.000 0.0043
  Flaxseed 1 July 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.004G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 28 Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/support
Mil. dol.Fees/ levies
Mil. dol.Total
other
support
Mil. dol.Market
price support
(from DS:5)
Mil. dol.Non-exempt
direct payments
(from DS:6)
Mil. dol.Total
AMS
Mil. dol.New notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Minor oilseeds23
Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mustard
seed1 Sept. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Minor oilseeds2 3
  Rapeseed 1 June 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
  Rapeseed 1 June  1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Minor oilseeds2 3
  Safflower 1 Sept. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.001 0.000 0.001
  Safflower 1 Sept. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001
Minor oilseeds2 3
  Sunflower 1 Sept. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.364 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.364 0.000 0.364
Sunflower 1 Sept. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.364 0.000 (0.033) 0.331
Mohair 1 Jan.  1996 Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.0002
Mohair 1 Jan. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 29Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/support
Mil. dol.Fees/ levies
Mil. dol.Total
other
support
Mil. dol.Market
price support
(from DS:5)
Mil. dol.Non-exempt
direct payments
(from DS:6)
Mil. dol.Total
AMS
Mil. dol.New notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Oats 1 June 1996 Storage payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.027 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.027 0.000 0.027
Oats 1 June 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.027 0.000 0.000 0.027
Peanuts 1 Aug. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy4/0.1694/
Subtotal other support 0.169 9.260 (9.091)
Peanuts 1 Aug. 1996 TOTAL AMS (9.091) 308.136 0.000 299.045
Rice 1 Aug. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 5.801
Subtotal other support 5.801 0.000 5.801
Rice 1 Aug. 1996 TOTAL AMS 5.801 0.000 0.00 5.801
Rye 1 June  1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.0002
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Rye 1 June 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1996 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.548
Subtotal other support 0.548 0.000 0.548
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.548 0.000 0.000 0.548
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 13.821
Subtotal other support 13.821 0.000 13.821G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 30 Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/support
Mil. dol.Fees/ levies
Mil. dol.Total
other
support
Mil. dol.Market
price support
(from DS:5)
Mil. dol.Non-exempt
direct payments
(from DS:6)
Mil. dol.Total
AMS
Mil. dol.New notes,
data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1996 TOTAL AMS 13.821 0.000 0.000 13.821
Sugar 1 Oct. 1996 Commodity loan interest
subsidy5/4.4575/
Subtotal other support 4.457 33.652 (29.195)
Sugar 1 Oct. 1996 TOTAL AMS (29.195) 937.187 0.000 907.992
Tobacco 1 Oct.  1996 Commodity loan interest subsidy 15.685
Subtotal other support 15.685 37.095 (21.410)
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1996 TOTAL AMS (21.410) 0.000 0.000 (21.410)
Wheat 1 June 1996 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loan interest subsidy 8.243
Subtotal other support     8.243 0.000 8.243
Wheat 1 June 1996  TOTAL AMS 8.243 0.000 0.000 8.243
Wool 1 Jan.  1996 Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.0002
Wool 1 Jan. 1996 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000
All
commodities
(before de
minimis)1996 TOTAL AMS 78.144 66.607 11.537 5,919.287 6.629 5,937.453G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 31Footnotes:
1The negative entry for dairy assessments represents the final refund to producers following the termination of the assessment p rovisions under the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
2Programme eliminated after 1995 by either the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 or by earlier law.
3Loan programmes for minor oilseeds started in 1991.  Same data sources and methodology used for these oilseeds as for Rice in t he base year schedule for 1986-88.
4Peanut interest subsidy for 1996 based on data for all loans outs tanding, as reported in both the CCC General Ledger and Financ ial Management Systems.  This
includes data for producer loans and producer association loans, for both quota and additional peanuts.  Source is the Farm Ser vice Agency, USDA (personal communications).
5Interest subsidy for 1998 calculated using same data sources and methodology as used for Rice and Wheat and Feed Grains in the Base Year Schedule for 1986-88.
This method involves a more intensive analysis of monthly data than used previously.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 32Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1996
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
support
Million dollarsAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources and comments
12 3 4 5 6
Irrigation on Bureau of
Reclamation
Projects in 17 Western
States:
Estimated water subsidies-
1986 543.3 Estimate provided to the Honorable George Miller, Chairman,
Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, 24 February 1988,
by the U.S. Department of Interior.  This was in answer to the
question: "What is the average annual irrigation subsidy providedthrough the Reclamation programme?"  An answer was included for
1986.
 Amount assumed for each
year:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3Estimates do not exist for each year, so the 1986 estimate was
assumed for all years.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 33Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
support
Million dollarsAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources and comments
12 3 4 5 6
 1995 revised
1996381.4
381.4381.4
381.4A 1994 estimate was assumed for 1995 and 1996, based on an
analysis by the Programme Analysis Office, Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of Interior.  The 1994 estimate is based on a "debt
financing method".  A long term interest rate is applied to the
outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by theGovernment in irrigation facilities to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators
repay the principal but not the interest on the project debt.
Net Federal budget outlaysfor grazing livestock  on
Federal Land
  (fiscal year data are used)
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995
199649.600
49.800
48.80049.400
71.282
72.42223.400
22.500
25.00023.633
26.285
21.97326.200
27.300
23.80025.767
44.997
50.449The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range
land in 16 Western States operated by the Forest Service (FS) and
Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  The net budget outlays
include (as negative outlays) the receipts for fees paid by livestock
producers, but do not include other "non-fee" costs paid by the
producers, such as for building and maintaining water supplies and
fences.  Including the other non-fee costs could reduce the net outlayfigure, perhaps to zero.  Fiscal year data are used.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 34Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
support
Million dollarsAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources and comments
12 3 4 5 6
Crop insurance subsidized
by the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation:
 (crop year data are used;
revised Feb. 1997)1
    Indemnities paid to
farmers
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995, revised
1996615.742
369.844
1,067.611
684.399
1,566.522
1,489.161291.649
277.506
328.403299.186
653.864
856.409324.093
92.338
739.208385.213
912.658
632.752Crop insurance is provided to farmers at subsidized rates.  Per unit
indemnities are paid whenever there are decreases in productionyield below the guaranteed yield level.  The guaranteed yield is
selected by the producer from the options--50%, 65%, or 75% of
average yield.  No formal "disaster" proclamation by the
government is required before payments are made.  Fees paid by
farmers are contracted-for premiums, which are subsidized.  Thevalue of the subsidy is reflected in the net value of the indemnities
less premiums.
Includes data for the Group Risk Plan (GRP) introduced in 1993.
GRP benefits and premiums are based on area-wide (county)
experiences, but yield protection options range up to 90 per cent.
Includes revenue insurance programmes started in 1996.  Revenue
insurance benefits are triggered whenever there are decreases in
revenue for a specific crop below the guaranteed level.  The
guaranteed revenue level may be as high as 75% of average revenue
for the crop.  Fees paid by farmers are contracted for premiums,which are subsidized.  The value of the subsidy is reflected in the
net value of the indemnities less premiums.G/AG/N/USA/17
Page 35Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
support
Million dollarsAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources and comments
12 3 4 5 6
State credit programmes:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995
199628.661
49.962
51.172
43.265
48.806
48.80628.661
49.962
51.172
43.265
48.806
48.806Various credit related programmes for agriculture are funded by
State governments to: supplement Federal programmes, promote the
"family farm," assist during economic downturns, and promote new
enterprises and technological innovations.  The data come from
results of a mail survey by the USDA, Economic Research Service,reported by
G. B. Wallace and others in "State Credit Subsidy Programmes for
Agriculture," Agricultural Income and Finance Situation and
Outlook Report, pp. 10-14 (December 1990).
Amount for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 are the latest available
estimate, based on a survey for fiscal year 1994.
Total non-product-specific
support:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995
1996694.003
469.606
1,167.583
777.064
1,686.610
1,610.389543.300
543.300
543.300
543.300
381.400
381.400315.049
300.006
353.403
322.819
680.149
878.382922.254
712.900
1,357.480
997.545
1,387.861
1,113.407AMS IS NOT SUBJECT TO REDUCTION BECAUSE THE
TOTAL IS LESS THAN 5 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF
PRODUCTION OF U.S. AGRICULTURE.
(.05*$142,930 mil.=$ 7,146 mil. in 1986-88)
(.05*$190,110 mil. = $9,505 mil. in 1995)
(.05*$205,701 mil. = $10,285 mil. in 1996)
1Original 1986-88 base was revised  in February 1997 to include as "fees paid" only the producer's actual share of the insurance  premium paid for the policy.
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