WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/27
28 June 1999
(99-2662)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for marketing year  1997
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables), which contains some data revisions for 1996, was
received from the delegation of the United States  on 17 June 1999.G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
123
1997 21,491.203 Millions of US dollars 6,238.407G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
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 1996 1997
(a)  General services: 4,738 6,550 6,797
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
     Agricultural Research Service     Buildings & Facilities     Miscellaneous Contributed Funds496
23
3702
2512726
3113Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains, and disseminates
information.  Includes National Agricultural Library Functions after 1995.Conducts research on a wide variety of topics, including soil and waterconservation, plant and animal sciences, human nutrition, and integratedagricultural systems.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
     Agricultural institute     National fertilizer development     Agriculture 21 Farming Systems4
53
00
010
00Research and advisory function. Conducts research on problems related to
agricultural development, environmental quality, and fertilizer material andpractices.  Started in October 1992, Agri. 21 provides information about familyfarming and profitability using sustainable and environmentally friendly methods.
     Pollution prevention/model site demo 0 0 0 Research and advisory function.  A research programme aimed at helping chemical
dealers and farmers prevent ground water contamination.
     Waste management programme 0 0 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
0417
31402
49Research function.  Provides grants to state agricultural research
establishments.  Participates in cooperative planning with state research
institutions.G/AG/N/USA/27
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Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
     Extension Service 325 403 420 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$20 million in 1997).
Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service
(RBCD)     Agricultural Cooperatives Service 4 5 5 Research and advisory function.  Provides farmers and USDA administrators
information related to cooperatives.
     Alternative Agricultural Research 0 9 8 Research function.  Provides assistance in developing new products from
agricultural and forestry material and animal byproducts.
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
     Salaries & Expenses     Buildings & Facilities     Miscellaneous Trust Funds308
3
5467
12
8489
9
9Inspection/pest and disease control function.
Protects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases.
State programmes for agriculture
(FY outlays, net of fees and taxes)
2/2,196 2,948 3,067State 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 Administration3/7
(2)
911
4
1110
1
12Marketing/inspection functions .  Establishes standards.
Provides for official inspection and implementation of the system of standards formarketing.
Conducts surveillance and investigator y activities to protect producers and
consumers from unfair trade practices.G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 5Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
     Salaries & Expenses     Inspection & Grading of Farm Products370
1533
4570
4Marketing/inspection function.  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
241
1
10
106
042
1
10
109
0Marketing function.
Develops marketing standards and provides news and inspection services.  Grantsto states for projects, such as improving marketing information, and developinggrading standards.
Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade practices.
Grading and certification services are provided on a fee-for-service basis.
Marketing function.  Identifies transportation issues and provides information.
Transportation function moved to AMS, above.
Economic Research Service (ERS)
     Economic Research Service
     Miscellaneous Contributed Funds45
050
048
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
078
090
0Research and advisory function.  Provides  official estimates of resource utilization,
production, and prices of agricultural products.
Executive Operations
     World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 2 2 3 Research 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.
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
     Conservation Operations
Resource Conservation and   Development386
26626
30637
29Advisory function.  To promote conservation of soil and water, NRCS provides
technical assistance, conducts soil surveys, and assesses erosion factors (formerlyactivity of "SCS").  Total amount adjusted to exclude watershed planning and river
basin surveys ($15 million).
Assists individuals and localities to develop area-wide plans for resource
conservation and development.  Some cost-share payments prior to 1994.G/AG/N/USA/27
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Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farms
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
     Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farms0
00
30
3Advisory function.  Community-based organizations receive grants and contracts
to provide outreach and technical assistance to disadvantaged farms.  Assistsproducers in the community in their farm ownership and operation, and in their
participation in government programmes.  Funding shifted to NRCS starting in
1996.  No direct payments.
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0 0 0
(c)  Domestic food aid: 19,158 37,834 35,963
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)
     Food Programme Administration
     Food Stamp Programme
     Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico
     Special Milk Programme80
11,813
852
16107
25,422
(see note)
(see note)106
22,857
(see note)
(see note)Food 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)
     Child Nutrition Programmes 4,050 7,875 8,265 Cash and commoditie s 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 3,679 3,866 Food supplements to improve health of low income mothers, children, elderly.
Food donation programme 189 0 0 Provides cash or commodities to improve diets of elderly, Indians, and Micronesia.
Commodity Assistance Programme (CAP) 0 301 319 Obligations in 1997 include previous programs of: Commodity Supplemental Food
($93 mil.), Emergency Food ($92 mil.), assistance to Indian Reservations ($1 mil.)
and to Pacific Islands ($1 mil.), and Nutrition for the Elderly ($145 mil.).G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 7Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
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)
0(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 function.  Develops and implements programmes to
strengthen nutrition 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 Service49 (see note) (see note)Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service and to the new Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion.  Conducts survey of nutritional needs and dietpossibilities.  Provides consultation and information to the public.
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
     Section 32 (AMS) 378 450 550Funds purchases of commodities distributed to needy people through the FNS food
programmes described above.
(d)  Decoupled income support: 0 5,186 6,286
Farm Service Agency
     Production Flexibility Contr act Payments (crop year) 0 5,186 6,286Payments made to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a
prior base period, as specified in the Federal Agricultural Improvement andReform 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/27
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Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
(f)   Payments for relief from natural
       disasters: 1,388 156 157
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Non-insured Cr op Disaster Assistance
     Programme (NAP, crop year)
Crop disaster payments (crop year)
Emergency feed programme (fiscal year)
Emergency feed assist. Programme (fiscal year)
Forage assistance programme (fiscal  year)0
1,332
53
5/
061
0
77
5/
018
0
38
5/
0Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act, producers of crops not
currently insurable under other programmes receive benefits, if it is determined bythe USDA that there have been yield losses greater than 35 per cent for the area,and greater than 50 per cent for the individual farm.
Under the Food Security Act of 1985, the Disaster Assistance Acts of 1988 and
1989 and subsequently, assistance was provided to crop producers suffering fromdisasters.  Assistance was provided when there were production losses of at least
30%.
Compensates livestock producers for feed crop disasters.
Compensates livestock producers for feed crop disasters.
Compensates livestock producers for pastures damaged by drought or relatedconditions (1988 Disaster Assistance Act).
Disaster Reserve Assistance Programme (fiscal year)
Livestock Indemnity Program (fiscal year)
Tree assistance programme (fiscal year)
Emergency loans
60
0
0
33
0
2
1340
49
0
12Compensates livestock producers for losses of feed crops in authorized counties.
Cash reimbursements provided for up to 30% of cost of feed replacement if county
and producer both have losses of at least 40%.
Compensates producers for livestock  losses from recent disasters.
Compensates producers for loss of tree seedlings due to drought or related
conditions (1988 Disaster Assistance Act).
Provides loans to cover ac tual losses sustained by fa rmers in disaster areas.G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 9Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
(g) Structural adjustment through
      producer retirement programmes: 0 0 0
 (h) Structural adjustment through
     resource retirement programmes: 532 1,732 1,691
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Conservation Reserve Programme 194 1,730 20 Critical soil erosio n is reduced through 10-year rental agreements to establish
permanent cover crops on cropland.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
     Conservation Reserve Programme 0 2 1,671 Funding is being shif ted to the CCC, starting in 1996.  See above description of the
programme.
     Dairy termination programme (FY payments) 338 0 0 Payments were made to producers agreeing to terminate production
for a 5-year period.
(i) Structural adjustment through
     investment aids: 132 88 89
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Farm Credit Programmes     (previously FmHA programmes)
6/
     State Mediation Grants132
086
286
3Programme includes (i) short-term and long-term loans made at preferential
interest rates and (ii) guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clearly defined inregulations) determined by status as owner-operator of a family-sized farm insituations of structural disadvantage (cannot obtain credit elsewhere).
Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems meeting credit
obligations.  Assistance must be provided through certified agricultural loanmediation programmes.G/AG/N/USA/27
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Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
(j)  Environmental payments: 202 279 266
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Agricultural Conservation Programme7/
     Emergency Conservation Programme
     Soil and water loans programme6/
     Wetland Reserve programme
     (also see NRCS part)
Natural Resource Conservation Service
     Great Plains Conservation Programme7/
     Colorado River Basin Salinity Control7/
     Water Bank Programme166
6
00
19
2
9101
25
00
12
4
764
32
0
33
5
3
10Conservation 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 conservation practices.
Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.
Producers must implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base.  The1996 Farm Act authorised funding through the CCC starting in 1997.
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 achieved through 10-year contracts with producers.
     Wetland Reserve Programme 0 109 47 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.
Producers must implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base.
     Farms for the Future 0 0 0 Provides loan guarantees and interest assistance to State trust funds to help finance
programmes to protect and preserve farmland.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
     Farmland Protection Programme  0 14 3Conservation plans are made and easements purchased through State, tribe or local
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to non-agricultural
uses.  Conservation plans must be carried out over the 30 years or more of theeasement term.G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 11Agency and programme, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of programme
1986-88 1996 1997
     Conservation Programme Technical
     Assistance
     Environmental Quality Incentives Programme0
07
020
49For participation in the Environmental Qu ality Incentives Programme (EQIP) and
other programmes.  A conservation plan must be submitted before receiving costshare and incentive payments.
Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environmental and
resource problems.  Half of the funds are targeted to livestock productionpractices.
(k)  Payments under Regional Assistance
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 51,825 51,249
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 to agriculture.
2Fees and taxes were estimated from partial data for 1986, 1987, 1996, and 1997.  Complete data available for 1988-92.
3Outlays for Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards were combined in the Budget document.  Outlays for each separately esti mated from appropriations.
4Former Human Nutrition Information Service functions were transferred 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 ($0.196 mil. dol.).
5Value of subsidy on feed distributed under the Emergency Feed Assi stance 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.  There was no feed distribution under this program for FY 1997 as
the program was suspended through 2002 by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 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 greater than commercial rates, after adjusting announced rates for the mandatory stock purchase requ irement paid by borrowers without compensation.
7The functions of the following programmes are combined after 1995  into a new program called the Environmental Quality Incentive s Program (under CCC, above) under the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996: Agriculture Conservation Program, Great Plains Conservation Program, Water Quality Incentives Program, and Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program.
8Totals for 1986-88 were revised in 1997 to correct errors in original formula.G/AG/N/USA/27
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Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct payments under prod uction-limiting programmes
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure in year in
question
(million dollars)Data sources
12 3 4
(a)  Payments based on fixed area and yields. NA
(b)  Payments based on 85 per cent or less of base level of production:
Wheat NA1
Rice NA1
Corn NA1
Sorghum NA1
Barley NA1
Oats NA1
Cotton NA1
(c)  Livestock payments on a fixed number of head NA
NA = not applicable.
1 Deficiency 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/27
Page 13Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
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 3.660 861.620 43.0812
Beef and Veal 0.000 24,892.648 1,244.6322
Corn 150.012 22,351.507 1,117.5752
Cotton 465.620 6,810.956 340.548 465.620
Dairy 4,455.573 21,191.120 1,059.556 4,455.573Honey 0.000 147.795 7.390
2
Minor Oil Seed:    Canola 0.043 88.227 4.411
2
    Flaxseed 0.004 14.046 0.7022
    Mustard Seed 0.003 9.402 0.4702
    Rapeseed 0.000 0.230 0.0122
    Safflower 0.001 60.491 3.0252
    Sunflower 0.384 426.766 21.3382
Mohair 0.000 15.411 0.7712G/AG/N/USA/27
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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)
Oats 0.152 273.284 13.6642
Peanuts 305.758 1,002.703 50.135 305.758
Rice 6.380 1,756.136 87.8072
Rye 0.000 30.120 1.5062
Sorghum 1.553 1,408.909 70.4452
Soybeans 45.277 17,372.628 868.6312
Sugar 1,011.456 2,050.286 102.514 1,011.456Tobacco (7.700) 3,217.176 160.859
2
Wheat 36.492 8,286.741 414.3372
Wool 0.000 44.909 2.2452
All other (not in AMS calculation) 0.000 91,570.542 4,578.5272
Total for all commodities 6,474.668 203,883.653 10,194.183 6,238.407
Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 567.602 203,883.653 10,194.1832
Total: Current total AMS 6,238.407
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, which are available as actual value of production in NA SS 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/27
Page 15Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of
productMarketing year
starting …Measure type Applied
administered
price
($/tonne)External
reference price
($/tonne)Eligible
production
(million tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
($ million)Total market
price support
($ million)New notes, data sources
123 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Dairy   1 Oct. 1997   Price support/quota 222.391 159.826 71.208 4,455.156
Sugar   1 Oct. 1997   Price support/quota 374.786 230.824 7.262 1,045.454  1
Peanuts   1 Aug. 1997   Price support/quota 672.410 413.160 1.216 315.269
All Commodities
(before de minimis)5,815.879
1Reference price based on 1986-88 average 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.  Applied administered price is the announced loan rate for cane sugar (18 cents per lb.) less the  1 cent per lb. penalty that must be paid if sugar is actually
forfeited to the government. ($0.17 x 2204.622 = $374.786)G/AG/N/USA/27
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Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of basic
productMarketing
year
starting…Measure type Applied
administered
price
($/tonne)External
reference
price
($/tonne)Eligible
production
(million
tonnes)Total price-
related direct
payments
($ million)Other non-
exempt direct
payments
($ million)Fees/levies
($ million)Total direct
payments
($ million)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 1997 Marketing loan gains 2.093
Loan deficiency payments 0.006Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 2.099 2.099
Barley 1 June 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 2.099
Beef/veal 1 Jan. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Corn 1 June 1997 Commodity loan forfeit (0.125)
Marketing loan gains 99.348
Loan deficiency payments 0.000Subtotal other payments 99.223 99.223
Corn 1 June 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 99.223G/AG/N/USA/27
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((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Cotton 1 Aug. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit (0.362)
Marketing loan gains 26.297Loan deficiency payments 2.747User marketing payments 416.260Subtotal other payments 444.942 444.942
Cotton 1  Aug. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 444.942
Dairy 1 Jan. 1997 Dairy indemnities 0.417
State subsidy 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.417 0.417
Dairy 1 Jan. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.417
Honey 1 Jan. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit NA
1
Marketing loans NA1
Loan deficiency payments NA1
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Honey 1 Jan. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds
 Canola 1 June 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loan gains 0.0032
Loan deficiency payments 0.0002
Subtotal other payments 0.003 0.003
Subtotal all direct payments 0.003G/AG/N/USA/27
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12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Minor oilseeds
 Flaxseed 1 July 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loan gains 0.0022
Loan deficiency payments 0.0002
Subtotal other payments 0.002 0.002
 Subtotal all direct payments 0.002
Minor oilseeds
 Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loan gains 0.0002
Loan deficiency payments 0.0002
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Mustard seed Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds
  Rapeseed 1 June 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loan gains 0.0002
Loan deficiency paymentsSubtotal other payments0.000
0.000 0.0002
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds
Safflower 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loan gains 0.0002
Loan deficiency payments 0.0002
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/27
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((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Minor oilseeds
Sunflower 1  Sept. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0002
Marketing loan gains 0.0022
Loan deficiency payments 0.0002
Subtotal other payments 0.002 0.002
Subtotal all direct payments 0.002
Mohair 1  Jan. 1997 Support payments
Subtotal price related payments NA 0.0003
Mohair 1  Jan. 1997 Subtotal other payments NA 0.0003
Mohair 1  Jan. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Oats 1  June  1997 Marketing loan gains 0.073
Loan deficiency payments 0.003Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.076 0.076
Oats 1  June 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.076
Peanuts 1  Aug. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Peanuts 1  Aug. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/27
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12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Rice 1 Aug. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Marketing loan gains 0.000Marketing certificate payments 0.000Loan deficiency payments 0.000Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Rice 1 Aug. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Rye 1 June 1997 Subtotal price related payments NA 0.000
1
Rye 1 June 1997 Commodity loan forfeit NA
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.0001
Rye 1 June 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1997 Marketing loan gains 1.101
Loan deficiency payments 0.000Commodity loan forfeit (0.080)Subtotal other payments 1.021 1.021
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 1.021
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit (0.665)
Marketing loan payments 15.758Loan deficiency payments 0.000Subtotal other payments 15.093 15.093
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 15.093G/AG/N/USA/27
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((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Sugar 1 Oct. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit NA
Subtotal other payments NA 0.000
Sugar 1 Oct. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1997 Price related payments (Burley) NA 0.000
1 July  1997Price related payments (Flue
cured) NA 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1997 Commodity loan forfeit NA 0.000
Subtotal other payments NA 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Wheat 1 June 1997 Commodity loan forfeit (1.099)
Marketing loan gains 16.582Loan deficiency payments 0.024Subtotal other payments 15.507 15.507
Wheat 1 June 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 15.507G/AG/N/USA/27
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12 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Wool 1 Jan. 1997 Support payments
Subtotal price related payments NA 0.0003
Wool 1 Jan. 1997 Subtotal other payments NA 0.0003
Wool 1 Jan. 1997 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
All Commodities      1997
(before de minimis)Subtotal all direct payments 0.000 578.385 578.385
NA = not applicable .
1 Honey and rye programmes eliminated by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
2 Loan 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.
3 The payment programs for mohair and wool were phased out during 1994-96 under provisions of Public Law 103-130 (1 November 1993 ).  Producers received 75% of the amount
calculated under previous law for marketing year 1994, 50% for marketing year 1995, and 0% for 1996 and thereafter.  The progra m terminated on 31 December 1995 .G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 23Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific Support
Description of
productMarketing year
starting…Measure type Other product-
specific budgetary
outlays
($ million)Fees/levies
($ million)Total other
support
($ million)Market price
support (from
DS:5)
($ million)Non-exempt
direct payments
(from  DS:6)
($ million)Total AMS
($ million)New
notes,
data
sources
12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Barley 1 June 1997 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 1.561
Subtotal other support 1.561 0.000 1.561
Barley 1 June 1997 TOTAL AMS 1.561 0.000 2.099 3.660
Beef &         Veal 1 Jan. 1997 Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Beef &         Veal 1 Jan. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Corn 1 Sept. 1997 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 50.789
Subtotal other support 50.789 0.000 50.789
Corn 1 Sept. 1997 TOTAL AMS 50.789 0.000 99.223 150.012
Cotton 1 Aug. 1997 Storage payments 23.663
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.015
Subtotal other support 23.678 3.000 20.678
Cotton 1 Aug. 1997 TOTAL AMS 20.678 0.000 444.942 465.620
Dairy 1 Oct. 1997 Dairy assessments NA2
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000
Dairy 1 Oct. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 4,455.156 0.417 4,455.573G/AG/N/USA/27
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12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Honey 1 Jan. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy NA NA NA1
Subtotal other support
Honey 1 Jan. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Minor oilseeds
     Canola 1 June 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.040 0.0003
Subtotal other support 0.040 0.000 0.040
     Canola 1 June 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.040 0.000 0.003 0.043
Minor oilseeds     Flaxseed 1 July 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy
Subtotal other support0.002
0.0020.000
0.000 0.0023
     Flaxseed 1 July 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.004
Minor oilseeds
     Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.003 0.0003
Subtotal other support 0.003 0.000 0.003
     Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.003
Minor oilseeds2
     Rapeseed 1 June 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.000 0.000
3
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
     Rapeseed 1 June  1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Minor oilseeds
     Safflower 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001 0.0003
Subtotal other support 0.001 0.000 0.001
     Safflower 1 Sept. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001
Minor oilseeds
     Sunflower 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.382 0.0003
Subtotal other support 0.382 0.000 0.382
     Sunflower 1 Sept. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.382 0.000 0.002 0.384G/AG/N/USA/27
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(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Mohair 1 Jan.  1997 Subtotal other support NA NA NA
Mohair 1 Jan. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Oats 1 June 1997 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.076
Subtotal other support 0.076 0.076
Oats 1 June 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.076 0.000 0.076 0.152
Peanuts 1 Aug. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.1574
Subtotal other support 0.157 9.668 (9.511)
Peanuts 1 Aug. 1997 TOTAL AMS (9.511) 315.269 0.000 305.758
Rice 1 Aug. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 6.380
Subtotal other support 6.380 6.380
Rice 1 Aug. 1997 TOTAL AMS 6.380 0.000 0.00 6.380
Rye 1 June  1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy NA1
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000
Rye 1 June 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1997 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.532
Subtotal other support 0.532 0.532
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.532 0.000 1.021 1.553G/AG/N/USA/27
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12 3 4 5 6
(4-5)78 9
(6+7+8)10
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 30.184
Subtotal other support 30.184 30.184
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1997 TOTAL AMS 30.184 0.000 15.093 45.277
Sugar 1 Oct. 1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 3.8425
Subtotal other support 3.842 37.840 (33.998)
Sugar 1 Oct. 1997 TOTAL AMS (33.998) 1,045.454 0.000 1,011.456
Tobacco 1 Oct.  1997 Commodity loan interest subsidy 26.127
Subtotal other support 26.127 33.827 (7.700)
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1997 TOTAL AMS (7.700) 0.000 0.000 (7.700)
Wheat 1 June 1997 Storage payments NA
Commodity loan interest subsidy 20.985
Subtotal other support     20.985 0.000 20.985
Wheat 1 June 1997  TOTAL AMS 20.985 0.000 15.507 36.492
Wool 1 Jan.  1997 Subtotal other support NA NA NA
Wool 1 Jan. 1997 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
All commodities
(before deminimis)1997 TOTAL AMS 164.739 84.335 80.404 5,815.879 578.385 6,474.668G/AG/N/USA/27
Page 27Footnotes:
NA = Not applicable.
1Programme eliminated after 1995 by either the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 or by earlier law.
2Dairy assessments terminated under provisions of 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.
4Peanut interest subsidy for 1997 based on data for all loans outstanding, 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 an d additional peanuts.  Source is the Farm Service Agency, USDA (personal communications).
5Interest subsidy for 1997 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/27
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Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1997
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-
product-specific
support
($ million)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-product-
specific support
($ million)Data 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 annualirrigation subsidy provided through the Reclamation programme?"  An answerwas 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.
 1995 revised
1996
1997379.5
379.5
348.5379.5
379.5
348.5Data for 1995 and 1996 have been revised based on a new estimate for 1994.
For 1997, a new estimate was calculated by the Bureau of Reclamation.  These
calculations are based on an analysis by the Programme Analysis Office,
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior.  The 1994 and 1997 estimatesare based on a "debt financing method".  A long term interest rate is applied tothe outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the Government in
irrigation facilities to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay the principal but not
the interest on the project debt.G/AG/N/USA/27
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Net Federal budget outlays for
grazing livestock  on Federal Land
  (fiscal year data are used)
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995
199649.600
49.800
48.80049.400
71.282
72.42273.17723.400
22.500
25.00023.633
26.285
21.97322.36926.200
27.300
23.80025.767
44.997
50.44950.808The 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) thereceipts for fees paid by livestock pr oducers, 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 outlay
figure, perhaps to zero.  Fiscal year data are used.
Crop insurance subsidized by the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: (crop year data are used; revisedFeb. 1997)
1
    Indemnities paid to farmers
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995
1996, revised
1997615.742
369.844
1,067.611
684.399
1,566.522
1,492.804
991.953291.649
277.506
328.403299.186
653.864
856.749872.424324.093
92.338
739.208385.213
912.658
636.055119.529Crop insurance is provided to farmers at  subsidized rates.  Per unit indemnities
are paid whenever there are decreases in  production yield below the guaranteed
yield level.  The guaranteed yield is selected by the producer from theoptions--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.  The value
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.  Includesrevenue 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% ofaverage revenue for the crop.  Fees paid by farmers are contracted forpremiums, which are subsidized.  The valu e of the subsidy is reflected in the
net value of the indemnities less premiums.G/AG/N/USA/27
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State credit programmes:
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995
1996
199728.661
49.96251.172
43.265
48.806
48.806
48.80628.661
49.96251.172
43.265
48.806
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 andtechnological 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 andFinance Situation and Outlook Report, pp. 10-14 (December 1990).
Amount for fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 are the latest available estimate,
based on a survey for fiscal year 1994.
Total non-product-specific
support:
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995
19961997694.003
469.606
1,167.583
777.064
1,686.610
1,614.0321,113.936543.300
543.300543.300543.300
379.498
379.498348.459315.049
300.006353.403322.819
680.149
828.722894.793922.254
712.900
1,357.480
997.545
1,385.959
1,114.808
567.602AMS 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)
(0.05*$190,110 mil. = $9,505 mil. in 1995)
(0.05*$205,701 mil. = $10,285 mil. in 1996)(0.05*$203,884 mil. = $10,194 mil. In 1997)
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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