WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/36
26 June 2001
(01-3172)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for marketing
year  1998  (Tables DS:1 and relevant Supporting Tables), which contains some data revisions for
marketing year 1997, was received from the delegation of the United States  on 22 June 2001.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1998
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
1998 20,695.234 Millions of US dollars 10,391.852G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
(a)  General services: 4,738 6,796 7,146
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
     Agricultural Research Service     Buildings & Facilities     Miscellaneous Contributed Funds496
23
3726
3113712
5614Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains, and disseminates
information.  Includes National Agricultural Library Functions.  Conducts researchon a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plant and animalsciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
     Agricultural institute     National fertilizer development     Agriculture 21 Farming Systems4
53
00
000
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 program aimed at helping chemical
dealers and farmers prevent ground water contamination.
     Waste management program 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
0402
49430
61Research function.  Provides grants to state agricultural research
establishments.  Participates in cooperative planning with state research
institutions.G/AG/N/USA/36
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
     Extension Service 325 420 413 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 disseminate s
information.  Outlays included in ARS, above, since 1995 (appropriations were$20 million in 1998).
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 8 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
5489
9
9505
7
14Inspection/pest and disease control function.
Protects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases.
State programs for agriculture
(FY outlays, net of fees and taxes)
2/2,196 3,067 3,334State governments provide a number of generally available services.
Includes extension, marketing, and research.  Excludes state credit programs.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/
           [1997 revised]7
(2)
910
1
1111
2
13Marketing/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/36
Page 5Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
     Salaries & Expenses     Inspection & Grading of Farm Products370
1570
4592
5Safety/inspection function.  Provides in-p lant inspection to assure safety and
quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labelling.
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
     Marketing Services     Payments to States & Possessions
     Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act Fund
     Miscellaneous Trust Funds
     Office of Transportation34
1
4
81
242
1
10
109
042
1
8
102
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
048
055
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
090
0124
0Research and advisory function.  Provides official estimates of resource utilization,
production, and prices of agricultural products.
Executive Operations
     World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 2 3 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 after 1994.  Obligationsfor WAOB were $2.6 million in 1997 and $3.2 million in 1998.
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
     Conservation Operations
Resource Conservation and   Development386
26637
29596
32Advisory function.  To promote conservation of soil and water, NRCS provides
technical assistance, conducts soil surveys, and assesses erosion factors (formerlyactivity of "SCS").
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/36
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
Departmental Administration
     Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farms 0 3 1 Advisory 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 programs.  No direct payments.
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0 0 0
(c)  Domestic food aid: 19,158 35,963 33,487
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)
     Food Program Administration
     Food Stamp Program
     Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico
     Special Milk Program80
11,813
852
16106
22,857
(see note>)
(see note>)102
20,141
(see note>)
(see note>)Food programs 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 Program in Puerto Rico combined with Food Stamp Program (above).
Provides milk service in schools and institutions having no other federally assisted
food programs.  Outlays reported in Child Nutrition Program outlays (below)
     Child Nutrition Programs 4,050 8,265 8,565 Cash and commodities to assist children attain adequate diets.  Includes special
milk, school lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs.
     Special Supplemental Nutrition  program for
     Women, Infants, and Children1,711 3,866 3,902 Food supplements to improve health of low income mothers, children, elderly.
     Food donation program 189 0 139 Provides cash or commoditie s to improve diets of elderly, Indians, and Micronesia.
     Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 0 319 125 CAP includes these previously separate programs: Commodity Supplemental
Food, Emergency Food, assistance to Indian Reservations and to Pacific Islands,and Nutrition for the Elderly.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 7Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
Commodity Supplemental food program
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 programs to
strengthen nutrition research information and education.  Funded through the Food
Program Administration Account in 1996 to 1998 (1998: $2.2 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) 378 550 513Funds purchases of commodities distribute d to needy people through the FNS food
programs described above.
(d)  Decoupled income support: 0 6,286 5,659
Farm Service Agency
     Production Flexibility Contr act Payments (crop year) 0 6,286 5,659Payments 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
       programs:00 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance programs are included in Supporting
Table DS:9, as part of the entry for USDA Crop Insurance programs.G/AG/N/USA/36
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
(f)   Payments for relief from natural
       disasters: 1,388 161 1,411
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Non-insured Cr op Disaster Assistance
     Program (NAP, crop year) [1997 revised]
Crop disaster payments (crop year)
Emergency feed program (fiscal year)
Emergency feed assist. Program (fiscal year)Forage assistance program (fiscal  year)0
1,332
53
5/
022
0
38
5/
053
1,341
0
5/
0Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act, producers of crops not
currently insurable under other programs receive benefits, if it is determined by theUSDA that there have been yield losses greater than 35 per cent for the area, andgreater 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 fromnatural disasters.  Assistance could be provided when there were production losses
of at least 30%.  1998 outlays authorised by the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998).1998 amount for the green box is the amount for single-year crop disasters ($1,338million).  Multi-year crop disaster funds are reported in Supporting table DS:9
($577 mil.).  $430 mil. was designated for 1999 crop insurance subsidies to be
notified for the 1999 AMS.
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).G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 9Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
Disaster Reserve Assistance Program (fiscal year)
Livestock Indemnity Program (fiscal year)
Tree assistance program (fiscal year)
Emergency loans600
0
340
49
0
121
5
3
8Compensates 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) Structural adjustment through
      producer retirement programs: 0 0 0
 (h) Structural adjustment through
     resource retirement programs: 532 1,691 1,731
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Conservation Reserve Program 194 20 38 Critical soil erosion is reduced through 10-year rental agreements to establish
permanent cover crops on cropland.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
     Conservation Reserve Program 0 1,671 1,693 Funding was shifted to the CCC, starting in 1996.  See above description of the
program.
     Dairy termination program (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 89 93G/AG/N/USA/36
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Farm Credit Programs     (previously FmHA programs)
6/
     State Mediation Grants132
086
391
2Program 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 programs.
(j)  Environmental payments: 202 266 297
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
     Agricultural Conservation Program
7/
     Emergency Conservation Program
     Soil and water loans program6/
     Wetland Reserve program
     (also see NRCS part)
Natural Resource Conservation Service
     Great Plains Conservation Program7/
     Colorado River Basin Salinity Control7/
     Water Bank Program166
6
0
0
19
2
964
32
0
33
5
3
1023
26
0
88
4
1
8Conservation 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.  The
1996 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 Program (also see FSA part)
      Farms for the Future0
047
033
0Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.
Producers must implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base.
Provides loan guarantees and interest assistance to State trust funds to help finance
programs to protect and preserve farmland.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 11Agency and program, by measure and type (some
agency names have changed) Outlays (million dollars)1/ Description of program
1986-88 1997 1998
     Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 0 0 5 Provides technical assistance and cost-share assistance to landowners to develop
habitat for upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered species, fish, and otherwildlife.  Funds come from CCC under 5-10 year contracts.  First outlays are fiscalyear 1998.  Established by 1996 Farm Act.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
     Farmland Protection Program  0 3 7Conservation plans are made and easements purchased through State, tribe or local
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to non-agriculturaluses.  Conservation plans must be carried out over the 30 years or more of the
easement term.
     Conservation Program Technical
     Assistance
     Environmental Quality Incentives Program0
020
4941
61Technical assistance, including financial assistance, is provided by the CCC
through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and otherprograms.  A conservation plan must be submitted before receiving cost share andincentive 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 Programs: 0 0 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 51,252 49,824
Footnotes:
1Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years.  Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. 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, 1995 to 1999.  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).
5Value of subsidy on feed distributed under the Emergency Feed Assi stance Program is unavailable.  Pounds of feed so distributed  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 and FY 1998 since the
program was suspended through 2002 by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 126Derived 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 Programs (FCS) are not included because loans made in 1986-88 were not subsidized.  The Farm Credit Amendments Ac t 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 requirem ent paid by borrowers without compensation.
7The functions of the following programs are combined after 1995 into a new program called the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP, see 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.   Separate funding for
EQIP was also provided starting in 1997.
8Totals for 1986-88 were revised in 1997 to correct errors in original formula.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 13Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct payments under pr oduction-limiting programs
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/36
Page 14
Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1998
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
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 84.322 686.517 34.326 84.322
Beef and Veal 0.000 24,153.116 1,207.6562
Corn 1,533.547 18,922.084 946.104 1,533.547Cotton 934.680 4,807.090 240.355 934.680Dairy 4,560.437 24,331.981 1,216.599 4,560.437Hogs and pigs 123.221 8,673.713 433.686
2
Honey 0.051 147.254 7.3632
Minor Oil Seed:    Canola 8.274 160.112 8.006 8.274    Flaxseed 1.968 33.809 1.690 1.968    Mustard Seed 0.012 11.140 0.557
2
    Rapeseed 0.000 0.656 0.0332
    Safflower 0.006 58.295 2.9152
    Sunflower 21.489 536.971 26.8492G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 15Description of basic products including
non-product specific (AMS)Calculated AMS Value of production Current total AMS
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)
Mohair 0.255 12.562 0.6282
Oats 19.797 199.748 9.987 19.797
Peanuts 339.662 1,125.919 56.296 339.662Rice 20.810 1,686.580 84.329
2
Rye 0.000 30.404 1.5202
Sorghum 62.819 905.468 45.273 62.819Soybeans 1,275.314 13,493.891 674.695 1,275.314Sugar 1,055.464 2,126.056 106.303 1,055.464Tobacco (7.495) 2,700.795 135.040
2
Wheat 515.568 6,780.623 339.031 515.568Wool 0.000 29.415 1.471
2
All other (not in AMS calculation) 0.000 79,271.752 3,963.5882
Total for all commodities 10,550.201 10,391.852
Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 4,583.883 190,885.951 9,544.2982
Total: Current total AMS 10,391.852
1 Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in general.  Cash receipts were used for veget ables, fruits and nuts, and other crops, excluding cash
receipts for wool and mohair, honey, sugar beets, sugarcane, and oilseeds, which are available as actual value of production in  NASS reports.  Average price was multiplied by production
to get value in some cases.
2 AMS IS NOT SUBJECT TO REDUCTION NOR TO 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/36
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Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1998
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)*6-79
Dairy   1 Oct. 1998   Price support/quota 219.084 159.826 73.109 4,332.299
Sugar   1 Oct. 1998   Price support/quota 374.786 230.824 7.594 1,093.254  1
Peanuts   1 Aug. 1998   Price support/quota 672.410 413.160 1.350 350.0442
All Commodities
(before de minimis)5,775.597
1Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adjusted to include transportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 202. 164 = 230.824). Annual 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 = $374.786)
2 Eligible production includes the domestic marketing (actual poundage) quota of 2,334 million lbs. plus the additional peanuts receiving price support through the buyback system of
442.720 million lbs. plus the seed quota of 200 million lbs.  The support price is for quota peanuts only.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 17Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productMarketing year
starting…Measure typeApplied
administered
price
($/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 67
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Barley 1 June 1998 Marketing loan gains 3.945
Loan deficiency payments 78.546Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Subtotal other payments 82.491 82.491
Barley 1 June 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 82.491
Beef/veal 1 Jan. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Corn 1 June 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Marketing loan gains 379.434
Loan deficiency payments 1,001.752Certificate exchange gain 2.282
1
Subtotal other payments 1,383.468 1,383.468
Corn 1 June 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 1,383.468G/AG/N/USA/36
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Description of
basic productMarketing year
starting…Measure typeApplied
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 67
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Cotton 1 Aug. 1998 Marketing loan gains 230.269
Loan deficiency payments 303.372Extra-long staple (ELS) payments 0.000User marketing payments 280.072Georgia cotton indemnity 7.995
2
Certificate exchange gain 2.3191
Subtotal other payments 824.027 824.027
Cotton 1  Aug. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 824.027
Dairy 1 Oct. 1998 Dairy indemnities 0.126
Dairy market loss payment 200.012Subtotal other payments 200.138 200.138
3
Dairy 1 Oct. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 200.138
Hogs and pigs 1 Oct. 1998 Small  hog program payments 123.221 123.2214
Hogs and pigs 1 Oct. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 123.221
Honey 1 Jan. 1998 Price related direct payments 0.000
Honey 1 Jan. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0005
Marketing loan gains 0.0005
Loan deficiency payments 0.0005
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Honey 1 Jan. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 19Description of
basic productMarketing year
starting…Measure typeApplied
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 67
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Minor oilseeds
 Canola 1 June 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0006
Marketing loan gains 0.6956
Loan deficiency payments 7.4326
Subtotal other payments 8.127 8.127
Subtotal all direct payments 8.127
Minor oilseeds
 Flaxseed 1 July 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0656
Marketing loan gains 0.1646
Loan deficiency payments 1.6476
Certificate exchange gain 0.0011
Subtotal other payments 1.877 1.877
 Subtotal all direct payments 1.877
Minor oilseeds
 Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0006
Marketing loan gains 0.0076
Loan deficiency payments 0.0006
Subtotal other payments 0.007 0.007
Mustard seed Subtotal all direct payments 0.007
Minor oilseeds
  Rapeseed 1 June 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0006
Marketing loan gains 0.0006
Loan deficiency paymentsSubtotal other payments0.000
0.000 0.0006
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/36
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Description of
basic productMarketing year
starting…Measure typeApplied
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 67
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Minor oilseeds
Safflower 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0006
Marketing loan gains 0.0006
Loan deficiency payments 0.0006
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Minor oilseeds
Sunflower 1  Sept. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.0006
Marketing loan gains 6.7636
Loan deficiency payments 13.9966
Certificate exchange gain 0.0231
Subtotal other payments 20.782 20.782
Subtotal all direct payments 20.782
Mohair 1  Jan. 1998 Support payments7
Subtotal price related payments NA 0.000
Mohair 1  Jan. 1998 Subtotal other payments NA 0.000 0.000
Mohair 1  Jan. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Oats 1  June  1998 Marketing loan gains 0.493
Loan deficiency payments 19.096Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Certificate exchange gain 0.001
1
Subtotal other payments 19.590 0.000 19.590
Oats 1  June 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 19.590G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 21Description of
basic productMarketing year
starting…Measure typeApplied
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 67
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Peanuts 1  Aug. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Peanuts 1  Aug. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Rice 1 Aug. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Marketing loan gains 13.058Marketing certificate payments 0.000Loan deficiency payments 1.008Certificate exchange gain 0.015
1
Subtotal other payments 14.081 14.081
Rice 1 Aug. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 14.081
Rye 1 June 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.0005
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1998 Marketing loan gains 4.076
Loan deficiency payments 56.954Commodity loan forfeit 0.000Certificate exchange gain 0.104
1
Subtotal other payments 61.134 61.134
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 61.134
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 1.699
Marketing loan gains 337.415Loan deficiency payments 882.318Certificate exchange gain 0.818
1
Subtotal other payments 1,222.250 1,222.250
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 1,222.250G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 22
Description of
basic productMarketing year
starting…Measure typeApplied
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 67
((4-5)*6*11)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11 12
Sugar 1 Oct. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Sugar 1 Oct. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
Wheat 1 June 1998 Commodity loan forfeit 0.000
Marketing loan gains 62.337Loan deficiency payments 413.520Subtotal other payments 475.857 475.857
Wheat 1 June 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 475.857
Wool 1 Jan. 1998 Support payments
7
Subtotal price related payments NA 0.000
Wool 1 Jan. 1998 Subtotal other payments NA 0.000
Wool 1 Jan. 1998 Subtotal all direct payments 0.000
All Commodities      1998
(before de minimis)Subtotal all direct payments 0.000 4,437.050 4,437.050
NA = not applicable .G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 231 Certificate exchange gain is the net gain to producers due to settlement of commodity loans at a rate that is below the origin al per-unit loan rate, where commodity certificates are used for
the repayment.  First announced in February 2000, the authorisation for this comes from an amendment to the Federal Agriculture  Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (October 1998).
2 Total paid to producers from state and matching Federal funds to compensate cotton producers in Georgia for losses incurred as a result of the bankruptcy of a warehouseman or other
party with title to stored cotton, an improper conversion or transf er of cotton, or for other losses.  Authorized by Section 11 21, Omnibus Consolidated and emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998).
3 Authorized by Section 1111 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (P.L. 105-277, Octo ber 21, 1998).  Eligible producers are those that
marketed milk during the 4th quarter of 1998.  Payments were based only on first 26,000 hundredweight of marketings (based on volume in either 1997 or 1998 ).
4 Two separate USDA decisions in FY 1999 resulted in payments to hog producers of $49.081 and $71.074 million in FY 1999, plus $ 3.06 million in FY 2000, totalling $123.221 million.
Program is targeted to small-sized operations.
5 Non-recourse honey and rye programs eliminated by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.  See Supporting Table 7 for new recourse loan programme for honey.
6 Non-recourse loan programs for minor oilseeds started in 1991.  Same data sources and methodology used for these oilseeds as fo r rice in the base years 1986-88.
7 Payment programs for wool and mohair terminated on 31 December 1995.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 24
Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific Support
Description of
productMarketing year
starting…Measure type Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
($ million)Other product
specific
support
($ 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
1 2 3 4567
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Barley 1 June 1998 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 1.885
Subtotal other support 1.885 0.054 1.8312
Barley 1 June 1998 TOTAL AMS 1.831 0.000 82.491 84.322
Beef & Veal 1 Jan. 1998 Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Beef & Veal 1 Jan. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Corn 1 Sept. 1998 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 156.920
Subtotal other support 156.920 6.841 150.0792
Corn 1 Sept. 1998 TOTAL AMS 150.079 0.000 1,383.468 1,533.547
Cotton 1 Aug. 1998 Storage payments 78.051
Commodity loan interest subsidy 35.400
Subtotal other support 113.451 2.798 110.6532
Cotton 1 Aug. 1998 TOTAL AMS 110.653 0.000 824.027 934.680
Dairy 1 Oct. 1998 Dairy assessments NA3
Northeast dairy compact benefit 28.000 0.0004
Subtotal other support 0.000 28.000 0.000 28.000
Dairy 1 Oct. 1998 TOTAL AMS 28.000 4,332.299 200.138 4,560.437G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 25Description of
productMarketing year
starting…Measure type Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
($ million)Other product
specific
support
($ 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
1 2 3 4567
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Hogs and pigs 1 Jan. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 123.221 123.221
Honey 1 Jan. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.0611
Subtotal other support 0.061 0.010 0.0512
Honey 1 Jan. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.051 0.000 0.000 0.051
Minor oilseeds
     Canola 1 June 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.1595
Subtotal other support 0.159 0.012 0.1472
     Canola 1 June 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.147 0.000 8.127 8.274
Minor oilseeds
     Flaxseed 1 July 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy
Subtotal other support0.095
0.095 0.004 0.0915
2
     Flaxseed 1 July 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.091 0.000 1.877 1.968
Minor oilseeds
     Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.0065
Subtotal other support 0.006 0.001 0.005 0.000 0.0002
     Mustard seed 1 Sept. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.005 0.000 0.007 0.012
Minor oilseeds
     Rapeseed 1 June 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.000 0.000
5
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
     Rapeseed 1 June  1998 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Minor oilseeds
     Safflower 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.006 0.0005
Subtotal other support 0.006 0.000 0.006
     Safflower 1 Sept. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.006G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 26
Description of
productMarketing year
starting…Measure type Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
($ million)Other product
specific
support
($ 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
1 2 3 4567
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Minor oilseeds
     Sunflower 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.7865
Subtotal other support 0.786 0.079 0.7072
     Sunflower 1 Sept. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.707 0.000 20.782 21.489
Mohair 1 Jan.  1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.2786
Subtotal other support 0.278 0.023 0.2552
Mohair 1 Jan. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.255 0.000 0.000 0.255
Oats 1 June 1998 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.213
Subtotal other support 0.213 0.006 0.2072
Oats 1 June 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.207 0.000 19.590 19.797
Peanuts 1 Aug. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.6667
Subtotal other support 0.666 11.048 (10.382)2
Peanuts 1 Aug. 1998 TOTAL AMS (10.382) 350.044 0.000 339.662
Rice 1 Aug. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 8.166
Subtotal other support 8.166 1.437 6.7292
Rice 1 Aug. 1998 TOTAL AMS 6.729 0.000 14.081 20.810
Rye 1 June  1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy NA1
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000
Rye 1 June 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 27Description of
productMarketing year
starting…Measure type Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
($ million)Other product
specific
support
($ 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
1 2 3 4567
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1998 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 1.764
Subtotal other support 1.764 0.079 1.6852
Sorghum 1 Sept. 1998 TOTAL AMS 1.685 0.000 61.134 62.819
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 56.806
Subtotal other support 56.806 3.742 53.0642
Soybeans 1 Sept. 1998 TOTAL AMS 53.064 0.000 1,222.250 1,275.314
Sugar 1 Oct. 1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 5.5522
Subtotal other support 5.552 43.342 (37.790)
Sugar 1 Oct. 1998 TOTAL AMS (37.790) 1,093.254 0.000 1,055.464
Tobacco 1 Oct.  1998 Commodity loan interest subsidy 34.220
Subtotal other support 34.220 41.715 (7.495)2
Tobacco 1 Oct. 1998 TOTAL AMS (7.495) 0.000 0.000 (7.495)
Wheat 1 June 1998 Storage payments NA1
Commodity loan interest subsidy 40.788
Subtotal other support     40.788 1.077 39.7112
Wheat 1 June 1998  TOTAL AMS 39.711 0.000 475.857 515.568
Wool 1 Jan.  1998 Subtotal other support NA 0.000 0.0001
Wool 1 Jan. 1998 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
All commodities
(before de
minimis)1998 TOTAL AMS 421.822 28.000 112.268 337.554 5,775.597 4,437.050 10,550.201G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 28
Footnotes:
NA = Not applicable.
1 Program eliminated after 1995 by either the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 or by earlier law.  New reco urse loan program authorised for 1998 honey in Section
1122 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998).
2 Fees/levies now include loan origination and related fees for most  loan commodities, in addition to marketing assessments for s ugar, peanuts, and tobacco.  Although applicable every year,
this is the first year the loan related fees have been evaluated.
3 Dairy assessments terminated under provisions of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 .
4 Net additional benefits provided to dairy producers at the subna tional level by the “North East Dairy Compact.”  Since July 199 7, users of Class 1 milk in the NE must pay at least $16.94
per cwt.  for the milk instead of whatever is the then current Federal Milk Marketing Order Class 1 price.  Producers receive p art of this additional value after a number of deductions and
additions are made.  The amount reported here is already net of the adjustments, so no separate “f ee” is recorded.
5 Loan programs for minor oilseeds started in 1991.  Same data sources and methodology used for these oilseeds as for Rice in the  base year schedule for 1986-88.
6 Interest free recourse loans for mohair were authorised in Section 1126 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental  Appropriations Act, 1999 (P.L. 105-277, October 21,
1998).
7 Peanut interest subsidy for 1998 based on data for all loans out standing, as reported in both the CCC General Ledger and Financ ial Management Systems.  This includes data for producer
loans and producer association loans, for both quota and additional peanuts.  Source is the Farm Service Agency, USDA.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 29Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 1998
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-
product-specific
support
($ 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 program?"  An answer wasincluded for 1986.
 Amount assumed for each year:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88
19951996
1997
1998543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3379.5379.5
348.5
348.5543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3379.5379.5
348.5
348.5Estimates do not exist for each year, so the 1986 estimate was assumed for
1986-1988.
Data 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 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 theprincipal but not the interest on the project debt.  Estimates do not exist for each
year, so the 1997 estimate was assumed for 1998.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 30
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
Net Federal budget outlays for
grazing livestock  on Federal Land  (fiscal year data are used)
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995
1996
19971998
Crop insurance subsidized by the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: (crop year data are used)    Indemnities paid to farmers
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995
19961997
1998
Multi-year crop disaster payments
199849.600
49.80048.80049.40071.282
72.422
73.17773.454
615.742
369.844
1,067.611
684.399
1,566.522
1,492.804
991.953
1,675.581
577.34923.400
22.50025.00023.63326.285
21.973
22.36922.458
291.649
277.506328.403299.186
653.864
856.749872.106
928.61526.200
27.30023.80025.76744.997
50.449
50.80850.996
324.093
92.338
739.208385.213
912.658
636.055119.155
746.966
577.349The 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 LandManagement (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 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 valueof 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)yield experiences, but yield protection options range up to 90 per cent.  Includesrevenue insurance programs 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.
The Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998) included a provision (Section 1102) for
making crop disaster payments conditional on having experienced multi-year
losses.  As implemented, payments were based on the amount of indemnitiesfrom crop insurance or non-insured assistance programs during 1994-98.Multi-year payments are reported here, along with crop insurance benefits,
because eligibility was not based on the 30% loss criteria required for the green
box.G/AG/N/USA/36
Page 31Measure 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
State credit programs:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995
199619971998
Market loss assistance payments
199828.661
49.962
51.17243.265
48.806
48.80648.80648.806
2,811.30728.661
49.962
51.17243.265
48.806
48.80648.80648.806
2,811.307Various credit related programs for agriculture are funded by State
governments to: supplement Federal programs, 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 theU.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, reported by G.B. Wallace and others in "State Credit Subsidy Programs for Agriculture,"
Agricultural Income and Finance Situation and Outlook Report, pp. 10-14
(December 1990).
Amount for fiscal years 1995-1998 are the latest available estimate, based on a
survey for fiscal year 1994.
Producers who received fiscal year 1998 production flexibility contract
payments (PFC) received additional market loss payments (MLP) in proportion
to the amount of their PFC payments.  This was required by Section 1111 of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999(P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998).
Total non-product-specific
Support:
1986
19871988
1986-88 avg.
1995
1996
1997
1998694.003
469.606
1,167.583
777.064
1,686.610
1,614.032
1,113.244
5,186.497543.300
543.300543.300
543.300
379.498
379.498
348.459
348.459315.049
300.006353.403
322.819
680.149
828.722
894.475
951.073922.254
712.900
1,357.480
997.545
1,385.959
1,114.808
567.228
4,583.883AMS 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)
(0.05*$190,886 mil. = $9,544 mil. in 1998)
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