WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUR/8
29 April 1999
(99-1726)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for the calendar
year 1998  (Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of
Turkey  on 1 April 1999.G/AG/N/TUR/8
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1998 - 31 December 1998
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency Current total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting tables)
12 3
below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/TUR/8
Page 3Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1998 - 31 December 1998
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Description of basic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7
below)Product-specific measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)
US$ millionCurrent total AMS (aggregate)
US$ million
12 3 4
Wheat
Barley
RyeMaize
Oats
PaddyTobacco413.58
50.48
2.78
30.28
4.19
13.2779.61413.58 de minimis
50.48 de minimis
2.78 de minimis
30.28 de minimis
4.19 de minimis
13.27 de minimis
79.61 de minimisG/AG/N/TUR/8
Page 4Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1998 - 31 December 1998
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1998Measure
type(s)Applied
administered
price
US$/tonneProduction eligible
to receive the
applied
administered price
tonnesMarket price
support budgetary
outlays
US$ millionEquivalent
measurement of
support (include
calculation details)
%Non-exempt
direct paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leviesTotal
monetary
value of
equivalent
commitment
%Data sources
1234 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1
(7+8+9-10)
Wheat
BarleyMaize
Rye
OatsPaddy
Tobacco177.85
130.87154.36
133.39
133.39439.60
2,336.875,211,983
1,914,076
646,104
119,032
19,36070,121
92,550413.58
50.4830.28
2.78
4.19
13.27
79.619.95
4.228.00
9.21
9.388.66
9.839.95
4.228.00
9.21
9.388.66
9.83
Sugar beet No private buyer
Detailed calculations are given in the annexed table.G/AG/N/TUR/8
Page 5Annex to Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 1998 - 31 December 1998
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support
Detailed Calculations
Description of
basic productsTotal
production
tonnesProduction eligible
to receive the
applied
administered price
tonnesExchange
rate
US$/TLApplied
administered price
US$/tonneMarket price
US$/tonne1986-88 Average
reference price
US$/tonneMarket Price
Support
$US/tonneTotal value of
production
US$ millionMarket price
support budgetary
outlays
US$ millionEquivalent
measurement of
support
%
1 2 345 6 7 8
(5 - 7)9
(2 * 6)10
(3 * 8)11
((10 / 9) * 100)
Wheat
Barley
Maize
RyeOats
Paddy
TobaccoSugar beets*21,000,000
9,000,000
2,300,000
232,000310,000
315,000
300,000
21,941,0005,211,983
1,914,076
646,104
119,032
19,360
70,121
92,550
17,618,726US$1 =
TL 298,000177.85
130.87
154.36
133.39133.39
439.60
2,336.87
60.40197.99
133.01
164.47
130.30144.30
486.77
2,700.67
60.4098.50
104.50
107.50
110350
250.33
3,19719.6079.35
26.37
46.86
23.39
-216.61
189.27
-860.13
40.804,157.72
1,197.06
378.28
30.2344.73
153.33
810.20
1,325.30413.58
50.48
30.28
2.784.19
13.27
79.61
718.899.95
4.22
8.00
9.219.38
8.66
9.83
54.24
*No private buyer
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