WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/JPN/21
12June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2421)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1 andthe
relevant Supporting Tables) forthefiscal year1995 wasreceived from thedelegation ofJapan on
3June1997.G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelfor
period inquestionCurrency Current Total AMS
(from Section IofPartIVofthe
Schedule)(from Section IofPartIVofthe
Schedule)(from attached Supporting Tables)
1 2 3
4,800.6 billion Yen 3,507.5G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page3Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure (including reference tocriteria where appropriate) Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
billion YenData sources
1 2 3 4
(a)General services Research:
general research, research inconnection withenvironmental programs, andresearch
programs relating toparticular products.
Plant protection:
general andproduct-specific pestanddisease control measures.
Animal health control:
general andproduct-specific animal health control forlivestock andanimal medicine
inspection.
Extension services:
education, extension andadvisory services, andprograms forpractical application ofnew
technologies.
Facilitation ofmanagement ofagricultural organizations:
facilitation oftraining andadvisory services through agricultural organizations.
Compilation ofstatistical dataandinformation:
compilation andprovision ofstatistical dataandinformation forproducers andconsumers.
Promotion ofsoilconservation andlow-input farming:
extension andadvisory services, research programs forsoilconservation andlow-input
farming.
Extension andinfrastructural services fortechnological improvement ofagricultural
production:
extension andadvisory services, research programs, andinfrastructural services for
technological improvement ofagricultural production.84.9
10.0
6.1
49.8
77.0
6.1
0.5
50.6Documents
ofBudget
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Page4Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure (including reference tocriteria where appropriate) Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
billion YenData sources
1 2 3 4
(a)General services General services forlivestock industry including extension andinfrastructure:
infrastructural services, extension andadvisory services ontechnologies, andinformation
services forpromotion oflivestock products.
Programs forimprovement offood marketing, processing andconsumption:
providing marketing information toconsumers, research related tofood oragricultural
products processing, marketing promotion, andinspection.
Inspection andinformation services foragricultural production materials:
inspection, research, extension andadvisory services foragricultural machineries,
fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, seeds andseedlings.
Infrastrucutural services foragricultural sector andrural area:
construction ofirrigation/drainage facilities andrural roads, landconsolidation.
Disaster rehabilitation services:
reconstruction ofirrigation/drainage facilities andrural roads damaged bynatural disasters.
Infrastructural services formarket facilities:
provision orconstruction ofmarket facilities.
Advisory services forstructural improvement:
advisory services foreffective farm landutilization.
Personnel expenses fortheGovernment officials101.3
21.1
9.6
1,907.9
111.5
20.1
48.3
183.0Documents
ofBudget
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Page5Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure (including reference tocriteria where appropriate) Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
billion YenData sources
1 2 3 4
(b)Public stockholding forfood
security purposesPublic stockholding:
public stockholding ofrice, wheat, barley, soya beans andfeedgrains.59.9 Documents of
Budget
(c)Domestic food aid School lunch programs:
supply ofrice, milk, andfruitjuice forchildren atsubsidized prices.28.1 "
(f)Payments forrelief from natural
disastersAgricultural insurance:
government subsidies onpremiums ofscheme agricultural insurance.
Natural disaster relief loans
loans forrelief ofdamaged farmers bynatural disasters.66.4
1.9"
(g)Structural adjustment Farmers 'pension programs:
payments ofpension toretired farmers oncondition oftransfer ofthemanagement.117.6 "G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page6Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure (including reference tocriteria where appropriate) Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
billion YenData sources
1 2 3 4
(h)Structural adjustment assistance
provided through resource
retirement programsLand retirement programs forcitrus production:
payments forlandretirement from citrus production toadjustment tochanges insupply and
demand situation caused bytrade liberalization.
Programs forreduction ofnumber oflivestock
payments forslaughtering ofsowandcowtoavoid overproduction ofpork andmilk1.8
7.9Documents
ofBudget
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(i)Structural adjustment assistance
provided through investment aidsAgricultural loans:
interest concessions forgovernment programmed agricultural loans.116.9 "
(j)Environmental programs Payments forconversion:
payments formaintaining paddy fields inenvironmentally good condition through growing
anyplants other thanriceorother appropriate managements.80.7 "G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page7Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic
products (including
non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Tables
DS:5 toDS:7 below)
billion YenProduct-specific measurements
ofsupport (from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
billion Yen
1 2 3 4
Wheat
Barley
Rice
Soya beans
Sugar
Starch
Milk
Beefandveal
Meat ofswine
Silk-worm cocoons55.3
24.5
2,661.5
1.7
58.9
21.6
151.8
206.4
323.3
2.555.3
24.5
2,661.5
1.7
58.9
21.6
151.8
206.4
323.3
2.5G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page8Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price
1000 Yen/TExternal reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)
1000 Yen/TEligible production
1000 TAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Wheat April 95 price support 151.8 23.5 443.6 1.7 55.3 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4:Government purchase price ofdomestically produced wheat ("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:CIFprice ofwheat forfooduse(MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics")
Column 6:Total volume ofproduction (MAFF "Crop Statistics")
Barley April 95 price support 130.8 19.6 218.2 0.7 23.6 (*2)
(*2)
Column 4:Government purchase price ofdomestically produced barley ("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:CIFprice ofbarley forfooduse(MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics")
Column 6:Total volume ofproduction (MAFF "Crop Statistics")
Rice April 95 price support 273.2 27.8 10,748 76.8 2,560.7 (*3)
(*3)
Column 4:Government purchase price ofdomestically produced rice("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:CIFprice ofThai rice(MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics")
Column 6:Total volume ofproduction (MAFF "Crop Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page9Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price
1000 Yen/TExternal reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)
1000 Yen/TEligible production
1000 TAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Sugar
Sugar beet
Sugar caneOctober 95 price support
170.5
318.082.8
82.83,813.2
1,621.034.3
24.6
58.9(*1)
(*1)
Column 4:Purchase price byJapan RawSilkandSugar Price Stabilization Agency (refined sugar basis) ("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:CIFprice ofrawsugar (refined sugar basis ,Oct.-Sept.) (MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics")
Column 6:Production ofsugar beetandsugar cane(MAFF survey)
Column 8:Price gap(Col.4 -Col.5) x(producer price(*2) /administered price (Col.4)) xeligible production (Col.6)
(*2)
Producer price (1000 Yen/t) (beet orcanebasis) ("kampo (official gazette)")
Sugar beet17.5
Sugar cane20.5G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page10Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price
1000 Yen/TExternal reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)
1000 Yen/TEligible production
1000 TAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Starch
Potato
Sweet potatoOctober 95 price support
111
11827.8
27.81,037
29514.1
7.5
21.6(*1)
(*1)
Column 4:Standard purchase price byGovernment("Kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:CIFprice ofManioc starch (Oct. -Sept.) (MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics")
Column 6:Production ofpotato andsweet potato forthemanufacture ofstarch(MAFF survey)
Column 8:Price gap(Col.4 -Col.5) x(producer price(*2) /administered price (Col.4)) xeligible production (Col.6)
(*2)
Producer price (1000 Yen/t) ("kampo (official gazette)")
potato 14.4
sweet potato 31.9G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page11Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price
1000 Yen/TExternal reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)
1000 Yen/TEligible production
1000 TAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Milk April 95 price support 64.26 14.45 2,365 3.4 114.4 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4:Standard transaction price ofrawmilkforprocessing ("kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:Estimated CIFprice based onNZproducer price ofrawmilkforprocessing
Column 6:Milk production toreceive theapplied administered price
Beefandveal April 95 price stabilization 840 626 591.6 3.7 122.9 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4:Standard stabilization price
Column 5:[CIF price ofAustralian beef] (MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics") x[conversion ratefrom boneless beeftocarcass (0.7)] x[quality difference coefficient (2.0)]
Column 6:Total production (MAFF "Meat Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page12Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price
1000 Yen/TExternal reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)
1000 Yen/TEligible production
1000 TAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Meat ofswine April 95 price stabilization 400 152 1,299 9.4 312.8 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4:Standard stabilization price
Column 5:Sluicegate price inEC
Column 6:Total Production (MAFF "Meat Statistics")
Silkworn cocoons June 95 price stabilization 974 764 5.4 1.1 (*2)
(*2)
Column 4:Basefresh cocoon price ("Kampo (official gazette)")
Column 5:[CIF price (MOF "Japan 'sTrade Statistics")] x[conversion ratefrom drycocoon tofresh cocoon (0.4)]
Column 6:Total production offresh cocoon (MAFF "Sericultare Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page13Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
1,000 Yen/tExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)
1,000 Yen/tEligible
production
1,000 tTotal price-
related direct
payments
billion YenOther non-
exempt direct
payments
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal direct
payments
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Barley
Rice
Soya beans
MilkApril 95
April 95
April 95
April 95Payments related to
volume ofproduction
Payments related to
volume ofproduction
Deficiency payments
Deficiency payments
Payments related to
volume ofproduction1.7
26.10.9
100.8
11.30.9
100.8
1.7
37.4G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page14Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
1,000 Yen/tExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)
1,000 Yen/tEligible
production
1,000 tTotal price-
related direct
payments
billion YenOther non-
exempt direct
payments
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal direct
payments
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Beefandveal
Meat ofswine
Silk-worm
cocoons
Eggs
VegetablesApril 95
April 95
June95
April 95
April 95Deficiency payments
Payments related to
volume ofproduction
Deficiency payments
Deficiency payments
Payments related to
price
Payments related to
price66.4
10.5
1.4
1.2
8.117.283.5
10.5
1.4
1.2
8.1G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page15Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
1,000 Yen/tExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)
1,000 Yen/tEligible
production
1,000 tTotal price-
related direct
payments
billion YenOther non-
exempt direct
payments
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal direct
payments
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Fruits
Dried
leguminous
vegetables
Ground nuts
Tubers of
konnyaduApril 95
April 95Payments related to
price
Payments related to
volume ofproduction2.6
0.62.6
0.6G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page16Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
billion YenOther product
specific support
(include calculation
details)
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal other
product-
specific
support
billion YenMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
billion YenNon-exempt direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
billion YenTotal AMS
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Wheat
Barley
Rice
Soya beans
Sugar
Starch
Milk
Beefandveal
Meat ofswine
Silk-worm
Cocoons
Eggs
Vegetables
Fruits
Dried
leguminous
vegetables
Ground nuts
Tubers of
konnyaduApril 95
April 95
April 95
April 95
October 95
October 95
April 95
April 95
April 95
June95
April 95
April 95
April 95
April 9555.3
23.6
2,560.7
58.9
21.6
114.4
122.9
312.8
1.10.9
100.8
1.7
37.4
83.5
10.5
1.4
1.2
8.1
2.6
0.655.3
24.5
2,661.5
1.7
58.9
21.6
151.8
206.4
323.3
2.5
1.2
8.1
2.6
0.6"deminimis"
(note)
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Page17Note toSupporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
totaloutput (1) budgetary outlays (2) (2)/(1) x100
Eggs
Vegetables
Fruits
Dried leguminous
vegetables, Ground-nuts
Tubers ofkonnyakubillion Yen
406.4
2347.9
963.2
60.4billion Yen
1.2
8.1
2.6
0.6(%)
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.0
Data: MAFF "Statistics ofagricultural income produced"G/AG/N/JPN/21
Page18Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
billion YenOther non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)
billion YenAssociated fees/levies
billion YenTotal non-product-specific
support
billion YenDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Agricultural insurance
schemeApril 95 24.1 24.1 Documents ofbudget
"deminimis"
(note)
Government Subsidies onpremiums ofAgricultural insurance forproduction lossnotexceeding 30%oftheaverage ofproduction
(Note)
totaloutput (1) budgetary outlays (2) (2)/(1) x100
billion Yen
10434.1billion Yen
24.1(%)
0.2
Data: MAFF "Statistics ofagricultural income produced"