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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/VNM/3/Rev.3 
28 October 2004 
 
 (04-4590) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Viet Nam Original:   English 
 
 
  
ACCESSION OF VIET NAM 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in the Agricultural Sector
 
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the Socialist 
Republic of Viet Nam. 
  
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Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 - 2001 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- "Green Box" 
 
Monetary value of measure in year in question 
( VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(a) General services       
(i)  Research1 Budget expenditures for running Agricultural 
research system 243.98 367.83 292.10 301.30 MOSTE; MARD; 
MOF; Prov 
(ii)  Training services2 Expenditures to set up, maintain and develop 
agricultural training institutions and centers  146.2 
 185.0 
 433.5 
 254.9 
 MARD; MOF; Prov 
 
(iii) Extension and advisory 
services3 Budget allocations to establish and maintain a 
nationwide network of provision of agricultural 
extension and advisory services; improving quality of plant varieties/seeds, animal breeds.  163.01 1,499.85 1,590.61 1,089.49 MARD (AFESD); 
Prov 
(iv) Infrastructure services4 Budgetary expenditures to construct, maintain and 
develop farm irrigation systems, water supply 
facilities and drainage works, etc. for agricultural sector 5,491.10 6,787.14 4,863.00 5,713.75 GDS; MARD; Prov 
                                                      
1 Agricultural research :  There are totally 19 field research institutes in agricultu ral sector including National Agricultural Research Institute, In stitute of Veterinary 
Quarantine, Institute of Plant Protection, etc. Research projects conducted by these institutes and some other national institu tions, universities on plant varieties/seeds and breeds, 
farming techniques and methods, agricultural technologies and practices, soil science, agro-chemistry, genetics, plant and anim al health protection, agro nomy, etc. are funded by 
the State budget. 
2 Training services :  The agricultural training institution system consists of 30 high - schools and vocational training schools majoring in vario us fields such as 
horticulture, animal breeding, veterinary, plant protection, agro-mechanics, forestation, food processing, agricultural account ancy, etc.  Expenditures of these institutions to train 
agricultural technicians, agronomists, specialists and agricultural workers are from the State budget allocation. 
3 Extension and advisory services :  A nationwide network of agricultural extension and advisory staff is established pursuant to the Government Decree No.13/CP dated 
2 March 1993 on extension activities. The operating and developi ng expenditures of this networ k are from budget allocation of g overnments at various levels. The main function 
of this network is to provide farmers and/or agricultural producer s with gratis advisory services related to farming methods, a gricultural production technologies, etc. 
  Support program for improving quality of plant varieties/seeds and animal breeds pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No .225/1999/QD - TTg dated 
10 December 1999 focuses on development, improvement quality of plant varieties/seeds,  animal breeds, genetic sources, producti on of origin varieties/seeds, etc., and 
importation of new genetic and variety sources, production of good- quality varieties/seeds/ animal breeds to supply farmers. 
4 Infrastructure services :  The State allocates budgets for the construction, maintenance,  reclamation and improvement of water supply facilities, irrig ation and drainage 
works, dam and dyke system.  
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 Page 3Monetary value of measure in year in question 
( VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(v) Pest and disease 
control, inspection 
services5 Budgetary expenditures in activities related to plant 
and animal health protection; sanitary and 
phytosanitary defence and alertness; pest and disease 
surveillance, prevention and control; provision of vaccines, etc. 247.76 277.25 264.02 263.01 MARD (DPP, 
DVQ); Prov 
(b) Public stockholding for 
food security purposes Budgetary expenditures in activities related to 
accumulation, storage and handling of products for 
food security purposes including rice (under the 
management responsibility of the State Reserve 
Department); some plant varieties/seeds such as  
seeds of rice, maize, and vegetables; insecticides, veterinary medicines, v accines, etc. (under the 
management responsibility of MARD) 686.90 578.40 2,271.40 1,178.90 MARD; Prov 
(c) Domestic food aid  Budgetary outlays in activities related to food aid 
distribution to deprived people in remote, 
mountainous and other disadvantaged areas for 
hunger relief purpose 92.50 85.44 197.07 125.00 MARD; Prov 
(d) Decoupled income 
support  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(e) Income insurance and 
income safety-net 
programmes    0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters  Budgetary outlays related to provision basic 
necessities to farmers in areas hit by natural disasters 
to assist them to stabili ze their lives and recover 
production; relief in form of electricity assistance 
payments to use pumps to irrigate drought-stricken 
land or to drain flooded land; relief in form of 
financial support (cash payments) to suffered farmers to purchase seeds, veterinary medicines, insecticides, 
etc. to continue with production 901.20 2,192.07 1,434.36 1,509.21 MOF; Prov 
                                                      
5 Pest and disease control, inspection services :  The system of veterinary and plant protection agencies in agriculture sector consists of National Department of 
Veterinary Quarantine, National Department of Plant Protection and their branches in 61 provinces and cities throughout the cou ntry.  These agencies' main functions include pest 
and disease surveillance and monitoring (f orecast, alert, prevention, defence and er adication), regulatory framework developmen t, quarantine, sanitary and phytosanitary 
inspection at the border gates as well as across national regions /areas, etc (excluding inspecti on services charged to imports and exports).  
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Page 4 Monetary value of measure in year in question 
( VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through producer 
retirement programmes  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(h) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through resource 
retirement programmes  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(i) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through investment 
aids Support to move from the low efficient and unstable 
productive crops to grow mo re efficient industrial 
crops and aquaculture. 187.39 286.72 280.24 251.45  
(j) Environmental 
programmes  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
(k) Regional assistance 
programmes6 Budget allocations for resettlement of ethnic 
minorities, establishment and development of new 
economic zones; Priority investments to develop 
1,500 communes under harsh and especially 
disadvantaged conditions in remote and distant areas etc.  800.7 1,124.0 3,063.0 1,662.6 
 MOF; SB; MARD  
 
(l) Other  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
Total         8,960.7     13,383.7     13,945.0     12,096.5  
 
 
                                                      
6 Regional assistance programmes :  The State allocates part of its budget for the resettlement of ethnic minorities in order to stabilize their lives, to preve nt slash-and-
burn activities, to develop untapped areas into new economic z ones or production areas as the destination for attracting the mo vement flows of inhabitants from densely-
populated regions or land shrunk as a co nsequence of natural disaster s or soil-blown accidents, etc.   The main activities inclu de building new villages/communes, reclaiming 
virgin lands for production development; constructing infrastructure such as roads, clinics, schools, markets, etc.; organising  classes to introduce production methods to ethnic 
minorities for those who move to newly-developed economic areas to  start on production;  providing preferential loans to inhabi tants in the Mekong delta region to construct their 
houses against floods.  Since 1999, the State has launched the Programme 135 with the focus of priority investments to develop 1,500 communes under harsh and especially 
disadvantaged conditions in remote and distant areas, etc.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment -- Speci al and Differential Treatment -- "Development Programmes" 
 
Monetary value of measure in year in question 
(VND billion) Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4+5):3 7 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Interest rate support applicable to investment 
activities7 524.30 1,137.85 886.78 849.64 MARD; SB; DAF; 
Prov 
(b) Input subsidies 
generally available to 
low-income or 
resource-poor producers Short-term soft loans
8 
Budget allocations for freight subsidies to offset the 
high cost of transportation of policy commodities and 
production inputs to mountainous, remote regions, etc.  1,052.85 1,480.17 939.8 1,157.61 
 SB; MARD 
(DARNEZ); Prov 
 
(c) Support to encourage 
diversification from growing illicit narcotic 
crops Provision of support in the form of plant 
varieties/seeds, seeds, breeds; dissemination of farming techniques; administ rative costs to assist the 
diversification from illicit opium poppy cultivation to 
other crop production  9.60 11.10 1.47 7.39 MARD 
(DARNEZ); Prov 
Total  1,586.75 2,629.12 1,828.05 2,014.64  
 
                                                      
7 The Government compensates commercial ba nks for the difference between prevailing market interest rate and preferential intere st rate charged by commercial banks 
for mid-term or long-term investment loans under the Government's direction.  The preferential interest rate is 0.81 per cent p er month (i.e. 9.72 per cent per year) (The prevailing 
commercial interest rate applicable to investment projects to establish and develop processing premises for agricultural and fo restry products and projects of growing perennial 
plants which was previously at 1.25 per cent per month has been cut down to 1.15 per cent per month.  Since 2000, preferential credit interest rate was 0.45 per cent per month 
(i.e. 5.4 per cent per year) due to decrease commercial interest rate. And the preferential interest rate in 2001 has been 9.6 per cent per annual. 
8 The State establishes a banking network for the poor in order to allow the poor to have access to short-term loans at preferen tial interest rate  equivalent 50 per cent of 
the prevailing commercial market interest rate  to develop their own production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2000 
 
Measures exempt from the reducti on commitment -- Direct Payments und er Production-Limiting Programmes -- 
"Exempt Direct Payments" 
 
Monetary value of measure in year in question (VND billion) 
Measure type Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Article 6:2 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 1999 2000 2001 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
NIL 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (Total AMS) 
 
Value of production (billion Dong) Description 
of basic 
products Calculated AMS Value 
(VND billion) 10% of value 
(VND billion) Total AMS (aggregate) 
(VND billion) 
 1999 2000 2001 Average 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Product-specific AMS (from Suppo rting Tables DS:5 to DS:7) 
(1) Rice 27.20 61.94 0.00 29.71 76,869.40 63, 691.60 63,088.10 7,687.00 6,369.10 6,308.81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
(2) Sugar 3,379.1 3,504.73 1,966.95 2, 950.26 6,956.00 6,102.73 6,831. 27 695.60 610.27 683.13 3,379.1 3,504.73 1,966.95 2,950.26 
(3) Cotton 2.00 9.57 13.35 8.31 122.10 103.40 150.10 12.21 10.34 15.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
(4) Pork 3.20 0.00 0.00 1.07 16,641.24 17, 472.14 16.969.47 1,664.12 1,747.2 1,697.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
Total 
product-
specific 
AMS 3,411.5 3,576.24 1,980.3 2,989.35       3,379.1 3,504.73 1,966.95 2,950.26 
Total non-product-specific AMS (fro m Supporting Table DS:9 below) 
 1,111.82 1,152.72 1,300.82 1,188. 45       0 0 0 0 
Total AMS 4,523.32 4,728.96 3,281.12 4,177.80 124,075.3 122,389.3 122,247.7 12,407.53 12,238. 93 12,224.77 0 0 0 0 
 
 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Market Price Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price (1,000 
Dong/ton) External reference 
price 
(1,000 Dong/ton) Eligible 
production 
(1,000 ton) Associated 
fees/levies 
(VND billion) Total market price 
support 
(VND billion) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 = ((4-5)*6)-7  
(1) Rice9 1999 3,166.00 3,508.97 20,406.00 0.00 0.00 
 2000 Price support 
2,990.00 3,170.87 21,160.10 0.00 0.00 
 2001 None 0.00 2,758.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 Average 
1999-2001      0.00 
(2) Sugar10 1999 5,819.00 2,259.00 947.30 0.00 3,372.4 
 2000 5,687.00 3,112.00 1,208.70 0.00 3,112.4 
 2001 Price support 
5,555.00 3,886.00 1,057.80 0.00 1,765.5 
 Average 
1999-2001      2,750.1 MARD 
 
 
                                                      
9  Price support was not  applicable in 2001 
  The following data are applied when calculating extern al reference price of and e ligible production for rice: 
 
 - Conversion rate between paddy and rice yields: paddy/rice = 0.65 
 - Average export price of rice (FOB Ho Chi Minh port) in 1999: US$ 251.6/ton, in 2000: US$ 224.1/ton, in 2001: US$ 186.2 /ton.  
 
  10 Price support is effected via the following measures: 
  Mandatory requirement by the Government on sugar plants to purchase farmers' sugarcanes at determined protective price (minim um purchase price) to protect farmers' 
income (e.g. the minimum purchase price of sugarcane was determined at VND 240,000 per ton in 1999). 
 As a consequence, domestic price of sugar is higher than world price.  
 
 -  Eligible production for sugar equals to the total production of all domestic sugar plants. 
 -  Average import price of sugar (CIF Vietnam's port) in 1999:  US$ 162/ton, in 2000:  US$ 220/ton, in 2001:  US$ 262.3/ton 
  
 (Source: General Department of Customs) 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Me asurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price (1,000 
Dong/ton) External reference 
price 
(1,000 Dong/ton) Eligible 
production 
(1,000 ton) Associated 
fees/levies 
(VND billion) Total direct 
payments 
(VND billion) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 = ((4-5)*6)-7 9 
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Other Product-Specific  Support and Total Prod uct-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(VND 
billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(VND 
billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(VND billion) Total AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10 = (7+8+9) 11 
(1) Rice11 1999 27.20   27.20 0.00  27.20  
          
 
 2000 Interest rate 
support to purchase rice 
during harvest 
time 61.94 
   61.94 0.00  61.94 
  
           
 2001 None12 0.00   0.00 0.00  0.00  
 
 Average 
1999-2001  29.71   29.71  
  29.71  
(2) Sugar 1999 Support to 
import new varieties of 
sugarcane 6.70   6.70 3,372.4  3,379.1 
 
 2000 - Interest rate 
support for investment loan 
and purchase 
sugar. -Finance 
working capital 392.33   392.33 3,112.4  3,504.73  
                                                      
11 The eligible amount of rice was 500,000 MT in 1999 and 1,400,000 MT in 2000.   
 
12  In 2001, the interest support was not applied. 
  
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 Page 11Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(VND 
billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(VND 
billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(VND billion) Total AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10 = (7+8+9) 11 
 2001 - Interest rate 
support to 
develop the areas of 
sugarcane 
growing. - Support to 
cover losses 
caused by local currency 
devaluation.  
- Interest rate 
support for 
investment loan 201.45   201.45 1,765.5  1,966.95  
 Average  200.16   200.16 2,750.1  2,950.16  
(2) Cotton13 1999 2.00   0.00 0.00  2.00  
          
 2000 9.57   9.57 0.00  9.57  
          
 2001 Support to 
lower the selling 
price of 
imported cross- line cotton seeds 
and cover losses 13.35   9.51 0.00  13.35  
 Average 
1999-2001  8.31   8.31   8.31  
(4) Pork14 1999 3.20   0.00 0.00  3.20 
 2000 0.00   0.00 0.00  0.00 MARD 
 2001 Interest rate 
support to 
purchase pork 0.00   0.00 0.00  0.00  
                                                      
13 The Government provides financial support to lower the selling price of imported cross- line cott on seeds with a view to reduc e the production cost of cotton farmers 
who could otherwise hardly afford to purchase these high-yielding varieties/seeds to for cultivation due to their high import p rice. 
 Support to cover losses pf purchasing raw cotton produced by farmers:  Cotton plants are required by the Government to purchas e the whole quantity of raw cotton 
produced by farmers at a minimum determined price to protect fa rmers' income.  As a result, co tton plants sometimes suffer loss es due to the sharp drop of cotton price in the 
world market that significantly influence on the price of domes tically produced cotton (textiles plants would only purchase cot ton supplied by the domestic cotton plants at 
respective low prices).  The Government provides financia l payments to assist the cotton to cover these losses. 
14 The State provides interest rate support to enable trading enterp rises to purchase pork when the domestic market prices drop s harply causing losses to farmers.  
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Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(VND 
billion) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(VND 
billion) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(VND billion) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(VND billion) Total AMS Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 = (4+5-6) 8 9 10 = (7+8+9) 11 
 Average 
1999-2001  1.07   1.07   1.07  
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(VND 1,000 
/ton) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price 
(1,000 tons) Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(VND 
billion) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(EMS) 
(VND billion) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(VND 
billion) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
(VND 
billion) Associated 
fees/levies 
(VND 
billion) Total monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
(VND billion) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11= (7+8+9-10) 12 
NIL 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999 – 2001 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(VND billion) Other non-product-
specific support 
(VND billion) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support (VND 
billion) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 = (3+4-5) 7 
1999 101.82   101.82  
2000 147.72   147.72  
2001 301.82   301.82  Support to cover 
losses for 
electricity used in irrigation
15 Average 1999-2001 183.79   183.79  
1999 1,010.00   1,010.00  
2000 1,005.00   1,005.00  
2001 999.00   999.00  Support   
irrigation fee16 
Average 1999-2001 1,004.67   1,004.67  
Total 1999 1,111.82   1,111.82  
 2000 1,152.72   1,152.72  
 2001 1300.82   1300.82  
 Average 1999-2001 1,188.46   1,188.46  
                                                      
15 The Government have charged at the average of VND 572.72/kwh for electricity used in water pumping, irrigation in comparison w ith the average of VND 700/kwh 
for other sectors.  The difference will be covered by the Govern ment.  The electricity consumption in agriculture is 800 millio n kwh per annual. 
16 Under Decree No.112 of the Government dated 25 August 1984, basi c amortization, considerable repair of irrigation works and ma chinery (estimated round 
VND 3,300 billion per annual) are not calculated and considered s ubsidies for agriculture. According to this provision, irrigat ion fee should be VND 1,500 billion per annual. In 
fact, due to farmers' difficulties, the to tal received in 1999 was VND 490 billion, 2000:  VND 495 billion and 2001: VND 501 bi llion.  The Government has covered unpaid fee 
according to the Prime Minister's Decision  No. 1116/QD/Ttg date d 22 August 2001.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: VIET NAM 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1999 – 2001 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity 
 
Total product specific export subsidies (VND 
billion) Quantity of subsidized exports 
(1,000 tons) Description of 
products Direct 
export 
subsidies Sales of 
stocks 
(VND 
billion) Producer 
financed 
subsidies 
(VND 
billion) Cost 
reduction 
measures 
(VND 
billion) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
(VND 
billion) 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-
2001 1999 2000 2001 Average 
1999-
2001 Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
(1) Rice      486.00 600.00 822.77 636.26 1,900 2,500 3,730 2,710  
(2) Pork      49.70 31.30 31. 48 37.49 7.10 9.50 20.00 12.20 MOF; 17 
(3) Coffee      203.00 348.60 536.35 362.65 50 198.7 932 393.57  
(4)Vegetables and 
fruits       12.00 9.90 165.00 62. 30 15 12.00 N/a 9.00 MOF; 18 
(5) Export bonus 
upon performance      0.00 0.00 10.55 3.52     MOF 
Total      750.70 989.80 1,566.16 1,102.02      
 
Note:  The Vietnamese Government provided financial support to:  
 
                                                      
 17  Prime Minister's Decision No.933/1999/QD-TTg of 28 October 1999 and No.540/2000/QD-TTg. 
 18  Government Official Document No.977/CP-KTTH of  13 September 1999.  1. Rice 
- Provision of interest rate support for rice export enterprises 
- Support to cover losses of rice export from temporary storage. 
- Export bonus:  VND 180/US$ (equivalent 1.2 per cent) 
 
2. Pork 
- Support to cover losses of pork export to Russia and Hong Kong 
- Provision of short- term interest rate support.  - Export bonus: Suckling pig: 280 VND/US$ (equivalent 1.87 per cent) 
- Pork:  VND 900/US$ (equivalent 6 per cent) 
 3. Coffee 
- Provision of interest rate support to assist export enterprises to purchase 
coffee for temporary storage.  
- Refund of export surcharges.  
- Support to cover losses of exporting coffee from temporary storage. - Export bonus:  VND 220/US$ (equivalent 1.46 per cent) 
 
4. Vegetables and fruits 
- Support to export canned pineapples and canned cucumbers to Russian and 
US. 
- Export bonus: VND 400 – VND 500/US$ (equivalent  2.6 - 3.3  per cent)  
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Page 16 ANNEX 
 
1. Official exchange rate: 
 - This exchange rate used in calculation of all programmes of domestic support and export subsidies. 
- Currency unit: VND (Vietnamese Dong)  1999: US$ 1 = VND 13,944 
 2000: US$ 1 = VND 14,146  
 2001: US$ 1 = VND 14,815   Data sources: GDS.  
2. Explanation of abbreviations for relevant agencies: 
 
AFESD Agricultural and Forestry Extension Services Department 
DAF Development Assistance Fund 
DARNEZ Department of Agricultural Resettlement and New Economic Zone 
DPP Department of Plant Protection DVQ Department of Veterinary Quarantine 
GDS General Department of Statistics 
MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
MOF Ministry of Finance 
MOSTE Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment 
SB State Bank 
Prov Provinces 
 
   
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