WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/USA/10
12June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2419)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattachednotificationconcerningdomesticsupportcommitmentsfor1995(TableDS:1
andtherelevant Supporting Tables) wasreceived from thedelegation ofUnited States on
3June1997.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page2Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelforperiod
inquestionCurrency Current totalAMS
(from Section 1ofPartIVofthe
Schedule)(from Section 1ofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached Supporting
Tables)
1 2 3
1995 $23,083.142 Millions ofUSdollars $6,213.859G/AG/N/USA/10
Page3DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
(a)General services: 4,325 5,811
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Agricultural Research Ser.
Buildings &Facilities
Misc. Contributed Funds496
23
3707
39
12Research andadvisory function. Acquires, maintains, anddisseminates
information. Includes National Agricultural Library Functions in1995.
Conducts research onawide variety oftopics, including soilandwater
conservation, plant andanimal sciences, human nutrition, andintegrated
agricultural systems.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Agricultural institute
National fertilizer development
Agriculture 21Farming Systems4
53
00
0
1Research andadvisory function. Conducts research onproblems related to
agricultural development, environmental quality, andfertilizer material and
practices. Started inOctober 1992, Agri. 21provides information about family
farming andprofitability using sustainable andenvironmentally friendly
methods.
Cooperative State Research, Extension,
andEducation Service (CSREES)
Cooperative State Research Ser.
Buildings andfacilities281
0437
37Research function. Provides grants tostate agricultural research
establishments. Participates incooperative planning withstate research
institutions.
Extension Service 325 435 Advisory function. Participates withstate cooperative extension system on
applied education, information, andtechnology transfer.
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
Nat'lAgricultural Library 11 seenoteResearch andadvisory function. Acquires, maintains, anddisseminates
information. Outlays included inARS in1995, above (appropriations were
$18mil.)
Rural Bus. andCoop. Development
Ser.(RBCD)
Agricultural Cooperatives Service 4 1Research andadvisory function. Provides farmers andUSDA administrators
information related tocooperatives.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page4DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
Animal &Plant Health Inspec. Ser.
(APHIS)
Salaries &Expenses
Buildings &Facilities
Misc. Trust Funds308
3
5479
8
8Inspection/pest anddisease control function.
Protects animal andplant resources from destructive pests anddiseases.
State programs foragriculture
(FYoutlays, netoffeesandtaxes)2/2,196 2,785State governments provide anumber ofgenerally available services.
Includes extension, marketing, andresearch. Excludes state credit programs.
Amount reported isnetofproducer feesandtaxes paidforvarious services.
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)
Grain inspection salaries andexpenses3/
Inspection &Weighing Ser.
Packers &Stockyards Administration37
(2)
911
1
12Marketing/inspection functions. Establishes standards.
Provides forofficial inspection andimplementation ofthesystem ofstandards
formarketing.
Conducts surveillance andinvestigatory activities toprotect producers
andconsumers from unfair trade practices.
Food Safety Inspection Ser.(FSIS)
Salaries &Expenses
Inspec. &Grading ofFarm Products370
1523
3Marketing/inspection function. Provides inplant inspection toassure quality of
meat andpoultry andtheaccuracy oflabelling.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page5DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
Agricultural Marketing Ser.(AMS)
Marketing Services
Pymnts. toStates &Possessions
Perishable Ag.Commod. ActFund
Misc. Trust Funds
Office ofTransportation34
1
4
81
257
1
8
108
0Marketing function.
Develops marketing standards andprovides news andinspection services.
Grants tostates forprojects, such asimproving marketing information,
anddeveloping grading standards.
Uses license feestotakelegal actions against unfair buyer trade practices.
Grading andcertification services areprovided onafee-for-service basis.
Marketing function. Identifies transportation issues andprovides information.
Transportation function moved toAMS.
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Economic Research Ser.
Misc. Contributed Funds45
052
0Research andadvisory function. Performs economic research andanalysis for
thepublic, congress, andtheexecutive branch.
Nat'lAg.Statistics Ser.(NASS)
Nat'lAg.Stat. Ser.
Misc. Contributed Funds59
084
0Research andadvisory function. Provides official estimates ofresource
utilization, production, andprices ofagricultural products.
Executive Operations
World Agricultural Outlook Board
(WAOB)2 2Research andadvisory function. Provides economic information about
current outlook andsituation forcommodity supply andprice.
Outlays included withother Executive Operations outlays in1995.
Obligations forWAOB were $2million.
(b)Public Stockholding forFood
Security:0 0G/AG/N/USA/10
Page6DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
Food Security Wheat Reserve (noacquisitions oruseof
reserve inFY1986-88 orin
FY1995)Upto4million tonnes could beused foraFood Security Wheat Reserve,
according totheFood Security Wheat Reserve Actof1980. Thereserve isto
beused soley foremergency humanitarian food need indeveloping countries,
under thePL-480 program.
(c)Domestic food aid: 19,158 37,470
Food &Consumer Services (FCS)
Food Program Administration
Food Stamp Program
Nutrition Assist. forPuerto Rico
Special Milk Prog.
Child Nutrition Programs80
11,813
852
16
4,050107
25,554
seenote
seenote
7,499Food programs providing access tomore nutritious diets forlowincome people
andchildren.
Low income people receive financial assistance tohelppurchase nutritious food.
Food Stamp Program inPuerto Rico combined withFood Stamp Program
(above).
Provides milk service inschools andinstitutions having noother federally
assisted food programs. Outlays reported inChild Nutrition
Program outlays (below)
Cash andcommodities toassist children attain adequate diets. Includes special
milk, school lunch andbreakfast, homeless children, andother programs.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page7DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
Special Supplemental Nutrition program
forWomen,Infants, andChildren.
Food donation program
Commodity Assistance Program (CAP)
Commodity Supplemental food program
Temp. Emergency Food Assist. Prog.
(TEFAP)
Center forNutrition Policy andPromotion
(CNPP)41,711
189
0
12
48
03,404
217
194
seeCAP,
above
seeCAP,
above
-1.
Food supplements toimprove health oflowincome mothers, children, elderly.
Provides cashorcommodities toimprove diets ofelderly, indians, and
micronesia.
In1995, combines programs forCommodity Supplemental Food ($89 mil.),
Emergency Food ($65 mil.), andCommodities forSoup Kitchens ($40 mil.).
Food supplements toimprove health oflowincome mothers, children, elderly.
Helps states topurchase anddistribute food totheneedy.
Research andinformation function. Develops andimplements programs
tostrengthen nutrition research information andeducation.
Human Nutrition Information Service
(HNIS)
Human Nutrition Info. Ser.4/9 seenoteFunctions transfered toAgricultural Research Service andtothenewCenter for
Nutrition Policy andPromotion. Conducts survey ofnutritional needs anddiet
possibilities. Provides consultation andinformation tothepublic.
Agricultural Marketing Ser.(AMS)
Section 32(AMS) 378 496Funds purchases ofcommodities distributed toneedy people through theFNS
food programs described above.
(d)Decoupled income support: 0 0None until 19961/G/AG/N/USA/10
Page8DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
(e)Income insurance andsafety-net
programs:0 0
(f)Payments forrelief from natural
disasters:1,380 102
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP, cropyear)
Crop disaster payments (crop year)
Emergency feedprogram (fiscal year)
Emerg. feedassist. program (fiscal year)
Forage assistance program (fiscal year)
Tree assistance program (fiscal year)
Emergency loans6/0
1,332
535/
0
0
320
0
745/
0
2
5Under the1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act,producers ofcrops not
currently insurable under other programs receive benefits, ifitisdetermined by
theUSDA thatthere hasbeen anarea-wide yield lossofgreater than35
percent.
Under theFood Security Actof1985, theDisaster Assistance Acts of1988 and
1989 andsubsequently, assistance wasprovided tocrop producers suffering
from disasters. Assistance wasprovided forproduction losses ofatleast 30%.
Such adhocprograms were replaced bythe1994 Federal Crop Insurance
Reform Act.
Compensates livestock producers forfeedcrop disasters.
Compensates livestock producers forfeedcrop disasters.
Compensates livestock producers forpastures damaged bydrought orrelated
conditions (1988 Disaster Assistance Act).
Compensates producers forlossoftreeseedlings duetodrought orrelated
conditions (1988 Disaster Assistance Act).
Provides loans tocover actual losses sustained byfarmers indisaster areas.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page9DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
(g)Structural adjustment through
producer retirement programs: 0 0
(h)Structural adjustment through
resource retirement programs:532 1,732
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Conservation Reserve Prog.
Dairy termination program (FYpayments)194
3381,732
0Critical soilerosion isreduced through 10-year rental agreements toestablish
permanent cover crops oncropland.
Payments were made toproducers agreeing toterminate production
fora5-year period.
(i)Structural adjustment through
investment aids: 132 84
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Farm Credit Programs (previously
FmHA programs)5/
State Mediation Grants132
081
3Program includes (i)short-term andlong-term loans made atpreferential interest
rates and(ii)guarantees ofprivate loans. Eligibility (clearly defined in
regulations) determined bystatus asowner-operator ofafamily-sized farm in
situations ofstructural disadvantage (cannot obtain credit elsewhere).
Grants provided tostates toassist producers having problems meeting credit
obligations. Assistance must beprovided through certified agricultural loan
mediation programs.
(j)Environmental programs: 615 833G/AG/N/USA/10
Page10DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Agricultural Conservation Program
Emergency Conservation Program
Soilandwater loans program6/
Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS)
Conservation Operations
Great Plains Conservation Prog.
Resource Conservation. &Development
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control
Water Bank Program
Wetland Reserve Program166
6
0
386
19
26
2
9
0145
27
0
566
24
33
10
11
16Conservation ofsoilandwater isachieved through cost-share agreements.
Assists infunding emergency conservation measures necessary torestore
farmland damaged bynatural disasters.
Low interest loans andloanguarantees toassist farmers tousesound soiland
water conservation practices.
Topromote conservation ofsoilandwater, SCSprovides technical assistance,
conducts soilsurveys, andassesses erosion factors.
Cost share contracts for3to10years areused tohelplandowners implement
longterm conservation measures.
Assists individuals andlocalities todevelop area-wide plans forresource
conservation anddevelopment.
Water quality fordown stream users isenhanced byinformation/cost sharing.
Conservation ofwetlands areachieved through 10-year contracts with
producers.
Conservation andrestoration ofwetlands through long-term agreements.
Producers must implement aconservation planandretire crop acreage base.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page11DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 1995 andFiscal Year 1995
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment--"Green Box"
Agency andprogram, bymeasure andtype
(some agency names have changed)Outlays (million dollars)1/Description ofprogram, andreorganization
1986-88 1995
Farms fortheFuture 0 1Provides loanguarantees andinterest assistance toState trust funds tohelp
finance programs toprotect andpreserve farmland.
Tennesee Valey Authority (TVA)
Model SiteDemonstrations
Waste Management Programs0
01
1Ademonstration program designed tohelpagricultural chemical dealers
andfarmers prevent ground water contamination.
Development ofefficient wetlands anddevelopment oforganic plant food
andcattle feedfrom agricultural wastes (broiler litter), andother creative waste
management.
(k)Regional assistance programs: 0 1
Farm Service Agency FSA)
Outreach forSocially Disadvantaged
Farms0 1Community-based organizations receive grants andcontracts toprovide outreach
andtechnical assistance todisadvantaged farms. Assists producers inthe
community intheir farm ownership andoperation, andintheir participation in
government programs.
(l)Other: 0 0
Grand Total7/26,142 46,033G/AG/N/USA/10
Page12Footnotes:
1Unless otherwise specified, dataareoutlays forfiscal years.
Outlays were excluded from domestic United States tables ifnotrelated directly tointernal support ofproduction agriculture.
Wages andsalaries andadministrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect thelevel ofservices provided toagriculture.
Production Flexibility Contract payments (under theFederal Agriculture Improvement Actof1996) willbereported onacrop marketing yearbasis starting in
1996.
2Fees andtaxes were estimated from partial datafor1986, 1987, and1995. Complete dataavailable for1988-92.
3Outlays forGrain Inspection andPackers andStockyards were combined intheBudget document.
Outlays foreach separately estimated from appropriations.
4Former Human Nutrition Information Service functions were transfered totheAgricultural Research Service (ARS) andthenewCenter forNutrition Policy and
Promotion, Food andConsumer Service (FCS). FY1995 funds foroperation came from ARS ($2.414 mil.) andtheFCS ($.196 mil.dol.).
5Value ofsubsidy onfeeddistributed under theEmergency Feed Assistance Program isunavailable. Pounds offeedsodistributed forFY1986-88 were (lbs.):
1,880,009 forFY86;4,678,875 forFY87;316,893,702 forFY88; and820,944,327 forFY89. There were 829,538 lbsdistributed inFY1995.
6Derived asthedifference between FmHA andcommercial interest ratestimes thevalue ofloans made during theyear. Dataalsoinclude budget outlays forrecognized
losses onFmHA loanguarantees. Farm Credit System Programs arenotincluded because loans made in1986-88 were notsubsidized.
TheFarm Credit Amendments Actof1986 forbids theFCSfrom under pricing itscompetition. Also, theFCSinterest rates aregreater thancommercial rates, after
adjusting announced rates forthemandatory stock purchase requirement paidbyborrowers without compensation.
7Totals for1986-88 were revised tocorrect errors inoriginal formulas.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page13Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Direct payments under production-limiting programs
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure
withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:5Monetary value ofmeasure
inyearinquestionDatasources
1 2 3 4
Million dollars
(b)Payments based on85percent orlessofbaselevelofproduction:
Deficiency payments formarketing year1995 were onlymade on85percent ofbaseacreage andprogram yields havebeenheldconstant.
Wheat
Rice
Corn
Sorghum
Barley
Oats
Cotton2,126.981
511.097
3,009.010
320.053
150.672
11.582
901.0221/
1/
1/
1/
1/
1/
1/
1Values reported incolumn 3arethe"total price related direct payments" calculated inSupporting Table DS:6.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page14Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
including non-product specific (AMS)Calculated AMS Value ofproduction Current total
AMS
Aggregate Amount1/5percent ofvalue
1 2 3 4 5
Product-specific AMS (from supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7)
Barley 0.937 1,027.383 51.3692/
BeefandVeal 0.000 24,822.009 1,241.1002/
Corn 32.124 23,145.365 1,157.2682/
Cotton 31.962 7,281.122 364.0562/
Dairy 4,655.202 20,127.259 1,006.363 4,655.202
Honey 0.511 135.498 6.7752/
Minor OilSeed:
Canola 0.013 60.668 3.0332/
Flaxseed 0.000 11.384 0.5692/
Mustard Seed 0.000 2.227 0.1112/
Rapeseed 0.000 0.361 0.0182/
Safflower 0.001 60.200 3.0102/
Sunflower 0.172 445.604 22.2802/
Mohair 15.087 22.189 1.109 15.087
Oats 0.024 265.773 13.2892/
Peanuts 414.623 1,018.471 50.924 414.623
Rice 11.601 1,514.313 75.7162/G/AG/N/USA/10
Page15Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
including non-product specific (AMS)Calculated AMS Value ofproduction Current total
AMS
Aggregate Amount1/5percent ofvalue
1 2 3 4 5
Rye 0.003 27.778 1.3892/
Sorghum 0.454 1,408.490 70.4252/
Soybeans 16.312 14,564.196 728.2102/
Sugar 1,090.942 2,135.297 106.765 1,090.942
Tobacco (1.726) 2,444.319 122.2162/
Wheat 4.960 9,744.472 487.2242/
Wool 38.005 65.835 3.292 38.005
Allother (notinAMS calculation) 0.000 79,779.481 3,988.974 0.000
Total forallcommodities 6,311.207 190,109.694 9,505.485 6,213.859
Non-product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Table DS:9 below)1,543.451 190,109.694 9,505.4852/
Total: Current totalAMS 6,213.859
1Value ofproduction reported byNational Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), ingeneral. Cash receipts were used forvegetables, fruits andnuts, andother
crops (excluding sugar beets, sugarcane, andoilseeds, which areavailable asactual value ofproduction inNASS reports). Average price wasmultiplied by
production togetvalue insome cases.
2AMS isnotsubject toreduction orinclusion inthecurrent amsbecause thecalculated amsislessthan5percent ofvalue ofproduction (deminimis exclusion).G/AG/N/USA/10
Page16Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionAssociated
feesTotal
market price
supportNew notes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.tonnes Mil.dol. Mil.dol.
Beef 1Jan.1995 Beefpurchases 11.582 0.000
Dairy 1Oct.1995 Price support/quota 226.800 159.826 70.074 4,693.182
Sugar 1Oct.1995 Price support/quota 396.832 230.824 6.673 1,107.8151/
Peanuts 1Aug. 1995 Price support/quota 747.764 413.160 1.232 412.345
AllCommodities (before de
minimis)6,213.342
1Reference price includes transportation adjustment of$28.66/tonne.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page17Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Barley 1June 1995 Basic deficiency payments 108.394 90.788 4.310 75.885 1.000
0-50/92 deficency payments 108.394 74.253 2.191 74.787 1.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 150.6721/ 1/
Barley 1June 1995 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Barley 1June 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Beef and
veal1Jan. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Corn 1Sept. 1995 Basic deficiency payments 108.263 84.379 119.344 2,850.345 1.000
0-50/92 deficency payments 108.263 73.094 4.512 158.665 1.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 3,009.0101/ 1/
Corn 1Sept. 1995 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page18Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Corn 1June 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Cotton 1Aug. 1995 Basic deficiency payments 1,607.169 1,275.741 2.641 875.386 1.000
0-50/92 deficency payments 1,607.169 1,275.741 0.077 25.636 1.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 901.0221/ 1/
Cotton 1Aug. 1995 Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit (0.038)
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Extra-long staple (ELS) payments 0.000
Inventory protection payments 0.000
First handler payments 0.000
User marketing payments 35.000
Subtotal other payments 34.962 34.962
Cotton 1Aug. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments34.962
Dairy 1Oct.1995 Subtotal price related payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page19Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Dairy 1Oct.1995 Dairy indemnities 0.208
State subsidy 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.208 0.208
Dairy 1Oct. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.208
Honey 1Jan.1995 Noprice related payments 1,102.311 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Honey 1Jan.1995 Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Honey 1Jan. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Minor oilseeds2/2/
Canola 1June 1995 Noprice related payments 191.802 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrateG/AG/N/USA/10
Page20Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal alldirect payments 0.000
Flaxseed 1July1995 Noprice related payments 191.802 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal alldirect payments 0.000
Mustard
Seed1Sept.1995 Noprice related payments 191.802 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page21Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Subtotal alldirect payments 0.000
Rapeseed 1June 1995 Noprice related payments 191.802 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments
Subtotal other payments0.000 0.000
Subtotal alldirect payments 0.000
Safflower 1Sept. 1995 Noprice related payments 191.802 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal alldirect payments 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page22Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Sunflower 1Sept. 1995 Noprice related payments 191.802 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Subtotal alldirect payments 0.000
Minor
oilseeds2/Subtotal alldirect
payments0.0002/
Mohair 1Jan.1995 Support payments 10,266.925 5,166.164 0.006 15.087 0.4999443/
Subtotal price related payments 15.087 15.087
Mohair 1Jan.1995 Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mohair 1Jan. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments15.087
Oats 1June 1995 Basic deficiency payments 99.897 95.534 0.642 2.801 1.000
0-50/92 deficency payments 99.897 79.229 0.425 8.781 1.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 11.5821/ 1/G/AG/N/USA/10
Page23Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Oats 1June 1995 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Oats 1June 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Peanuts 1Aug. 1995 Noprice related payments 0.000 0.000
Peanuts 1Aug. 1995 Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Peanuts 1Aug. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Rice 1Aug. 1995 Basic deficiency payments 236.115 153.442 6.258 511.097 0.987841
0-50/92 deficency payments 236.115 153.442 0.350 0.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 511.0971/ 1/
Rice 1Aug. 1995 Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loans 0.000
Marketing certificate payments 0.000
Loan deficiency payments 0.001G/AG/N/USA/10
Page24Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Subtotal other payments 0.001 0.001
Rice 1Aug. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.001
Rye 1June 1995 Noprice related payments 63.383 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Rye 1June 1995 Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Rye 1June 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Sorghum 1Sept. 1995 Basic deficiency payments 102.751 76.899 10.217 264.122 1.000
0-50/92 deficency payments 102.751 69.026 1.658 55.932 1.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 320.0531/ 1/
Sorghum 1Sept. 1995 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page25Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Sorghum 1Sept. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Soybeans 1Sept. 1995 Noprice related payments 180.779 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrate
Soybeans 1Sept. 1995 Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Marketing loanpayments 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Soybeans 1Sept. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Sugar 1Oct.1995 Noprice related payments 0.000 0.000
Sugar 1Oct.1995 Commodity loanforfeit 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sugar 1Oct. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Tobacco 1Oct.1995 Noprice related payments 3,803.000 (Burley) 0.000 0.000 Col. 4
price is
loanrateG/AG/N/USA/10
Page26Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
1July 1995 Noprice related payments 3,521.000 (Flue cured) 0.000 0.000
Tobacco 1Oct.1995 Commodity loanforfeit 0.000 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000 0.000
Tobacco 1Oct. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Wheat 1June 1995 Basic deficiency payments 146.975 104.230 44.163 1,887.773 1.000
0-50/92 deficency payments 146.975 90.390 4.227 239.208 1.000
Subtotal deficiency payments 2,126.9811/ 1/
Wheat 1June 1995 Diversion payments 0.000
Certificate premium 0.000
Commodity loanforfeit 0.000
Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000
Wheat 1June 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments0.000
Wool 1Jan.1995 Support payments 4,673.801 2,178.902 0.032 38.005 0.480957
Subtotal price related payments 38.005 38.0053/
Wool 1Jan.1995 Subtotal other payments 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page27Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
of
productMarketing year
starting--Measure type Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference
priceEligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther
non-
exempt
paymentsFees/Levies Total
direct
paymentsAdjustment
factorNewnotes,
datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6*11)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11 12
Dol./tonne Dol./tonne Mil.
tonnesMil.dol. Mil.
dol.Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Ratio
Wool 1Jan. 1995 Subtotal alldirect
payments38.005
AllCommodities (before
deminimis)Subtotal alldirect
payments (1995)88.263
1Deficiency payments excluded from AMS because theyaremade under production limiting programs onnomore than85% ofbaseacres.
2Loan programs forminor oilseeds started in1991. Same datasources andmethodology used forthese oilseeds asforriceinthebase year schedule for
1986-88.
3Inaddition toother adjustments (such asforpayment limitations), wool andmohair payments were reduced 50percent from thecalculated amount in1995, aspart
ofthephase outoftheprogram.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page28Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing
year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/ supportFees/
leviesTotal
other
supportMarket
price suport
(from DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(frm DS:6)Total
AMSNew
notes,
data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(4-5)7 8 9
(6+7+8)10
Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil.dol.
Barley 1June 1995 Storage payments 0.298
Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.639
Subtotal other support 0.937 0.000 0.937
Barley 1June 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.937 0.000 0.000 0.937
Beef &
Veal1Jan.1995 Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Beef &
Veal1Jan. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Corn 1Sept. 1995 Storage payments 3.663
Commodity loaninterest subsidy 28.461
Subtotal other support 32.124 0.000 32.124
Corn 1Sept. 1995 TOTAL AMS 32.124 0.000 0.000 32.124
Cotton 1Aug. 1995 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.000 3.000 (3.000)
Cotton 1Aug. 1995 TOTAL AMS (3.000) 0.000 34.962 31.962
Dairy 1Oct.1995 Dairy assessmentsG/AG/N/USA/10
Page29Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing
year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/ supportFees/
leviesTotal
other
supportMarket
price suport
(from DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(frm DS:6)Total
AMSNew
notes,
data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(4-5)7 8 9
(6+7+8)10
Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil.dol.
Subtotal other support 0.000 38.188 (38.188)
Dairy 1Oct. 1995 TOTAL AMS (38.188) 4,693.182 0.208 4,655.202
Honey 1Jan.1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy10.511 0.0001/
Subtotal other support 0.511 0.000 0.511
Honey 1Jan. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.511 0.000 0.000 0.511
Minor oilseeds2/2/
Canola 1June 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.013 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.013 0.000 0.013
Canola 1June 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.013 0.000 0.000 0.013
Flaxseed 1July1995 Commodity loanintereset subsidy
Subtotal other support0.000
0.0000.000
0.000 0.000
Flaxseed 1July1995 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000G/AG/N/USA/10
Page30Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing
year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/ supportFees/
leviesTotal
other
supportMarket
price suport
(from DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(frm DS:6)Total
AMSNew
notes,
data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(4-5)7 8 9
(6+7+8)10
Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil.dol.
Mustard seed 1Sept. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mustard seed 1Sept. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Rapeseed 1June 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.000 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.000 0.000 0.000
Rapeseed 1June 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Safflower 1Sept. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.001 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.001 0.000 0.001
Safflower 1Sept. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001
Sunflower 1Sept. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.172 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.172 0.000 0.172
Sunflower 1Sept. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.172 0.000 0.000 0.172
Minor
oilseeds2TOTAL AMS 0.1862/G/AG/N/USA/10
Page31Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing
year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/ supportFees/
leviesTotal
other
supportMarket
price suport
(from DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(frm DS:6)Total
AMSNew
notes,
data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(4-5)7 8 9
(6+7+8)10
Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil.dol.
Mohair 1Jan. 1995 Subtotal other suport 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mohair 1Jan. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 15.087 15.087
Oats 1June 1995 Storage payments 0.000 0.000
Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.024 0.000
Subtotal other support 0.024 0.000 0.024
Oats 1June 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.024 0.000 0.000 0.024
Peanuts 1Aug. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy310.5353/
Subtotal other support 10.535 8.257 2.278
Peanuts 1Aug. 1995 TOTAL AMS 2.278 412.345 0.000 414.623
Rice 1Aug. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 11.600
Subtotal other support 11.600 0.000 11.600
Rice 1Aug. 1995 TOTAL AMS 11.600 0.000 0.001 11.601
Rye 1June 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy1/0.0031/
Subtotal other support 0.003 0.000 0.003
Rye 1June 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.003
Sorghum 1Sept. 1995 Storage payments 0.091
Commodity loaninterest subsidy 0.363G/AG/N/USA/10
Page32Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing
year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/ supportFees/
leviesTotal
other
supportMarket
price suport
(from DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(frm DS:6)Total
AMSNew
notes,
data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(4-5)7 8 9
(6+7+8)10
Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil.dol.
Subtotal other support 0.454 0.000 0.454
Sorghum 1Sept. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.454 0.000 0.000 0.454
Soybeans 1Sept. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 16.312
Subtotal other support 16.312 0.000 16.312
Soybeans 1Sept. 1995 TOTAL AMS 16.312 0.000 0.000 16.312
Sugar 1Oct.1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy112.2251/
Subtotal other support 12.225 29.098 (16.873)
Sugar 1Oct. 1995 TOTAL AMS (16.873) 1,107.815 0.000 1,090.942
Tobacco 1Oct. 1995 Commodity loaninterest subsidy 29.210
Subtotal other support 29.210 30.936 (1.726)
Tobacco 1Oct. 1995 TOTAL AMS (1.726) 0.000 0.000 (1.726)
Wheat 1June 1995 Storage payments 0.000
Commodity loaninterest subsidy 4.960
Subtotal other support 4.960 0.000 4.960
Wheat 1June 1995 TOTAL AMS 4.960 0.000 0.000 4.960G/AG/N/USA/10
Page33Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measure ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific Support
Description
of
productMarketing
year
starting--Measure type Other product-
specific budget
outlays/ supportFees/
leviesTotal
other
supportMarket
price suport
(from DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(frm DS:6)Total
AMSNew
notes,
data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(4-5)7 8 9
(6+7+8)10
Mil. dol. Mil.dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil. dol. Mil.dol.
Wool 1Jan. 1995 Subtotal other suport 0.000 0.000 0.000
Wool 1Jan. 1995 TOTAL AMS 0.000 0.000 38.005 38.005
All
commodities
(before de
minimis)1995 TOTAL AMS 9.602 6,213.342 88.263 6,311.207
Footnotes :
1Interest subsidy for1995 calculated using same datasources andmethodology asusedforRiceandWheat andFeed Grains intheBaseYear Schedule for1986-88. Thismethod
involves amore intensive analysis ofmonthly datathanused previously.
2Loan programs forminor oilseeds started in1991. Same datasources andmethodology used forthese oilseeds asforriceinthebaseyearschedule for1986-88.
3Peanut interest subsidy for1995 based ondataforallloans outstanding, asreported inboththeCCC General Ledger andFinancial Management Systems.
Thisincludes dataforproducer loans andproducer association loans, forbothquota andadditional peanuts.
Source istheFarm Service Agency, USDA (personal communications).G/AG/N/USA/10
Page34Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources andcomments
1 2 3 4 5 6
Million dollars
Irrigation onBureau of
Reclamation
Projects in17Western
States:
Estimated water subsidies--
1986 543.3 Estimate provided totheHonorable George Miller, Chairman,
Subcommittee onWater andPower Resources, February 24,1988, by
theU.S. Department ofInterior. Thiswasinanswer tothequestion:
"What istheaverage annual irrigation subsidy provided through the
Reclamation program?" Ananswer wasincluded for1986.
Amount assumed foreach
year:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88
1995543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3Estimates donotexist foreach year, sothe1986 estimate wasassumed
forallyears.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page35Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources andcomments
1 2 3 4 5 6
Million dollars
NetFederal budget outlays
forgrazing livestock on
Federal Land
(fiscal yeardataare
used)--
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
199549.600
49.800
48.800
49.400
71.28223.400
22.500
25.000
23.633
26.28526.200
27.300
23.800
25.767
44.997Thedataarenetbudget outlays forlivestock grazing onpublic range
landin16Western States operated bytheForest Service (FS)and
Bureau ofLand Management (BLM). Thenetbudget outlays include
(asnegative outlays )thereceipts forfeespaidbylivestock producers,
butdonotinclude other "non-fee" costs paidbytheproducers, such as
forbuilding andmaintaining water supplies andfences. Including the
other non-fee costs could reduce thenetoutlay figure, perhaps tozero.
Fiscal yeardataareused.
Crop insurance subsidized
bytheFederal Crop
Insurance Corporation:
(crop yeardataareused;
revised Feb. 1997)1/
Indemnities paidto
farmers--
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995615.742
369.844
1,067.611
684.399
1,559.460291.649
277.506
328.403
299.186
653.112324.093
92.338
739.208
385.213
906.348Crop insurance isprovided tofarmers atsubsidized rates. Perunit
indemnities arepaidwhenever there aredecreases inproduction yield
below theguaranteed yield level. Theguaranteed yield isselected by
theproducer from theoptions--50%, 65%, or75% ofaverage yield.
Noformal "disaster" proclamation bythegovernment isrequired before
payments aremade. Fees paidbyfarmers arecontracted-for
premiums, which aresubsidized. Thevalue ofthesubsidy isreflected
inthenetvalue oftheindemnities lesspremiums.
Includes datafortheGroup Risk Plan (GRP) introduced in1993.
GRP benefits andpremiums arebased onarea-wide (county)
experiences, butyield protection options range upto90percent.G/AG/N/USA/10
Page36Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal
non-prod.
specific
supportData sources andcomments
1 2 3 4 5 6
Million dollars
State credit programs:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
199528.661
49.962
51.172
43.265
48.80628.661
49.962
51.172
43.265
48.806Various credit related programs foragriculture arefunded byState
governements to:supplement Federal programs, promote the"family
farm," assist during economic downturns, andpromote newenterprises
andtecnological innovations. Thedatacome from results ofamail
survey bytheUSDA, Economic Research Service, reported byG.B.
Wallace andothers in"State Credit Subsidy Programs forAgriculture,"
Agricultural Income andFinance Situation andOutlook Report, pp.
10-14 (Dec. 1990).
Amount forfiscal year1995 isthelatest available estimate, based ona
survey forfiscal year1994.
Total non-product specific
support:
1986
1987
1988
1986-88 avg.
1995694.003
469.606
1,167.583
777.064
1,679.548543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3
543.3315.049
300.006
353.403
322.819
679.397922.254
712.9
1,357.480
997.545
1,543.451AMS isnotsubject toreduction because thetotal islessthan5percent
ofthevalue ofproduction ofu.S.Agriculture.
(.05*$142,930 mil.=$ 7,146 mil.in1986-88)
(.05*$190,110 mil.=$9,505 mil.in1995)
1Original 1986-88 basewasrevised inFebruary 1997 toinclude as"fees paid" onlytheproducer 'sactual share oftheinsurance premium paidforthepolicy.