G/AG/N/JPN/188  
 
16 July 2013  
(13-3779)  Page: 1/6  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 10 June 2013, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Japan . The notification concerns food aid ( Table ES:3 ) for the fiscal year 2008  and 2009  in 
the context of export subsidy commitments.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: JAPAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 1 APRIL 2008 – 31 MARCH 2009 
Export Subsidies: Notification of total volume of food aid 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning 1 April 2008 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
Quantity 
(MT) Value* 
(Yen) Destination 
1 2 3 4 5 
Wheat flour 2008/2009 8,093  380,000,000  Maldives 
Wheat 2008/2009 29,658  920,000,000  Mozambique 
Rice 2008/2009 9,660  650,000,000  Nepal 
Wheat 2008/2009 17,233 630,000,000  Eritrea 
Rice 2008/2009 4,330  450,000,000  Sao Tome and Principe 
Rice 2008/2009 6,220  560,000,000  Sierra Leone  
Rice 2008/2009 14,137 860,000,000 Senegal 
Rice 2008/2009 5,777  370,000,000  Cape Verde 
Rice 2008/2009 7,158  670,000,000  Cote d’Ivoire  
Rice 2008/2009 8,473 530,000,000 Cote d’Ivoire 
Rice 2008/2009 8,558 840,000,000  Democratic Republic of the Congo 
Maize flour 2008/2009 13,130 700,000,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo 
Rice 2008/2009 7,500 470,000,000  Comoros  
Rice 2008/2009 10,831 670,000,000 Benin 
                                               
* Value means the CIF or CIP price of food to procure with respec t to bilateral food aid, and means total of the FOB price of fo od to procure and costs of transport and other 
operations with respect to food aid through WFP and UNRWA.  
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- 3 - Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning 1 April 2008 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
Quantity 
(MT) Value* 
(Yen) Destination 
1 2 3 4 5 
Wheat flour 2008/2009 12,855  800,000,000  Burkina Faso  
Rice 2008/2009 11,685 840,000,000  Mali 
Rice 2008/2009 7,931  480,000,000  The Gambia  
Rice 2008/2009 16,035 950,000,000  Ghana 
Rice 2008/2009 11,607 820,000,000  Niger  
Rice 2008/2009 8,355 780,000,000  Haiti  
Rice 2008/2009 15,018 860,000,000 Djibouti 
Wheat 2008/2009 24,062 690,000,000 Togo 
Rice 2008/2009 8,612 780,000,000 Liberia 
Rice 2008/2009 1,565 240,000,000  Timor-Leste (through WFP) 
Rice, Canned Tuna 2008/2009 5,917 820,00 0,000  Sri Lanka (through WFP) 
Sorghum, CSB 2008/2009 9,088 1,000,000,000  Sudan (through WFP) 
Rice  2008/2009 10,460 860,000,000  Philippines  (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Pulses  2008/2009 9,552 450,00 0,000  Tajikistan  (through WFP) 
Maize Flour, Pulses  2008/2009 1,771 350,000,000  Chad (through WFP) 
Maize, CSB, Pulse Wheat 2008/2009 14,398 860,000,000  Ethiopia  (through WFP) 
Maize, Pulses  2008/2009 1,766  120,000,000  Swaziland (through WFP) 
Maize flour  2008/2009 3,456 210,000,000  Lesotho (through WFP) 
Maize, Pulses, CSB  2008/2009 5,683 460,000,000  Uganda (through WFP) 
Rice  2008/2009 2,659 280,000,000  Guinea-Bissau (through WFP) 
Rice  2008/2009 7,495 700,000,000  Kenya (through WFP) 
Rice 2008/2009 2,809 340,000,000  Republic of Congo (through WFP) 
Rice 2008/2009 4,174 500,000,000  Nicaragua  (through WFP)  
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- 4 - Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning 1 April 2008 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
Quantity 
(MT) Value* 
(Yen) Destination 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice 2008/2009 2,499 390,000,000  Central African Republic (through 
WFP) 
Rice 2008/2009 3,685 390,000,000  Burundi (through WFP) 
Rice 2008/2009 8,315 850,000,000  Bangladesh  (through WFP) 
CSB, Wheat flour, Pulses, Vegetable oil 2008/2009 5,959 450,000,000 
Bolivia (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Pulses 2008/2009 5,747 460,00 0,000  Afghanistan (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Pulses, Canned Tuna 2008/2009 2,034 270,000,000  Palestine (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Pulses 2008/2009 7,412 600,000,000  Palestinian Refugees (through 
UNRWA) 
 
Notes: 
YSP = Yellow Split Peas. 
CSB = Corn Soy Blend.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: JAPAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 1 APRIL 2009 – 31 MARCH 2010 
Export Subsidies: Notification of total volume of food aid 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning 1 April 2009 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
Quantity 
(MT) Value* 
(Yen) Destination 
1 2 3 4 5 
Wheat flour 2009/2010 9,006  340,000,000  Maldives 
Rice 2009/2010 16,944  970,000,000  Mozambique 
Rice 2009/2010 9,738 570,000,000 Mongolia 
Rice 2009/2010 10,662 590,000,000 Mauritania 
Rice 2009/2010 11,185  680,000,000  Nepal 
Wheat 2009/2010 26,548 850,000,000  Ethiopia 
Rice 2009/2010 3,324  250,000,000  Sao Tome and Principe 
Maize flour  2009/2010 11,948  240,000,000  Swaziland  
Rice 2009/2010 15,972 910,000,000 Senegal 
Rice 2009/2010 5,409  340,000,000  Cape Verde 
Rice 2009/2010 9,016  540,000,000  Cote d’Ivoire  
Maize flour 2009/2010 10,824 620,000,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo 
Rice 2009/2010 5,681 450,000,000  Burundi  
Rice 2009/2010 12,105 720,000,000 Benin 
                                               
* Value means the CIF or CIP price of food to procure with respec t to bilateral food aid, and means total of the FOB price of fo od to procure and costs of transport and other 
operations with respect to food aid through WFP and UNRWA.  
  G/AG/N/JPN/188  
 
- 6 - Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning 1 April 2009 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
Quantity 
(MT) Value* 
(Yen) Destination 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice  2009/2010 14,142  940,000,000  Burkina Faso  
Rice 2009/2010 12,200 860,000,000  Mali 
Rice, Wheat flour 2009/2010 10,389 560,000,000  The Gambia  
Rice 2009/2010 8,135 570,000,000  Niger  
Rice 2009/2010 10,573 630,000,000  Haiti  
Rice 2009/2010 17,309 970,000,000 Tanzania 
CSB 2009/2010 1,473 220,000,000  Timor-Leste (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Pulses  2009/2010 7,482 300,000 ,000  Tajikistan (through WFP) 
Wheat, YSP 2009/2010 5,662 660,000,000  Sudan (through WFP) 
Wheat,  CSB 2009/2010 13,427 740,000,000  Ethiopia  (through WFP) 
Maize Flour, YSP, CSB 2009/2010 2,560 340,000,000  Chad (through WFP) 
Maize flour, CSB, YSP  2009/2010 3,000 190,000,000  Lesotho (through WFP) 
Maize flour, Pulses, CSB 2009/2010 6,133 530,000,000  Uganda (through WFP) 
Maize flour, CSB   2009/2010 3,504 300,000,000  Guinea-Bissau (through WFP) 
Maize flour, Canned Tuna  2009/2010 1,770 270,000,000  Republic of Congo (through WFP) 
Wheat  2009/2010 29,171 880,000,000  Bangladesh (through WFP) 
Pulses, WSB  2009/2010 4,199 510,000,000  Myanmar (through WFP) 
Wheat, Pulses 2009/2010 9,995 560,000,000  Afghanistan (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Canned Tuna 2009/2010 3,842 270,000,000  Palestine (through WFP) 
Wheat flour, Pulses 2009/2010 11,149 600,000,000  Palestinian Refugees (through 
UNRWA) 
 
Notes: 
YSP = Yellow Split Peas. CSB = Corn Soy Blend. 
WSB = Wheat Soy Blend 
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