G/AG/N/RUS/40  
 
1 December  2023 
(23-8188) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 November  2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  the Russian Federation . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2021 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
4.4 USD/billion  0.08025  
General Note:  
Annual average exchange rate in 2021 equals 73.65 RUB/USD.  
    
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Federal - Agricultural science and research programmes  215.33  Ministry of Agriculture 
the Russian 
Federation (MA), 
Ministry of Finance of 
the Russian 
Federation (MF), 
Ministry of Science 
and Higher Education 
of the Russian 
Federation   
Sub-federal - Agricultural science and research programmes  8.3 Ministry of Agriculture 
the Russian 
Federation (MA), 
Ministry of Finance of 
the Russian 
Federation (MF), 
Ministry of Science 
and Higher Education 
of the Russian 
Federation   
Subtotal:  223.63    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Federal - Pest and disease control  108.44  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Pest and disease control  350.31  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  458.75    
2 (c). Training services  Federal - Training and education  303.3  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Training and education  11.32  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  314.62    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Federal - Extension and advisory services  15.14  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Extension and advisory services  13.23  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  28.37    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Federal - Marketing and promotion services  12.37  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Marketing and promotion services  6.78 MA, MF   
Subtotal:  19.15      
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Federal - Construction, repair and maintenance of infrastructure 
(equipment) of irrigation systems and adjacent water -supply systems of 
general use; Construction and repair of public road networks within the 
limits of rural areas, including those providing access to production and 
processing facilities of agricultural products; Other infrastructural services  185.95  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Construction, repair and maintenance of infrastructure 
(equipment) of irrigation systems and adjacent water -supply systems of 
general use; Construction and repair of public road networks within the 
limits of rural areas, including those providing access to production and 
processing facilities of  agricultural products; Other infrastructural services  44.46  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  230.41    
 Subtotal General Services  1,274.93    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Federal - Public stockholding for food security purposes  0  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Public stockholding for food security purposes  0.19 MA, MF   
Subtotal:  0.19   
6. Decoupled income support  Federal - Decoupled income support  135.5  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Decoupled income support  107.98  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  243.48    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Federal - Payments for relief from natural disasters  17.32  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Payments for relief from natural disasters  20.1 MA, MF   
Subtotal:  37.42    
10. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
resource retirement programmes  Federal - Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource 
retirement programmes  0  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource 
retirement programmes  2.35 MA, MF  
Subtotal:  2.35   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Federal - Aid for first farmers; compensation of the registration costs  56.38  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Aid for first farmers; compensation of the registration costs  10.06  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  66.44    
12. Environmental programmes  Federal - Payments under environmental programmes  25.6  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Payments under environmental programmes  8.44 MA, MF   
Subtotal:  34.04    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Federal - Capital investments in the Extreme North areas and regions of 
equal status  0.62  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Capital investments in the Extreme North areas and regions 
of equal status  22.09  MA, MF   
Subtotal:  22.71    
14. Other direct payment  Federal - Subsidies to legal entities for intervention fund forming, holding, 
insuring interventional fund, loan servicing and relevant measures  3  MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Subsidies to legal entities for intervention fund forming, 
holding, insuring interventional fund, loan servicing and relevant measures  2.72 MA, MF   
Federal - Soil agrochemical test subsidies  0 MA, MF   
Sub-federal - Soil agrochemical test subsidies  1.61 MA, MF   
Subtotal:  7.33   
Grand Total Green Box  1,688.89    
    
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3) 
 
 
USD,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Flax and Hemp  6.02  6.02 15.57  38.6641%  6.02  
Wheat  0.29  0.29 14,666.14  0.002%  0 (de minimis )  
Buckwheat  0.02  0.02 446.59  0.0045%  0 (de minimis )  
Potatoes  10.57   10.57  5,886.17  0.1796%  0 (de minimis )  
Rice 2.46  2.46 281.12  0.8751%  0 (de minimis )  
Maize  0.18  0.18 2,839.3  0.0063%  0 (de minimis )  
Grapes  24.74   24.74  435.35  5.6828%  24.74   
Sugar Beet  1.35  1.35 1,875.63  0.072%  0 (de minimis )  
Cattle  61.46   61.46  5,745.17  1.0698%  0 (de minimis )  
Sheep and Goats  16.61   16.61  1,074.24  1.5462%  0 (de minimis )  
Deer 46.79   46.79  60.19  77.7372%  46.79   
Horses  2.96  2.96 179.39  1.65%  0 (de minimis )  
Swine  24.34   24.34  8,937.47  0.2723%  0 (de minimis )  
Poultry  24.07   24.07  8,746.3  0.2752%  0 (de minimis )  
Milk 686.64   686.64  13,841.53  4.9607%  0 (de minimis )  
Eggs 18.27   18.27  3,958.76  0.4615%  0 (de minimis )  
Wool 2.7  2.7 42.78  6.3114%  2.7  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  2,852.76  104,180.58  2.7383%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  80.25   
 
    
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total price  
related direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
USD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Flax and 
Hemp  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      4.32  4.32 MA  
Flax and 
Hemp  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      1.7  1.7 MA  
Total Flax 
and Hemp            6.02   
Wheat  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Wheat  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      0.29  0.29 MA  
Total Wheat            0.29   
Buckwheat  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Buckwheat  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      0.02  0.02 MA  
Total 
Buckwheat            0.02   
Potatoes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      5.28  5.28 MA  
Potatoes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      5.15  5.15 MA  
Potatoes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Seeds 
purchase subsidies      0  0 MA  
Potatoes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Seeds 
purchase subsidies      0.14  0.14 MA  
Total 
Potatoes            10.57      
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- 7 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total price  
related direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
USD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rice CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      2.19  2.19 MA  
Rice CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      0.27  0.27 MA  
Total Rice            2.46   
Maize  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Seeds 
purchase subsidies      0  0 MA  
Maize  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Seeds 
purchase subsidies      0.18  0.18 MA  
Total Maize            0.18   
Grapes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      21.66   21.66  MA  
Grapes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      3.08  3.08 MA  
Total 
Grapes            24.74    
Sugar Beet  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Sugar Beet  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      0.77  0.77 MA  
Sugar Beet  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Fungicides 
purchase subsidies      0  0 MA  
Sugar Beet  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Fungicides purchase 
subsidies      0.58  0.58 MA  
Total Sugar 
Beet            1.35   
Cattle  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Meat cattle 
development 
programme      38.96   38.96  MA  
Cattle  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Meat 
cattle development 
programme      17.99   17.99  MA  
Cattle  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Breeding 
stock subsidies      0  0 MA  
Cattle  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Breeding 
stock subsidies      4.51  4.51 MA  
Total Cattle            61.46      
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- 8 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total price  
related direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
USD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Sheep and 
Goats  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      14.36   14.36  MA  
Sheep and 
Goats  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      2.06  2.06 MA  
Sheep and 
Goats  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Breeding 
stock subsidies      0  0 MA  
Sheep and 
Goats  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Breeding 
stock subsidies      0.19  0.19 MA  
Total Sheep 
and Goats            16.61    
Deer CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      3.82  3.82 MA  
Deer CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      42.97   42.97  MA  
Total Deer            46.79    
Horses  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      0.9  0.9 MA  
Horses  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      2.06  2.06 MA  
Total 
Horses            2.96   
Swine  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Swine  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      9.82  9.82 MA  
Swine  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Breeding sow 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Swine  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Breeding 
sow subsidies      0.62  0.62 MA  
Swine  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Combined 
fodder subsidies      0  0 MA  
Swine  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Combined fodder 
subsidies      13.9  13.9 MA  
Total Swine            24.34      
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- 9 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
USD External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Total price  
related direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
USD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Poultry  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Production 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Poultry  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Production subsidies      12.34   12.34  MA  
Poultry  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Combined 
fodder subsidies      0  0 MA  
Poultry  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Combined fodder 
subsidies      11.73   11.73  MA  
Total 
Poultry            24.07    
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Dairy cattle 
development 
programme      73.83   73.83  MA  
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Dairy 
cattle development 
programme      57.44   57.44  MA  
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Output 
subsidies      149.23   149.23  MA  
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Output 
subsidies      262.48   262.48  MA  
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Combined 
fodder subsidies      143.28   143.28  MA  
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Combined fodder 
subsidies      0.38  0.38 MA  
Total Milk            686.64    
Eggs CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Output 
subsidies      0  0 MA  
Eggs CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Output 
subsidies      16.86   16.86  MA  
Eggs CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Combined 
fodder subsidies      0  0 MA  
Eggs CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - 
Combined fodder 
subsidies      1.41  1.41 MA  
Total Eggs            18.27    
Wool CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Federal - Output 
subsidies      2.5  2.5 MA  
Wool CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Sub-federal - Output 
subsidies      0.2  0.2 MA  
Total Wool            2.7     
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
USD,  million  Market price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
USD,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
USD,  million  Total A MS 
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Flax 
and Hemp           6.02 6.02   
Total Wheat           0.29 0.29   
Total 
Buckwheat           0.02 0.02   
Total 
Potatoes           10.57  10.57    
Total Rice           2.46 2.46   
Total Maize           0.18 0.18   
Total 
Grapes           24.74  24.74    
Total Sugar 
Beet          1.35 1.35   
Total Cattle           61.46  61.46    
Total Sheep 
and Goats           16.61  16.61    
Total Deer           46.79  46.79    
Total 
Horses           2.96 2.96   
Total Swine           24.34  24.34    
Total 
Poultry           24.07  24.07    
Total Milk           686.64  686.64    
Total Eggs           18.27  18.27    
Total Wool           2.7 2.7   
 
    
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Energy subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 5.2   5.2 MA  
Leasing of means of production on preferential 
terms  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 29.3 40.46   69.76  MA  
Capital production investments  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 431.76    431.76  MA  
Pedigree livestock subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 223.77    223.77  MA  
Elite seed subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 56.93    56.93  MA  
Subsidies for mineral and organic fertilizers, 
pesticides  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 30.3   30.3 MA  
Subsidies for interest rates on credits and loans - 
short term and investment  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 273.63    273.63  MA  
Subsidies for interest rates on credits taken by 
small farms/business  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 0.14   0.14 MA  
Fuel and lubricants subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 0.4   0.4 MA  
Subsidies for compound feed  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 17.89    17.89  MA  
Subsidies for insurance of risk of loss of 
agricultural crop and livestock  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 56.49    56.49  MA  
Subsidies for reclamation network maintenance 
costs CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 107   107 MA  
Transportation of agricultural cargoes on 
preferential terms  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 65.01  33.6  98.61  JSC Russian 
Railways, 
MA  
Subsidies for establishment and care for 
perennial plantations  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 79.15    79.15  MA  
Subsidies for the delivery of seeds to the 
Extreme North areas and regions of equal status  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 2.36   2.36 MA  
Other plant production subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 203.73    203.73  MA    
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- 12 - Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Development of traditional sectors in agriculture  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 3.58   3.58 MA  
Other livestock production subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 39.08    39.08  MA  
Development of livestock family farms  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 83.96    83.96  MA  
Writing off debts on calculated penalties and 
fines CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 0 13.72   13.72  MA  
Other preferential rate lending  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 0 1,055.3   1,055.3  MA  
TOTAL  2,852.76   
 
 
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