G/AG/N/ISR/60  
 
31 August 2017  
(17-4670) Page: 1/17 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 August  2017 is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Israel . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table  DS:1  and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year s 2015 and 2016.  
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for 201 5 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 
568,980  USD '000 542,071  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in 201 5 
 
(USD '000) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services       
(i) Agriculture Research Center  Improvement of production potential, diversification of agro -industry and post -harvest 
processes  89,750  BB-MOA 
  General  operation  48,176  
   Infrastructure investments  41,073  
   Research centres and facilities operations  0 
   Research funds  501 
 (ii) Chief Scientist Research Fund  Provide  grants to agriculture research  19,142  BB-MOA 
  General operation for research  18,662  
   "Kemah" fund – Agriculture Chief Scientist Fund  480 
   Agriculture by the Torah (Bible)  0 
 (iii) General Ministry of Agriculture Operations  Provision of overall management of the Ministry of Agriculture including spe cialised 
administrative service  122,845  BB-MOA 
(iv) Services Provided for Farmers    24,374  BB-MOA 
  Plant protection services  4,284  
   Veterinary services  1,169  
   Inspection and training  0 
   Soil Conservation and drainage department  9,853  
   Pest prevention activities  0 
   National park protection Authority  534 
   Pasture authorities  1,882  
   Marketing promotion  1,538  
   Investment in agriculture  4,117  
  
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in 201 5 
 
(USD '000) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 
  Districts assistance  0 
   Plant and animal protection  0 
   Distribution of information, farmers tr aining and technical assistance  966 
   Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy assistance  0 
  Support to farmers' organizations  31  
(b) Public stockholding for food security purposes  13,210  BB-MOA 
(i) Cereal Reserve  To ensure a reserve for three months of Cereal for emergency purposes  11,590  
 (ii) Melah  To ensure a  reserve of f oodstuff for emergency purposes  1,619  
 (d) Decoupled income measures  13,562  BB-MOA 
(i) Galilee law substitute payments  Payment for meat of poultry producers in the Galilee area ( G/AG/N/ISR /17) 9,583  
 (ii) Israeli workers  Support to encourage Israeli workers in agriculture  3,978   
(f) Payment for relief from natural disasters  56,397  BB-MOA 
(i) Natural Disaster Insurance Fund  Government allowance in the Nat ural Disaster Insurance program  22,239  
 (ii) Advances for claims on Insurance Fund Advance payment to farmers not covered by the insurance policy  26,413  
 (iii) Natural Disaster Compensation  Payment to farmers not covered by the insurance policy  7,745  
 (v) Water cuts payments  Compensation for cut in water supply to farmers (notification G/AG/N/ISR/17)  0 
 (g) Payments under environmental program mes 83,353  BB-MOA 
(i) Environment reform in the dairy farms  Payments to milk producers who produce in compliance with environmental 
requirements  4,312  
 (ii) Jewish Shmita year  Environmental programme as part of the agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah  79,041   
(k) Regional assistance program mes 1,473  BB-MOA 
(i) Rural Department Agreement  Specific me asure to Kibbutzim and Moshavim  958 
 (ii) New Settlement Infrastructure  Specific measure to New Kibbutzim and Moshavim  515 
 Total  424,107  
 
BB-MOA:  Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture .  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description o f basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  Product -specific 
AMS (from 
Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below)  
 
 
(USD '000) Product -specific 
measurements 
of support (from 
Supporting 
Table DS:8 
below)  
 
(USD '000) Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
(USD '000) Value of 
production 
2015 
 
 
 
 
(USD '000) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of 
value of production  Current Total 
AMS 
 
 
 
 
 
(USD '000) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Cotton  -  0 59,753*  0.00%  - 
Cereal  1,186   1,186 100,570*  1.18%  - 
Vegetables  3,296   3,296  1,551,703*  0.21%  - 
Fruits other than citrus  4,546   4,546  1,413,002*  0.32%  - 
Citrus fruits  618  618 410,782*  0.15%  - 
Flowers  412  412 197,375*  0.21%  - 
Eggs 123,314   123,314  202,677*  60.84%  123,314  
Meat of poultry  148  148 803,015*  0.02%  - 
Meat of bovine animals  5,193   5,193  390,120*  1.33%  - 
Milk 418,758   418,758  738,683*  56.69%  418,758  
Non-product -specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)  30,316   30,316  7,466,100  0.41%  - 
Total       542,071  
Data sources:  * Central Bureau of Statistics.   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products  Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.201 5 Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
USD/tonne  External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…)  
 
USD/tonne  Eligible 
production  
 
 
 
'000 tonnes  Associated 
fees/  
levies  Total 
market 
price 
support  
 
(USD '000) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
Vegetables          
Tomatoes    Absorption of surplus  - 257 0  - 1 
Cucumbers   Absorption of surplus  - 333 0  - 1 
Onions   Absorption of surplus  - 208 0  - 1 
Potatoes   Absorption of surplus  - 303 0  - 1 
Eggs   Production quotas and guaranteed min. price  0.108  0.043  1,673,788  
('000 units)   109,458  2 
Meat of poultry     - 1,354 0  - 3 
Milk   Production quotas and guaranteed min. price  452* 157 1,416   417,496  4 
Total          526,954   
* adjusted for quality  (see G/AG/N/ISR/55).  
1. Plants  Marketing and Production Board . 
2. Israel Egg and Poultry Board . 
3. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 
4. Israel Milk Board . 
General remark : some numbers may not add up due to rounding of figures.   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic product  Calendar 
year 
2015 Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…)  Eligible 
production  Total price -
relat ed 
direct 
payments  
 
(USD '000 ) Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
(USD '000 ) Associated 
fees/levies  Total direct 
payments  
 
 
 
(USD '000 ) Grand Total 
D.P. 
 
 
 
(USD '000 ) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6))  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Cotton   Investment program      0  -  BB-MOA 
Cereal    Investment program          0  -  " 
  Income Insurance          1,186   1,186  1,186  " 
Vegetables    Grower support          0  -  " 
  Investment program          3,296   3,296  3,296  " 
Fruits 
(not citrus)    Marketing Board          169  169  " 
  Investment program          4,377   4,377  4,546  " 
Citrus    Investment program          618  618  " 
              - 618 " 
Flowers    Investment program          412  412  " 
  Growers support          0  - 412 " 
Eggs   Deficiency payment          0  -  " 
  "Galilee law"          13,856   13,856  13,856  " 
Meat of poultry    Investme nt program          148  148  " 
 "Galilee law"  
     
 0  - 148 " 
Meat of bovine    Investment program          0  -  " 
  Herd aid          5,193   5,193  5,193  " 
Milk   Dairy farm reform          1,262   1,262  1,262  " 
Total              30,515   30,515  30,515   
BB-MOA: Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture.   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description of basic 
product  Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.201 5 Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calcul ation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support  Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
 
 
(USD '000 ) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
 
(USD '000 ) Total product -
specific AMS  
 
 
 
 
(USD '000 ) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9)  11 
Cotton             - - -  
Cereal       - 1,186  1,186   
Vegetables           - 3,296  3,296   
Fruits other than citrus           - 4,546  4,546   
Citrus fruits           - 618 618  
Flowers           - 412 412  
Eggs          109,458  13,856  123,314   
Meat of poultry           - 148 148  
Meat of bovine animals           - 5,193  5,193   
Milk          417,496 1,262  418,758   
Total             526,954  30,515  557,470   
General remark : some numbers may not add up due to rounding of figures.   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.201 5 Non-product -
specific budgetary 
outlays  
 
(USD '000 ) Other non -product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -
specific support  
 
 
(USD '000) Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-specific support    0     0 BB-MOA 
Water support    30,316      30,316  BB-MOA 
Total          30,316   
BB-MOA: Budget  Book of the Ministry of Agriculture.   
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- 10 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS)  
Total AMS commitment level for 201 6 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 
568,980  USD '000 503,138 
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in 201 6 
 
(USD '000) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services       
(i) Agriculture Research Center  Improvement of production potential, diversification of agro -industry and post -harvest 
processes  92,559  BB-MOA 
  General  operation  50,615  
   Infrastructure investments  41,944  
   Research centres and facilities operations  0 
   Research funds  0 
 (ii) Chief Scientist Research Fund  Provide  grants to agriculture research  25,776  BB-MOA 
  General operation for research  25,166  
   "Kemah" fund – Agriculture Chief Scientist Fund  610 
   Agriculture by the Torah (Bible)  0 
 (iii) General Ministry of Agriculture Operations  Provision of overall management of the Ministry of Agriculture including specialised 
administrative service  128,583  BB-MOA 
(iv) Services Provided for Farmers    24,142  BB-MOA 
  Plant protection services  4,017  
   Veterinary services  1,976  
   Inspection and training  0 
   Soil Conservation and drainage department  9,800  
   Pest prevention activities  0 
   National park protection Authority  0 
   Pasture authorities  0 
   Marketing promotion  1,720  
   Investment in agriculture  5,275  
  
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- 12 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of 
measure in 201 6 
 
(USD '000) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 
  Districts assistance  0 
   Plant and animal protection  0 
   Distribution of information, farmers tr aining and technical assistance  1,353  
   Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy assistance  0 
  Support to farmers' organizations  93  
(b) Public stockholding for food security purposes  11,847  BB-MOA 
(i) Cereal Reserve  To ensure a reserve for three months of Cereal for emergency purposes  7,582  
 (ii) Melah  To ensure a reserve of f oodstuff for emergency purposes  4,265  
 (d) Decoupled income measures  12,986  BB-MOA 
(i) Galilee law substitute payments  Payment for meat of poultry producers in the Galilee area (G/AG/N/ISR/17)  9,198  
 (ii) Israeli workers  Support to encourage Israeli workers in agriculture  3,788   
(f) Payment for relief from natural disasters  56,826  BB-MOA 
(i) Natural Disaster Insurance Fund  Government allowance in the Nat ural Disaster Insurance program  20,946  
 (ii) Advances for claims on Insurance Fund  Advance payment to farmers not covered by the insurance policy  33,280  
 (iii) Natural Disaster Compensation  Payment to farmers not covered by the insurance policy  2,600  
 (v) Water cuts payments  Compensation for cut in water supply to farmers (notification G/AG/N/ISR/17)  0 
 (g) Payments under environmental program mes 21,078  BB-MOA 
(i) Environment reform in the dairy farms  Payments to milk producers who produce in compliance with environmental 
requirements  307 
 (ii) Jewish Shmita year  Environmental programme as part of the agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah  20,771   
(k) Regional assistance program mes 793 BB-MOA 
(i) Rural Department Agreement  Specific me asure to Kibbutzim and Moshavim  0 
 (ii) New Settlement Infrastructure  Specific measure to New Kibbutzim and Moshavim  793 
 Total  374,591  
 
BB-MOA: Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture .  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description o f basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  Product -specific 
AMS (from 
Supporting  
Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below)  
 
 
(USD '000) Product -specific 
measurements 
of support (from 
Supporting 
Table DS:8 
below)  
 
(USD '000) Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
(USD '000) Value of 
production 
2016 
 
 
 
 
(USD '000) Current total AMS as 
a percentage of 
value of production  Current Total 
AMS 
 
 
 
 
 
(USD '000) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Cotton  -  0 45,089*  0.00%  - 
Cereal  2,205   2,205  101,235*  2.18%  - 
Vegetables  14,893   14,893  1,549,508*  0.96% - 
Fruits other than citrus  9,346   9,346  1,673,897*  0.56% - 
Citrus fruits  703  703 403,526*  0.17% - 
Flowers  599  599 178,242*  0.34% - 
Eggs 135,842   135,842  226,681*  59.93 % 135,842  
Meat of poultry  99  99 876,443*  0.01% - 
Meat of bovine animals  5,732  5,732  422,006*  1.36% - 
Milk 367,296   367,296  728,270*  50.43 % 367,296  
Non-product -specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9)  34,334   34,334  7,761,150  0.44% - 
Total       503,138  
Data sources:  * Central Bureau of Statistics.   
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- 14 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support: Market Price Support  
Description 
of basic 
products  Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.201 6 Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
(USD/tonne ) External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST/…)  
 
(USD/tonne ) Eligible  
production  
 
 
 
('000 tonnes ) Associated 
fees/  
levies  Total market 
price support  
 
(USD '000) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
Vegetables          
Tomatoes   Absorption of surplus  - 257 0  - 1 
Cucumbers   Absorption of surplus  - 333 0  - 1 
Onions   Absorption of surplus  - 208 0  - 1 
Potatoes   Absorption of surplus  - 303 0  - 1 
Eggs   Production quotas and guaranteed min. price  0.106  0.043  1,924,503 
('000 units)   122,194  2 
Meat of poultry     - 1,354 0  - 3 
Milk   Production quotas and guaranteed min. price  406* 157 1,318   362,922  4 
Total          485,116   
* adjusted for quality  (see G/AG/N/ISR/55).  
1. Plants  Marketing and Production Board . 
2. Israel Egg and Poultry Board . 
3. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 
4. Israel Milk Board . 
General remark : some numbers may not add  up due to rounding of figures.   
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SU PPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic product  Calendar 
year 
2016 Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…)  Eligible 
production  Total price -
related 
direct 
payments  
 
(USD '000 ) Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
(USD '000 ) Associated 
fees/levies  Total direct 
payments  
 
 
 
(USD '000 ) Grand Total 
D.P. 
 
 
 
(USD '000 ) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6))  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
Cotton   Investment program      0  - - BB-MOA 
Cereal    Investment program          1,172   1,172   " 
  Income Insurance          1,033   1,033  2,205  " 
Vegetables    Grower support          6,404   6,404   " 
  Investment program          8,488   8,488  14,893  " 
Fruits 
(not citrus)    Marketing Board          164  164  " 
 Grower support      2,907   2,907    
  Investment program          6,275   6,275  9,346  " 
Citrus    Investment program          703  703  " 
              - 703 " 
Flowers    Investment program          599  599  " 
  Growers support          0  - 599 " 
Eggs   Deficiency payment          0  -  " 
  "Galilee law"          13,648   13,648  13,648  " 
Meat of  poultry    Investme nt program          99  99  " 
 "Galilee law"  
     
 0  - 99 " 
Meat of bovine    Investment program          0  -  " 
  Herd aid          5,732   5,732  5,732  " 
Milk   Dairy farm reform          4,374   4,374  4,374  " 
Total              51,598   51,598  51,598   
BB-MOA: Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture.   
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- 16 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description of basic 
product  Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.201 6 Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific  
support  Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
 
 
(USD '000 ) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
 
(USD '000 ) Total product -
specific AMS  
 
 
 
 
(USD '000 ) Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9)  11 
Cotton             - - -  
Cereal        - 2,205  2,205   
Vegetables           - 14,893  14,893   
Fruits other than citrus           - 9,346  9,346   
Citrus fruits           - 703 703  
Flowers           - 599 599  
Eggs          122,194  13,648  135,842   
Meat of poultry           - 99 99  
Meat of bovine animals           - 5,732  5,732   
Milk          362,922  4,374  367,296   
Total             485,116  51,598  536,713   
General remark : some numbers may not add up due to rounding of figures.   
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- 17 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IS RAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 201 6 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Calendar year 
beginning  
1.1.201 6 Non-product -
specific budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD '000  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non-product -
specific support  
 
 
USD '000  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-specific support    0     0 BB-MOA 
Water support    34,334      34,334  BB-MOA 
Total          34,334   
BB-MOA:  Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture.  
 
 
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