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G/AG/N/USA/89 
1 October 2012 
 (12-5305) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 27 September 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States .  The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the marketing year 2010 . 
   
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2010 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
 2 3 
   
19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 4,119.491 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2010 (except as noted) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million) 1/ Description of programme 
   
     
(a)  General services: 15,171  
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)  Research and advisory function.  Acquires,  maintains, and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,200 Includes National Agricultural Library functions. 
  Buildings & Facilities 56 Conducts re search on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Misc. Contributed Funds 19 plant an d animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (N IFA)  Formerly Cooperative State Research , Extension, and Education Service (CSRE ES).  Renamed National 
Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) beginning FY2009 by 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
  Research and Education Activities 611 Resear ch function.  Provides grants to state ag ricultural research establishments.  Par ticipates in 
cooperative planning with stat e research institutions. 
  Integrated Activities 78 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programmes.  
  Extension Activities 435 Advisory function.  Participates with state cooperative extension system on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
  Biomass Research and Development 13 Funds  research and development pr ojects leading to the produc tion of bio-based industrial  products.  
Jointly managed by USDA and the Department of Energy.  Authorized by the Biomass Research and 
Development Act of 2000 (Title III, PL 106-224);  extended under the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  
(Previously administered by Rural Cooperative-Business Service.) 
   
Rural Business and Cooperative De velopment Services (RBCD)   
  Rural Cooperative Development Grants 17 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fun d centres for 
development of new coopera tives and improve operations of ex isting cooperatives (PL 104-127);  also 
provides grants for value-added marketing for co operatives reauthorized by the 2008 Farm Act 
(PL 110-246). 
   
Rural Energy for America Program 
  (formerly Renewable Energy Program) 60 Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to 
purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.  Reauthorized by the 
2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
    
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Page 4 Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million) 1/ Description of programme 
   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries & Expenses 2/ 1,171 Inspec tion/pest and disease control function. 
  Buildings & Facilities 8 Protects animal and pl ant resources from destructive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds 18  
   
State programmes for agriculture   
  Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 3/ 4,302 State government s provide a number of generally available se rvices.  Includes extension, marketing, and 
research.  Excludes state credit pr ogrammes.  Amount reported is net of  producer fees and taxes paid for 
various services. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and    
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)  Marketing/in spection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Salaries & Expenses 41 Provides for official inspection and implementation of the system of standards for marketing and 
conducts surveillance and investig atory activities to pr otect producers and consumers from unfair trade 
practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries & Expenses  1,019 Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labelling. 
  Inspection & Grading of Farm Products 9  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 92 Develops marketing stan dards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States & Possessions  18 Grants to states for pr ojects, such as improving market ing information, and developing g rading 
standards. 
  Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act F und  10 Uses license fees to take legal ac tions against unfair buyer trade practices. 
  Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm 
Products (formerly called Miscellaneous Trust Funds) 157 Grading and certification services ar e provided on a fee-for-service basis. 
   
Risk Management Agency (RMA)   
  Agency administrative and operating expenses 80 Funds for management of the Federal Crop Insurance Program. 
  Administrative & operating re imbursements to insurers 1,371 Reimbursements for certain administrative and operating expenses of insurance companies delivering 
Federal crop insurance. 
  Underwriting gains to insurers 2,439 Underwriting gains provi ded to insurance companies under the Standard Reinsurance Agreem ent. 
    
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 Page 5Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million) 1/ Description of programme 
   
Office of the Chief Economist   
  World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 5 Research and adviso ry function.  Provides economic information about current outloo k and situation for 
commodity supply and price.  Combined with other executive operations in the Budget after 1994. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 68 Research and advisory function.   Performs economic research an d analysis for the public, Congres s, and 
the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  159 Research and advisory function.  Provi des official estimates of resource utiliz ation, production, and 
prices of agricultural products. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA) & Natural Resources Conservation 
Service (NRCS) 4/   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance  835 Extension, advisory, and training serv ice functions.  USDA ag encies provide var ious technical services 
to help producers participate in environmental and conservation programmes, such as the Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP), Environm ental Quality Incentives Program, and the Wetland Reserve Program. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Operations 826 Advisory func tion.  To promote conservatio n of soil and water, NRCS provides techni cal assistance , 
conducts soil surveys, and assesses erosi on factors (formerly activity of "SCS"). 
  Resource Conservation and Development 50 Assists individuals and localities to deve lop area-wide plans for resource conservat ion and development.  
Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
   
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) 
   Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA for Farmers) 4 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (A RRA) of 2009 reauthorized and modified the TAA for 
Farmers programme.  Producers of groups of commodities certified as suffering losses from import 
competition during the period 1 October 2008 through 31 December 2010 could apply to receive free 
information, technical assistance , and support to develop and implement Business Adjustment Plans. 
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 94,915  
   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)   
  Nutrition Programs Administration 
(formerly Food Program Administration) 150 For administration of food progr ammes providing access to more nutri tious diets for low-income people 
and children. 
  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
(formerly Food Stamp Program) 70,492 Low-income people receive financial assistan ce to help purchase nutr itious food.  (Renamed 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning FY2009 by the 2008 Farm Act 
(PL 110-246)).  
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(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million) 1/ Description of programme 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 16,430 Cash and commodities to assist ch ildren to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sch ool lunch and 
breakfast, homeless children,  and other programmes. 
  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
and Children (WIC) 6,469 Food supplements to improve  health of low-income mothers, infants, and young children. 
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 288 CAP includes previously separate programmes:  Commodity  Supplemental F ood, Emergency F ood, 
Assistance to Indian Reservations and to Paci fic Islands and Nutrition for the Elderly.  
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
   Section 32 1,086 Funds purchases of co mmodities distributed to low-income, ch ildren, and elderly people through the 
FCS food programmes described above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 5,852  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
   Direct Payments: 4,898 Payments made  to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a prior base period, as 
specified in the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and reauthorized in the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
  Tobacco quota buyout 954 Buyout of marketing quota under toba cco price support programme, termin ated under provisions of the 
Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (T itle VI, PL 108-357).  Payments are funded through 
assessments on tobacco product manufacturers and importers.  The legislation also terminated the 
tobacco price and income support program at the end of the 2004 marketing year. 
   
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net programmes: 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance programmes are included in Supporting Table DS:9, under the 
entry for USDA Crop Insurance programmes. 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 62  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year) 60 Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insura nce Reform Act (PL 103-354), producers of crops not currently 
insurable under other progra mmes received benefits if it was de termined by the USDA that there had 
been yield losses greater than 35 per cent for the area, and greater than 50 per cent for the individual 
farm.  The area loss requirement wa s eliminated per Section 109 of th e Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000 (PL 106-224).  The 50 per cent loss requir ement for each producer has been continued. 
  Emergency loans 5/ 2 Emergency loans provides emergency funding and technical a ssistance for farmers and ranchers to 
rehabilitate farmland damaged by na tural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation 
measures in periods of severe drought. 
    
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 Page 7Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million) 1/ Description of programme 
   
(i)  Structural adjustment through investment aids: 125  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 5/ 120 Programme includes (i) short-term and long-term loans made at pr eferential interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clear ly defined in regulations) determined by status as 
owner-operator of a family-sized fa rm in situations of structural  disadvantage (cannot obtain credit 
elsewhere). 
  State Mediation Grants 5 Grants provided to states to assist  producers having problems meeting credit obligati ons.  Assistanc e 
must be provided through certified agricultural loan mediation programme. 
   
(j)  Environmental payments: 4,406  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,793 Soil erosion reduction and other environmental benefits are addressed through 10-year rent al agreements 
to establish permanent co ver crops on cropland.  
  Emergency Conservation Program 77 Assists in funding emergency conser vation measures necessary to  restore farmland damaged by  natural 
disasters. 
      Conservation loans 1 Loans are made to cover costs of implementing qualifying conservatio n projects.  Authorized under th e 
2008 Farm Act and im plemented in 2010. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)     Agricultural Management Assistance Progr am 7 Provides cost-share assistance for c onservation practices that improve water man agement, water quality, 
and erosion control.  Reauthorized under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
  Conservation Stewardship Program 390 Provides payments for struct ural and land management prac tices that address resource con cerns.  
Authorized by 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
  Grassland Reserve Program 100 Long-term co ntracts or easements to restore and conser ve grassland.  Reauthorized under 2008 Fa rm Act 
(PL 110-246). 
  Wetland Reserve Program 630 Conservation and restoration of we tlands through long-term agreemen ts.  Producers must implement a 
conservation plan and retire crop acreage base.  Funding transferred to NRCS under 2002 Farm Act 
(PL 107-171). 
  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 83 Pr ovides technical assistance an d cost-share assistance to landowners to develop habit at for upland 
wildlife, wetlands wildlif e, endangered species, fish, and othe r wildlife.  Funds come from CCC under 
5-10 year contracts (Title III, PL 104-127). 
  Farmland Protection Program 150 Conservatio n plans are made and easements purchased through State, tribe, or local government  
agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to  non-agricultural uses.  Conservation plans must be 
carried out over the 30 years or more of the eas ement term.  Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act 
(PL 104-127);  renamed under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  
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(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million) 1/ Description of programme 
   
  Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,174 Encourages  farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environm ental and resource problems.  
Half of the funds are targeted to livestock produ ction practices.  Authoriz ed by the 1996 Farm Act 
(PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2002  Farm Act (PL 107-171) and 2008 Farm Act 
(PL 110-246).  Includes expenditures for the Kl amath Basin Program a nd Agricultural Water 
Enhancement Program (formerly the Ground and Surface Water Program) that were previously reported 
separately. 
   
Grand Total  120,531  
   
 
Footnotes 
1/ Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years.  Outlays were excluded from domestic United States tables if not related directly to internal s upport of production agriculture.  Wages 
and salaries and administrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect the level of services provided to agri culture. 
2/ Includes $375 million for pest and disease management programmes. 
3/ Data on state outlays for agriculture are not yet available in the Census of G overnments for FY2010 due to a lag in reportin g.  New data will become  available in late 2012. 
4/ In providing technical assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibility for conser vation programmes, help develop  individual conservation plans, help install approved practices, 
provide information and educational assistan ce, and consult with univers ities and other government agencies.  Formerly reported  as a single total, NRCS Conser vation Technical Assistance is now 
reported as part of Conservation Operations and FSA technical assistance for CRP is reported as part of the CRP total.  NRCS en vironmental programmes also in clude technical assistance 
expenditures. 
5/ Derived as the difference between FSA farm loans and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year .  Data also include budget outla ys for recognized losses on FSA 
loan guarantees. 
 
Public Law References 
Public Law 103-354, Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Re organization Act of 1994 (4 October 1994). 
Public Law 104-127, Federal Agriculture Improve ment and Reform Act of 1996 (4 April 1996). 
Public Law 106-224, Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Titl e I, Crop Insurance, Section 109, and Title III, Biomass Rese arch and Development Act (22 June 2000). 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
Public Law 108-357, American Jobs  Creation Act of 2004, Title II, Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (22 October 200 4). 
Public Law 110-28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 ( 25 May 2007). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (18 June 2008). 
Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Re investment Act of 2009 (17 February 2009).  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2010 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products including 
non-product-specific (AMS) (2010) Calculated AMS 
(2010) Value of production Current Total AMS Aggregate 
 
 
($ million) Amount 1/ 
(2010) 
($ million) 5 per cent of value 
 
($ million)  
 
($ million) 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Barley 0.517 691.666 34.583  2/ 
  Canola 0.051 471.553 23.578 2/ 
  Corn 15.112 64,643.295 3,232.165  2/ 
  Cotton 81.249 8,336.718 416.836  2/ 
  Dairy 2,846.234 31,526. 417 1,576.321  2,846.234 
  Dry peas 0.675 138.792 6.940  2/ 
  Flaxseed 0.008 110.251 5.513  2/ 
  Honey 0.045 280.180 14.009  2/ 
  Lentils 0.046 219.073 10.954 2/ 
  Livestock 43.348 85,342.950 4,267.148 2/ 
  Mohair 0.030 3.471 0.174 2/ 
  Mustard seed 0.072 10.858 0.543 2/ 
  Oats 0.305 217.498 10.875 2/ 
  Orchards, vineyards, nursery 4.309 34,854.871 1,742.744 2/ 
  Peanuts 6.172 938.611 46.931 2/ 
  Rice 9.558 3,183.213 159.161 2/ 
  Safflower 0.001 38.178 1.909 2/ 
  Sorghum 0.023 1,617.851 80.893 2/ 
  Soybeans 4.545 37,546.840 1,877.342 2/ 
  Sugar 1,267.257 3, 276.166 163.808 1,267.257 
  Sunflower seed 0.028 633.778 31.689 2/ 
  Wheat 111.935 12,827.254 641.363 2/  
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non-product-specific (AMS) (2010) Calculated AMS 
(2010) Value of production Current Total AMS Aggregate 
 
 
($ million) Amount 1/ 
(2010) 
($ million) 5 per cent of value 
 
($ million)  
 
($ million) 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Wool 6.000 35.288 1.764 6.000 
     
    Total  4,397.520   4,119.491 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 5,386.728 334,917.993 16,745.900 2/ 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    4,119.491 
          
 
Footnotes 
1/ Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Servi ce (NASS), in general.  Cash receipts from the Economi c Research Service Farm Income Da ta were used for fruits and nuts, 
vegetables, horses and mules, other livestock, and "other crops," excluding cash receipts for some specific crops that are avai lable as actual value of production in NASS reports.  The Livestock 
category includes cattle and calves, sheep and lambs, poultry, sw ine, goats, llamas, alpacas, em us, deer, elk, reindeer, and eq uine.  The Orchards, vineyards and nursery category includes fruits and 
nuts of trees, bushes and vines, a nd greenhouse and nursery products. 
2/ AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 per cent of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
product Marketing year 
starting … Measure type Applied 
administered price
 
($/ton) External reference 
price 
 
($/ton) Eligible 
production 
 
(million tons) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
($ million) Total market price 
support 
 
($ million) New notes, data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
       
Butter 1 October 2010 Price suppor t/quota 2,314.853 1,279.000 0.798  826.611 1/ 
         
Non-fat dry milk 1 October 2010 Price support/quota 1,763.698 1,342.000 0.687  289.707 1/
         
         
Cheddar cheese 1 October 2010 Price support/quota 2,491.223 1,283.000 1.431  1,728.967 1/
         
        
Total Dairy    2,845.284  
      
Sugar 1 October 2010 Price s upport/quota 407.855 230.824 7.104  1,257.607 2/ 
    
Total All Commodities  
(before de minimis)  4,102.891  
 
Footnotes 
1/ External reference price is 1986-1988 av erage price from FAS/USDA reported prices, FO B Northern Europe and other world ports . 
2/ Reference price based on 1986-1988 average Caribbean price adju sted to include transportation costs of $28.66/ton (28.66 + 2 02.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbean price is the simple average of 
12 monthly prices.  Applied admi nistered price is the announced loan rate for cane sugar (18.25 cents per lb.).  Eligible produ ction for market price support is the smaller of either actual production 
or the Overall Allotment Quan tity (OAQ), as provided for in the 2002 Farm Ac t (PL 107-171) and continued under the 2008 Farm Ac t (PL 110-246).  The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be 
marketed during any year, thereby determining the maximum amount  of production eligible for pr ice support.  Eligible production  for 2010 is actual sugar production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product 
(2010) Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/ton) External 
reference 
price 
 
($/ton) Eligible 
production
 
(million tons)Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) Adjustment 
factor 
 
Ratio New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
            
Barley 1 June 2010 ACRE program payments     0.410    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.410  0.410   
            
 1 June 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.410   
                       
            
Canola 1 July 2010 ACRE program payments     0.005    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.005  0.005   
            
 1 July 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.005   
                      
            
Corn 1 September 
2010 ACRE program payments     0.311    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.311  0.311   
            
 1 September 
2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.311   
                       
            
Dairy 1 October 2010 Dairy indemnities     0.384     
  Dairy market loss payment 
(MILC)     0.566     
  Subtotal other payments     0.950  0.950   
            
 1 October 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.950   
                       
 
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basic product 
(2010) Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/ton) External 
reference 
price 
 
($/ton) Eligible 
production
 
(million tons)Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) Adjustment 
factor 
 
Ratio New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
            
Dry peas 1 July 2010 ACRE program payment     0.644    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.644  0.644   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.644   
                       
            
Flaxseed 1 July 2010 ACRE program payment     0.003    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.003  0.003   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.003   
                       
            
Livestock 1 January 2010 Livestock indemnity 
payments     1.703    2/ 
  Emergency livestock 
assistance     8.046    3/ 
  Livestock forage payments     33.599    4/ 
  Subtotal other payments     43.348  43.348   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       43.348   
                       
            
Mohair 1 January 2010 Loan deficiency payments     0.030     
  Subtotal other payments     0.030  0.030   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.030   
                       
            
Mustard seed 1 September 
2010 ACRE program payment     0.072    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.072  0.072   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.072   
                       
 
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basic product 
(2010) Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/ton) External 
reference 
price 
 
($/ton) Eligible 
production
 
(million tons)Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) Adjustment 
factor 
 
Ratio New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
            
Oats 1 June 2010 ACRE program payments     0.293    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.293  0.293   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.293   
                       
            
Orchards, 
vineyards, 
nursery 1 January 2010 Tree assistance payments     4.309  
  5/ 
  Subtotal other payments     4.309  4.309   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       4.309   
                       
            
Rice 1 August 2010 ACRE program payment     3.499    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     3.499  3.499   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       3.499   
                       
            
Safflower 1 Sept. 2010 ACRE program payment     0.001    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.001  0.001   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
p a y m e n t s        0.001   
                       
            
Soybeans 1 September 
2010 ACRE program payment     0.001    1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.001  0.001   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.001   
                      
 
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basic product 
(2010) Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/ton) External 
reference 
price 
 
($/ton) Eligible 
production
 
(million tons)Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) Adjustment 
factor 
 
Ratio New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
            
Wheat 1 June 2010 ACRE program payment     6.000    1/ 
  Loan deficiency payments     102.579     
  Marketing loan gains     1.074     
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.000     
  Subtotal other payments     109.653  109.653   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       109.653   
                      
            
Wool 1 January 2010 Loan deficiency payments     5.999     
  Subtotal other payments     5.999  5.999   
            
  Subtotal all direct 
payments       5.999   
                      
            
All 
Commodities            
(before de 
minimis ) 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments     169.528  169.528   
                      
Footnotes 
1/ The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) pr ogram was authorized by the 2008 Farm Ac t.  Producers on a farm with covered comm odities and/or peanuts who elect to participate in the ACRE 
program must enrol for all covered commodities and peanut acreage on the farm.  Producers may elect to enrol in ACRE anytime be ginning with the 2009 crop year through the duration of the 2008 
Farm Act, but once enrolled in ACRE, the farm remains in the pr ogram through 2012.  Direct paymen ts are reduced by 20 per cent and marketing assistance loan rates are reduced by 30 per cent on 
enrolled farms. 
2/ Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payments  were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  LIP provides payments to eligible producer s for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to 
adverse weather.  Data indicating the shar e of payments going to different categories of eligible livestock is not available. 
3/ Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (E LAP) payments were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  ELAP provides emergency relief  to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-
raised fish for losses due to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions not covered by other programmes under Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance.  Data indicating the share of 
payments going to different categories of eligible livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish is  not available. 
4/ Livestock Forage Di saster Program (LFP) payments were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  LFP provide s payments to eligible pr oducers of covered livestock for grazing losses due to drought or 
fire (on public managed land).  Data indica ting the share of payments going to differen t categories of eligible livestock is no t available. 
5/ Tree Assistance Program (TAP) payments we re authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  TAP provides assistance to eligible orchardist s and nursery tree growers to repl ant or rehabilitate eligible trees, 
bushes and vines damaged by natural disaster s.  Data indicating the shar e of payments going to different categories of eligible  trees, bushes and vines is not available. 
Public Law Reference: 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Ener gy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Act) (18 June 2008).   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific Support 
 
Description of 
product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support 
(from DS:5)
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Barley 1 June 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.162        
  Subtotal other support 0.162  0.055 0.107    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.107  0.410 0.517  
                      
           
Canola 1 July 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.068        
  Subtotal other support 0.068  0.022 0.046    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.046  0.005 0.051  
                      
           
Corn 1 September 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 22.076        
  Subtotal other support 22.076  7.275 14.801    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    14.801  0.311 15.112  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support 
(from DS:5)
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Cotton 1 August 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 19.567        
  Upland cotton EAA 77.12          Subtotal other support 96.687  15.438 81.249    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    81.249   81.249  
                      
           
Dairy 1 October 2010 TOTAL AMS     2,845.284 0.950 2,846.234  
                      
           
Dry peas 1 July 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.041        
  Subtotal other support 0.041  0.010 0.031    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.031  0.644 0.675  
                      
           
Flaxseed 1 July 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.007        
  Subtotal other support 0.007  0.002 0.005    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.005  0.003 0.008  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support 
(from DS:5)
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Honey 1 January 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.067        
  Subtotal other support 0.067  0.022 0.045    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.045   0.045  
                      
           
Lentils 1 July 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.062        
  Subtotal other support 0.062  0.016 0.046    1/ 
           
  TOTAL AMS    0.046   0.046  
                      
           
Livestock 1 January 2010 TOTAL AMS      43.348 43.348  
           
           
Mohair 1 January 2010 TOTAL AMS      0.030 0.030  
           
           
Mustard seed 1 June 2010 TOTAL AMS      0.072 0.072  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support 
(from DS:5)
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Oats 1 June 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.017        
  Subtotal other support 0.017  0.005 0.012    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.012  0.293 0.305  
                      
           
Orchards, 
vineyards, nursery 1 January 2010 TOTAL AMS      4.309 4.309  
                      
           
Peanuts 1 August 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy  9.323        
  Subtotal other support 9.323  3.151 6.172    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    6.172   6.172  
                      
           
Rice 1 August 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 8.802        
  Subtotal other support 8.802  2.743 6.059    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    6.059  3.499 9.558  
                      
           
Safflower 1 September 2010 TOTAL AMS      0.001 0.001  
            
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support 
(from DS:5)
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
                      
           
Sorghum 1 September 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.032        
  Subtotal other support 0.032  0.009 0.023    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.023   0.023  
                      
           
Soybeans 1 September 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 7.140        
  Subtotal other support 7.140  2.596 4.544    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    4.544  0.001 4.545  
                      
           
Sugar 1 October 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 14.287        
  Subtotal other support 14.287  4.637 9.650    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    9.650 1,257.607  1,267.257  
                      
           
Sunflower 
seed 1 September 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.048        
  Subtotal other support 0.048  0.020 0.028    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.028   0.028  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support 
(from DS:5)
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
Wheat 1 June 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 3.326        
  Subtotal other support 3.326  1.044 2.282    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    2.282  109.653 111.935  
                      
           
Wool 1 January 2010 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.001        
  Subtotal other support 0.001  0.000 0.001    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.001  5.999 6.000  
                      
           
All 
commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2010 
TOTAL AMS 162.146 0.000 37.045 125.101 4,102.891 169.528 4,397.520 
 
                      
 
1/ Fees/levies include loan origination an d related fees for most loan commodities.   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2009 and fiscal year 2010 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other non-
product-
specific 
support 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total non-
product-
specific 
support 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2+3-4) 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation 
  Projects in 17 Western States  203.828  203.828 Based on a "debt financing method".  A l ong term interest rate  is applied to the 
outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the Government in irrigation 
facilities to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay the principal but not the interest on 
the project debt. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for 
grazing livestock on Federal Land 64.643  19.207 45.436 The data are net budget outlays fo r livestock grazing on public range land in 16 
Western States operated by the Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM).  The net budget outla ys include (as negative outlays) the 
receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, but do not include other "non-fee" 
costs paid by the producers, such as fo r building and maintaining water supplies 
and fences.  Including the other non-fee costs could reduce the net outlay figure, 
perhaps to zero.  Fiscal year data are used. 
      
Crop and revenue insurance 
subsidized by the Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation: 
  Premium subsidies to producers 4,710.929   4,710.929 Producers may choose one of the various  types of crop yield or revenue insurance 
plans made available each year.  The contracted-for insurance premiums are 
subsidized.  The chosen guarantee (cov erage) level commonly ranges from 50 per 
cent to 85 per cent of the historical average yield or expected revenue.  Data 
include information for the Group Risk Pl an (GRP), introduced in 1993, and the 
Group Risk Income Plan (GRIP) and Ad justed Gross Revenue (AGR) plan, both 
introduced in 1999.  GRP and GRIP indemnities are paid when county-wide results 
fall below the guarantee level that ranges as high as 90 per cent of expected yield 
or revenue.  Crop year data are used. 
       
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other non-
product-
specific 
support 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total non-
product-
specific 
support 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2+3-4) 6 
      
Supplemental Crop Revenue 
Assurance (SURE) 395.017   395.017 SURE payments are made to eligible producers on farms in disaster counties that 
incurred crop production or crop-quality losses or both during crop year.  Provides 
payments at 60 per cent of  difference between disast er assistance programme 
guarantee and total farm revenue, where revenue includes all crops produced on 
farm plus government payments.  Authori zed by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  
Crop year data are used. 
      
Countercyclical payments 17.089   17.089 Provides payments when prices of programme commodities fall below a target 
price.  Payments are based on historical acres and yields and do not require current 
production of the historically produced commodity.  Authorized by the 2002 Farm 
Act (PL 107-171).  Crop year data are used. 
      
Farm storage facility loans 3.436   3.436 Provides low-cost financing for farmer s to build or upgrade on-farm grain storage 
and handling facilities.  The programme is authorized under the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act of 1949.  It was discontinued in the early 1980s and 
re-established in FY2000. 
      
Biomass crop assistance program 10.993   10.993 Provides financial assistance to producer s or entities that deliver eligible biomass 
material to designated biomass convers ion facilities for use as heat, power, 
biobased products or biofuels.  Assistance  is for costs of collection, harvest, 
storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials.  
Authorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  Fiscal year data are used. 
      
Total non-product-specific 
support  5,202.107 203.828 19.207 5,386.728 AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of value of 
production of U.S. agriculture  
(.05*$334,917.993 mil. = $16,746 mil. in 2010)  
 
Public Law References: 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2009 (18 June 2008). 
 
 
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