G/AG/N/TUR/19  
 
30 November 2018  
(18-7566) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 20 November  2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2007. 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2007 
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  
  USD 490,505,974  
 
Turkey has no specific total AMS reduction commitments in its schedule.  
 
1 USD = 1. 301510  TRY 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2007 
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 Data Sources* Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Development of new varieties and technology, testing newly developed 
technologies, research site development.  11,268,208    
Subtotal:  11,268,208    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Disease control and eradication programmes  17,562,900    
Subtotal:  17,562,900    
2 (c). Training services  Relationship between research and extension agents, training  of extension 
agents, demonstrations, establishment of training centres, training 
programmes  18,155,834    
Subtotal:  18,155,834    
2 (e). Inspection services  Crop and livestock inspection services, train ing of inspectors, food and feed  
control  50,484,437    
Subtotal:  50,484,437    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Infrastructural services, irrigation, on farm development work  26,166,291    
Subtotal:  26,166,291    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes   0   
Subtotal:  0   
8. Payments for relief  from natural disasters   231,783,582    
Subtotal:  231,783,582    
11. Investment aids  Tea compensatory payments: the pruning payment depends on the average 
yield and aims to compensate for the 70% loss of farmers income due to tea 
fields subjected to trimming (pruning).  Potato alternative product payment: 
payments based on area to encourage cultivation of alternative products at 
the areas wh ere potato wart disease is seen.  Tobacco alternative product 
payment: payments based on area and yield to be enco uraged to cultivate 
alternative products and to give up producing surplus tobacco . 64,685,665    
Subtotal:  64,685,665    
12. Environmental programmes   1,847,854    
Subtotal:  1,847,854    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Rural development  61,457 ,077   
Subtotal:  61,45 7,077    
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD Data Sources* Note  
1 2 3 4  
14. Other direct payments  Direct income payments based on area and registry to the Farmers 
Registry System  1,260,764,036    
Subtotal:  1,260,764,036    
Grand Total Green Box  1,744,175,885    
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2007 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Trea tment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
USD Data Sources* Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Investment support within  the framework of development 
of animal husbandry. Support given to increase usage of 
certified seed and seedling.  455,439,451    
Subtotal:  455,439,451    
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers   0   
Subtotal:  0   
(c) Support for diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops  Compensatory payments to encourage diversification from 
growing illicit narcotic crops (poppy capsule)  13,624,175    
Subtotal:  13,624,175    
Grand Total Development Programmes  469,063,626    
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2007 
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 Product -specific EMS 
(from ST DS:8)  
 
 
 Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD Value of production  
 
 
 
USD Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD Note  
 
1 2 3   4  
Cotton  484,910,000   484,910,000  3,071,932,500  484,910,000   
Sunflower  74,005,407   74,005,407  754,944,680  0 (de minimis )  
Soybeans  5,595,974   5,595,974  12,016,550  5,595,974   
Rapeseed  868,606   868,606  11,698,189  0 (de minimis )  
Safflower  37,956   37,956  788,315  0 (de minimis )  
Corn 103,937,971   103,937,971  1,086,430,377  0 (de minimis )  
Olive Oil  4,920,072   4,920,072  231,792,303  0 (de minimis)   
Tea 41,081,294   41,081,294  563,196,164  0 (de minimis)   
Wheat  219,320,213   219,320,213  5,470,661,001  0 (de minimis)   
Barley  91,351,269   91,351,269  1,913,715,300  0 (de minimis)   
Rye 926,594   926,594  57,292,990  0 (de minimis)   
Paddy  7,299,214   7,299,214  373,412,421  0 (de minimis)   
Oat 190,769   190,769  53,758,043  0 (de minimis)   
Milk 132,278,961   132,278,961  6,965,703,995  0 (de minimis)   
Meat 700,571   700,571  3,718,850,765  0 (de minimis)   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  810,801,351  80,195,441,468  0 (de minimis)   
TOTAL  490,505,974   
 
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2007 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
 External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
 Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
 Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
USD Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD Data 
Sources* Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Cotton  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      513,331,527  28,321,527  484,910,000    
Total 
Cotton            484,910,000    
Sunflower  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      81,857,103  7,851,696  74,005,407    
Total 
Sunflower            74,005,407    
Soybeans  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      5,934,195  338,221  5,595,974    
Total 
Soybeans            5,595,974    
Rapeseed  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      914,323  45,716  868,606    
Total 
Rapeseed            868,606    
Safflower  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      39,954  1,998  37,956    
Total 
Safflower            37,956    
Corn CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      112,412,083  8,474,112  103,937,971    
Total Corn            103,937,971    
Olive Oil  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      5,253,897  333,826  4,920,072    
Total Olive 
Oil           4,920,072    
Tea CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      45,268,790  4,187,495  41,081,294    
Total Tea            41,081,294    
Wheat  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      230,863,382  11,543,169  219,320,213    
Total 
Wheat            219,320,213    
Barley  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      96,159,231  4,807,962  91,351,269    
Total 
Barley            91,351,269     
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- 8 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
 External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
 Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
 Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
USD Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD Data 
Sources* Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rye CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      975,362  48,768  926,59 4   
Total Rye            926,59 4   
Paddy  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      7,683,383  384,169  7,299,214    
Total 
Paddy            7,299,214    
Oat CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      200,810  10,040  190,769    
Total Oat            190,769    
Milk CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      136,370,062  4,091,102  132,278,961    
Total Milk            132,278,961    
Meat CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 Premium Payments      722,238  21,667  700,571    
Total Meat            700,571    
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2007 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
 Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD Data 
Sources* Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Hybrid seed support  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 9,886,323   0 9,886,323    
Agricultural credit  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 171,339,444   0 171,339,444    
Diesel support  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 367,856,567   735,713  367,120,853    
Fertilizer support  CY 01-01-07 31-12-07 262,980,692   525,961  262,454,730    
TOTAL  810,801,351   
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
 
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