G/AG/N/USA/112  
 
30 March 2017  
(17-1735) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 2 4 March 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . The notification concerns export subsidy 
commitments ( Table s ES:1 and ES:2) for 2014 . 
 
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- 2 - Table  ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: UN ITED STATES OF AMERI CA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 14 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
Description of products  Calendar /marketing 
year beginning1 Subsidized exports2 Food aid3 Annual commitment levels  
  Outlays  
(USD) Quantity  
(tonnes)  Quantity  
(tonnes)  Outlays  
(USD) Quantity  
(tonnes)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Wheat and wheat flour   0 0 341,990  363,814,616  14,522,060  
Coarse grains   0 0 348,250  46,117,755  1,560,599  
Rice  0 0 48,450  2,368,925  38,544  
Vegetable o ils  0 0 91,372  14,082,900  141,299  
Butter and butter oil   0 0 - 30,497,220  21,097  
Skim milk powder   0 0 - 82,463,935  68,201  
Cheese   0 0 - 3,635,638  3,030  
Other milk products   0 0 - 20,974  34 
Bovine meat   0 0 - 22,822,166  17,589  
Pigmeat   0 0 - 497,055  395 
Poultry meat   0 0 - 14,554,827  27,994  
Live dairy cattle (head)   0 0 - 11,881,419  11,024  
Eggs (dozen)   0 0 - 1,604,478  6,919,603  
(1) All quantity commitments are for the period 1 July 2014 through June 2015 while budgetary outlay commitments are im plemented on a fiscal year basis beginning 
1 October 2014.  
(2) WTO dispute settlement proceedings resulted in a determination that the Commodity Credit Corporation export credit guarantee programme (GSM -102) conferred an 
export subsidy with respect to spec ific agricultural goods during fiscal year 2006 of the United States Government.  Summaries of export credit guarantee activity under 
the GSM -102 for fiscal year 2014 can be found at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/export -credit -guarantee -program -gsm-102/yearly -activity -reports . Dollar 
amounts for guarantees registered do not constitute budgetary outlays for purposes of annual commitment levels . 
(3) Data is for food aid to all destinations on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2014.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: UN ITED STATES OF AMERI CA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 14 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
Description  of 
products  Direct export 
subsidies1 
 
(USD) Sales of 
stocks  Producer 
financed 
subsidies  Cost 
reduction 
measures  Internal 
transport 
subsidies  Total pr oduct 
specific 
export 
subsidies1 
(USD) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports2 
(tonnes)  Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and wheat flour  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS3 
Coarse grains  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Rice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Vegetable oils  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Butter and butter oil  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Skim milk powder  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Cheese  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Other milk products  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Bovine meat  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Pigmeat  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Poultry meat  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Live dairy cattle (head)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Eggs (dozen)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
(1) Budgetary outlays are on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2014.  
(2) Quantity commitments are reported for the 1 July 2014 through 1 June 2015 period.  
(3) USDA/FAS – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.  
  
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- 4 - Table ES:2  
EXPOR T SUBSIDIES: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 14 
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports  
I. Products from Part IV (Section II) of the Schedule  
Description of products  Marketing year 1 July 2014 
through 30 June 2015  Unit Quantity of tota l exports  
1 2 
 3 
Bovine meat   
Metric Tons  773,811  
Live dairy cattle   
Head 29,336  
Pig meat   
Metric Tons  779,442  
Poultry meat   
Metric Tons  2,749,164  
Eggs  
Dozen  252,777,689  
Cheese   
Metric Tons  147,021  
Coarse grains   
Metric Tons  10,787,177  
Rice  
Metric Tons  1,953,945  
Skim milk powder   
Metric Tons  532,687  
Other milk products   
Metric Tons  36,816  
Wheat and wheat flour   
Metric Tons  22,430,166  
Butter and butter oil   
Metric Tons  33,979  
Vegetable oils   
Metric Tons  1,213,207  
  
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- 5 - PRODUCTS AS PER THE LIST O F SIGNIFICANT EXPORT ERS (G/AG/W/123)  
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
II. Products as per the list of “Significant Exporters”  
Description of products  Marketing year  
1 July 2014  
through 30 June 2015  Unit Quantity of total exports  
1 2 
 3 
Bovine meat   Metric Tons  774,150  
 Bovine meat, fresh/chilled (0201)   Metric Tons  337,067  
 Bovine meat, frozen (0202)   Metric Tons  436,744  
Live animals   Head 94,751,900  
 Live poultry (0105)   Head 89,465,397  
Pig meat   Metric Tons  1,556,299  
 Swine meat ( 0203)   Metric Tons  1,492,346  
Poultry meat (0207)   Metric Tons  3,654,291  
Eggs (0407)   Dozen  252,777,689  
Cheese (0406)   Metric Tons  344,854  
Coarse grains   Metric Tons  56,906,059  
 Maize (1005)   Metric Tons  47,487,015  
 Grain Sorghum (1007)   Metric Tons  8,965,250  
Rice (1006)   Metric Tons  3,414,848  
Skim milk powder (040210)   Metric Tons  532,687  
Wheat and wheat flour   Metric Tons  22,680,757  
 Wheat (1001)   Metric Tons  22,411,269  
Oilseeds   Metric Tons  49,813,385  
 Soybeans (1201)   Metric Tons  48,923,968  
Butter and butter oil (0405)   Metric Tons  33,979  
Oilcakes   Metric Tons  8,981,099  
 Soybean cake (2304)   Metric Tons  8,779,807   
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- 6 - Description of products  Marketing year  
1 July 2014  
through 30 June 2015  Unit Quantity of total exports  
1 2 
 3 
Vegetables   Metric Tons  2,099,928  
 Potatoes (0701)   Metric Tons  425,053  
 Onions, shallots, garlic and leeks (0703)   Metric Ton s 290,206  
 Cabbages and cauliflowers (0704)   Metric Tons  362,878  
 Lettuce and chicory (0705)   Metric Tons  341,587  
 Other vegetables (0709)   Metric Tons  389,288  
Wine  Kiloliters  400,643  
 Grape Wines (2204)   Kiloliters  398,702  
Fruits   Metric Tons  3,330 ,487 
 Citrus fruits (0805)   Metric Tons  833,090  
 Grapes (0806)   Metric Tons  518,098  
 Apples, Pears and Quinces (0808)   Metric Tons  1,182,467  
Tobacco   Metric Tons;  
Thousands of Pieces  182,183 ;  
17,127,791  
 Tobacco unmanufactured (2401)   Metric Tons  163,129  
 Cigars, Cigarettes (2402)   Thousands of Pieces  17,127,791  
 Tobacco Products (2403)   Metric Tons  19,054  
Upland Cotton   Metric Tons  2,471,594  
 Cotton, Not Carded (5201)   Metric Tons  2,424,815  
 
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