G/AG/N/USA/118  
 
29 November  2017 
(17-6543) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 September  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . The notification concerns export subsidy 
commitments ( Table  ES:1 and ES:2 ) for 2015 . 
 
  
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- 2 - Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2015 
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 0 913,410   363,814,616  14,522,060  
Coarse grains   0 0 523,360   46,117,755  1,560,599  
Rice  0 0 105,190   2,368,925  38,544  
Vegetable oils   0 0 101,501   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 2015 through 30 June 2016 while budgetary outlay commitments are implement ed on a fiscal year basis 
beginning  1 October  2015.  
(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 specific agricultural goods during fiscal year 2006 of the United S tates Government. Summaries of export credit guarantee activity under 
the GSM -102 for fiscal year 2015 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 2015.    
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- 3 - Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: UN ITED STATES OF AMERI CA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 15 
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 product 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 201 5. 
(2) Quantity commitments are reported for the 1 July 201 5 through 1 June 201 6 period.  
(3) USDA/FAS – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.  
 
  
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- 4 - Table ES:2  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2015 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports  
I. Products from Part IV (Section II) of the Schedule  
Description of products  Marketing year 1 July 2015 
through 30 June 2016  Unit Quantity of total exports  
1 2 
 3 
Bovine meat   Metric Tonnes  725,720  
Live dairy cattle   Head 13,565  
Pig meat  
 Metric Tonnes  783,205  
Poultry meat  
 Metric Tonnes  2,218,083  
Eggs 
 Dozen  203,833,228  
Cheese  
 Metric Tonnes  122,444  
Coarse grains  
 Metric Tonnes  10,835,122  
Rice  Metric Tonnes  1,915,992  
Skim milk powder   Metric Tonnes  527,221  
Other milk products   Metric Tonnes  40,775  
Wheat and wheat flour   Metric Tonnes  21,168,558  
Butter and butter oil   Metric Tonnes  22,729  
Vegetable oils   Metric Tonnes  1,092,175  
 
   
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- 5 - PRODUCTS AS PER THE LIST OF SIGNIFICANT EXPORTER S (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 2015 through 
30 June 2016  Unit Quantity of total exports  
1 2 
 3 
Bovine meat   Metric Tonnes  725,990  
 Bovine meat, fresh/chilled (0201)   Metric Tonnes  313,573  
 Bovine meat, frozen (0202)   Metric Tonnes  412,147  
Live animals   Head 78,608,145  
 Live poultry (0105)   Head 74,845,835  
Pig meat  
 Metric Tonnes  1,601,643  
 Swine meat (0203)  
 Metric Tonnes  1,521,874  
Poultry meat (0207)  
 Metric Tonnes  3,062,073  
Eggs (0407)  
 Dozen  203,833,228  
Cheese (0406)  
 Metric Tonnes  281,393  
Coarse grains  
 Metric Tonnes  55,267,920  
 Maize (1005)   Metric Tonnes  45,889,632  
 Grain Sorghum  (1007)   Metric Tonnes  9,027,031  
Rice (1006)   Metric Tonnes  3,907,853  
Skim milk powder (040210)   Metric Tonnes  527,221  
Wheat and wheat flour   Metric Tonnes  21,460,717  
 Wheat (1001)   Metric Tonnes  21,147,896  
Oilseeds   Metric Tonnes  49,092,135  
 Soybeans (1201)   Metric Tonnes  48,147,861  
Butter and butter oil (0405)   Metric Tonnes  22,729  
Oilcakes   Metric Tonnes  8,712,295   
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- 6 - Description of products  Marketing year 1 July 2015 through 
30 June 2016  Unit Quantity of total exports  
1 2 
 3 
 Soybean cake (2304)   Metric Tonnes  8,522,712  
Vegetables   Metric Tonnes  2,106,365  
 Potatoes (0701)   Metric Tonnes  458,341  
 Onions, shallots, garlic and leeks (0703)   Metric Tonnes  302,088  
 Cabbages and cauliflowers (0704)   Metric Tonnes  370,617  
 Lettuce and chicory (0705)   Metric Tonnes  329,150  
 Other vegetables (0709)   Metric Tonnes  376,435  
Wine  Kiloliters  384,288  
 Grape Wines (2204)   Kiloliters  382,106  
Fruits   Metric Tonnes  3,071,309  
 Citrus fruits (0805)   Metric Tonnes  930,305  
 Grapes (0806)   Metric Tonnes  440,948  
 Apples, Pears and Quinces (0808)   Metric Tonnes  966,818  
Tobacco   Metric Tonnes ; 
Thousands of Pieces  184,706;  
 18,073,437  
 Tobacco unmanufactured (2401)   Metric Tonnes  164,359  
 Cigars, Cigarettes (2402)   Thousands of Pieces  18,073,437  
 Tobacco Products (2403)   Metric Tonnes  20,347  
Upland Cotton   Metric Tonnes  2,025,209  
 Cotton, Not Carded (5201)   Metric Tonnes  1,986,052  
 
 
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