G/AG/N/USA/80/Rev.1  
 
13 January 2014  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
 
 
 The following submission, dated 15 December 2013, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States of America . The revised notification concerns domestic support 
commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the marketing year 2009 . 
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 Revised notification for 2009/10 includes 1) updated data on disaster program expenditures 
(Supporting Tables DS:1, DS:6, and DS:7); 2) updated data on state expenditures (Supporting 
Table DS:1); 3) corrected data on environmental programs (Supporting Table DS:1); and 4) 
corrected reporting of the Rural Energy for Amer ica program (moved from Supporting Table DS:1 
to Supporting Table DS:9). None of these revisi ons affected the reported Current Total AMS. 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2009 
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 Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 4,267.032 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2009 (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: 11,550  
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   Re search and advisory function. Acquires, ma intains, and disseminates information. 
 Agricultural Research  1,134 Includes Na tional Agricultural Library functions. 
 Buildings & Facilities 44 Conducts research on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plant and 
animal sciences, human nutrition, an d integrated agricultural systems. 
 Misc. Contributed Funds 22  
   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)  Formerly C ooperative State Research, Extensio n, and Education Service (CSRE ES). Renamed 
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) beginning FY2009 by 2008 Farm Act 
(PL110-246). 
 Research and Education Activiti es 638 Research function. Provides grants to st ate agricultural research establishments. Partic ipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
 Integrated Activities 63 Funds in tegrated research, education, an d extension grants programmes.  
 Extension Activities 467 Advisory function. Participates with state cooperative extension system on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
 Biomass Research and Development 14 Funds research and developmen t projects leading to the produc tion of bio-ba sed industrial 
products. Jointly managed by USDA and the Depa rtment 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 Development Services 
(RBCD)   
 Rural Cooperative Development Grants 27 Provides grants to nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fund centers for 
  development of new cooperatives and impr ove operations of existing cooperatives 
(PL 104-127); also provides grants for value-added marketing for cooperatives reauthorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
Animal & Plant Health Insp ection Service (APHIS)   
 Salaries & Expenses2 1,163 Inspection/pest and disease control function.  
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- 4 - Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million)1 Description of programme 
(a) General Services (continued):   
   
 Buildings & Facilities 3 Protects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases. 
 Miscellaneous Trust Funds 17  
   
State programmes for agriculture   
 Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 3,011 State governments provide a number of generally available servic es. Includes extension, 
marketing, and research. Amount reported is net of producer fe es and taxes paid for various 
services. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and    
Stockyard Administration  (GIP&S)  Marketing/inspection fu nctions. Establishes standards. 
 Salaries & Expenses 40 Provides for official inspection an d implementation of the system  of standards for marketing 
and conducts surveillance and investigatory activities to protect producers and consumers 
from unfair trade practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (F SIS)  Safety/inspection function. 
 Salaries & Expenses 956 Provides in-plant inspection to  assure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of 
labelling. 
 Inspec. & Grading of Farm Products 7  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function. 
 Marketing Services 87 Develops marketing standa rds and provides news and inspection services. 
 Payments to States & Possessions  14 Gran ts to states for projects, such as improving marketing information, and developing 
grading standards.   
 Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act Fund  10 Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade practices. 
 Expenses and Refunds, Insp ection and Grading of Farm 
 Products (formerly called Miscellaneous Trust Funds) 148 Grading and certification services ar e provided on a fee-for-service basis. 
   
Risk Management Agency (RMA)   
 Agency administrative and operating expenses 73 Funds fo r management of the Federal Crop Insurance Programme. 
 Administrative & operating reimbursements to insurers 1,602 Reim bursements for certain administrative and operating expenses o f insurance companies 
delivering Federal crop insurance. 
 Underwriting gains to insurers 810 Underwriting gains prov ided to insurance companies under the Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement. 
   
Office of the Chief Economist   
 World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 5 Research and advisory function. Provides economic information about current outlook and 
situation for commodity supply and price.   
  Combined with other executive operations in the Budget after 1994.  
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- 5 - Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million)1 Description of programme 
(a) General Services (continued):   
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
 Economic Research Service 80 Research and advisory function. Performs econ omic research and analysis for the public, 
Congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
 National Agricultural Statistics Service  145 Research and advi sory function. Provides official  estimates of resource utilizat ion, production, 
and prices of agri cultural products. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)3   
 Conservation Reserve Program Technical Assistance  78 Extension,  advisory, and training service functions. USDA agencies provi de various technical 
services to help producers participate in Conservation Reserve Programme (CRP) 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)4   
 Conservation Operations 840 Extension, advisory, and training service functions. 
  To promote conservation of soil and water, NRCS  provides technical assistance, conducts soil 
surveys, and assesses erosion fact ors (formerly activity of "SCS"). 
   
 Resource Conservation and Development 51 Assists individu als and localities to develop area-wide plans for resource 
conservation and development.  
   
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)   
 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA for 
 Farmers) 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 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 Oct 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010, could apply to receive free information, technical as sistance, and support to  develop and implement 
Business Adjustment Plans. 
   
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
   
(c) Domestic food aid: 78,796  
   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)   
 Nutrition Programmes Administration  
(formerly Food Program Administration) 143 For administration of food programmes prov iding access to more nutritious diets for low 
income people and children. 
   
 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
(formerly Food Stamp Programme) 55,604 Low income people receive financial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. (Renamed 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (S NAP) beginning FY2009 by the 2008 Farm Act 
(PL110-246)). 
    
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- 6 - Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million)1 Description of programme 
(c) Domestic food aid (continued):    
   
 Child Nutrition Programmes 15,252 Cash and commodities to assist children to attain adequate diets. Includes special milk, sch ool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and ot her programmes. 
 Special Supplemental Nutrition programme for Women, 
 Infants, and Children (WIC) 6,480 Food supplements to improve health of low income mothers, infants, and young children. 
   
 Commodity Assistance Programme (CAP) 369 CAP include previously separate programm es: Commodity Supplemental Food, Emergency 
Food, assistance to Indian Rese rvations and to Pacific Islands and Nutrition for the Elderly.  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   
 Section 32 948 Funds purchases of commodities distributed to low-income, children, and elderly people 
  through the FNS food prog rammes described above. 
   
(d) Decoupled income support: 6,176  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
 Direct Payments 5,222 Payments made to producers and land owners 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 (PL110-246). 
   
 Tobacco quota buyout 953 Buyout of marketing quota und er tobacco price support pr ogramme, terminated under 
provisions of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (Title VI, PL 108-357). 
  Payments are funded through assessments on tobacco product manufacturers and importers.  
  The legislation also terminated the tobacco pr ice and income support programme at the end of 
the 2004 marketing year. 
   
(e) Income insurance and safety-net programmes: 0  Note: All revenue and income insurance prog ramme support to producers is included in 
Supporting Table DS:9, under the entry for USDA Crop Insurance programmes. 
   
   
(f) Payments for relief from natural disasters: 93   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Programme (NAP, 
crop year)  90 Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act (P.L.103-354), producers of crops not 
currently insurable under other programmes received benefits if it was determined by the USDA that there had been yield losses greater than 35 percent for the area, and greater than 50 percent for the individual farm. The area lo ss requirement was eliminated per Section 109 
of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-224). The 50 per cent loss requirement for each producer has been continued.  
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- 7 - Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million)1 Description of programme 
(f) Payments for relief from natural disasters 
 (continued):    
   
 Emergency loans4 3 Emergency loans provide emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers and 
ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation measures  in periods of severe drought. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer 
 retirement programmes: 0  
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource 
 retirement programmes: 0  
   
(i) Structural adjustment through investment aids: 120   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
 Farm Credit Programs4 116 Programme includes (i) short-term and long-ter m loans made at preferential interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans. Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by status as owner-operator of a family-sized farm in situations of structural  disadvantage (cannot 
obtain credit elsewhere). 
   
 State Mediation Grants 4 Grants provid ed to states to assist producers havi ng problems meeting credit obligations. 
Assistance must be provided through certif ied agricultural loan mediation programme. 
   
(j) Environmental payments: 4,044  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)   
 Conservation Reserve Program 1,856 Soil erosion reduction and ot her environmental benefits are addressed through 10-year renta l 
agreements to establish permanent cover crops on cropland. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
 Emergency Conservation Program 71 Assists in funding emergency conservation measures necessary  to restore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
 Agricultural Management Assistance Program 7 Provides cost-sha re assistance for conservation practices that improve water mana gement,  
water quality, and erosion control.  Reau thorized under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
 Conservation Stewardship Program5 285 Provides payments for structural  and land management practices  
that address resource concerns.  Authorized by 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
    
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- 8 - Agency and programme, by measure and type 
(some agency names have changed) Outlays 
($ million)1 Description of programme 
(j) Environmental payments (continued):    
   
 Grassland Reserve Program 48 Long-term co ntracts or easements to restore and cons erve grassland. Reauthorized under  
2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
 Wetland Reserve Program 436 
 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements. 
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 73 Provides technical assistance and cost-share assistance to landowners to develop habita t for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered species, fish, and other wildlife. 
  Funds come from CCC under 5-10 year cont racts (Title III, Public Law 104-127). 
   
 Farmland Protection Program 119 Conservation plans are ma de and easements purchased thro ugh State, tribe, or local 
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses. 
  Conservation plans must be carried out over  the 30 years or more of the easement term. 
  Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (Public Law 104-127); renamed under 2008 Farm Act 
(PL 110-246). 
   
 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,055 
 Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt prac tices that reduce envi ronmental and resource 
problems. Half of the funds are targeted to livestock production practices. Authorized 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). 
   
 Agricultural Water Enhancement Program 72 The Agricultural Wate r Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initia tive 
that provides financial and technical assistan ce to agricultural producers to implement 
agricultural water enhancement activities on agri cultural land for the purposes of conserving 
surface and ground water and improving wate r quality. Authorized by 2008 Farm Act 
(PL 110-246), the programme supersedes the Ground and Surface Water Protection 
Programme. 
   
 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative 22 The programme assists prod ucers in implementing activities to improve water quality and  
quantity, and restore, enhance an d preserve soil, air,  and related resource s in the Chesapeake 
Bay Watershed. Authorized by 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
(k) Payments Under Regional Assistance  
 Programmes 0  
   
(l) Other: 0  
   
Grand Total  100,779   
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- 9 - 1 Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years. Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. tables if not related d irectly to internal support of production agriculture. Wages and salaries and 
administrative expenses were excluded except where such outl ays reflect the level of services provided to agriculture. 
2 Includes $351 million for pest and disease management programmes. 
3 In providing technical assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibility for conservation programmes, help develop in dividual conservation plans, help install approved practices, provide 
information and educational assistance, and consult with universi ties and other government agencies. Beginning in 2002, expendi tures for technical assistance under most farm programmes transitioned 
from FSA to NRCS, leading to a change in accounting for technical assistance that was not immediately reflected in reporting of  NRCS technical assistance. Estimates of NRCS technical assistance have 
continued to be included under FSA/NRCS CTA, as well as under NRCS Conservation Operations and as part of NRCS programme paymen ts under Environmental Payments, leading to double-counting of 
NRCS technical assistance. Beginning in 2009, CRP technical assistance is reported separately under FSA, while NRCS general con servation technical assistance continues to be reported as part of 
Conservation Operations, and NRCS programme payments cont inue to include some technical assistance expenditures. 
4 Derived as the difference between FSA farm loans and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year. D ata also include budget outlays for recognized losses on FSA loan 
guarantees. 
5 The Conservation Stewardship Program (CStP) superseded the Conser vation Security Program (CSP) under the 2008 Farm Act. The tot al reported for CStP includes expenditures on remaining CSP 
contracts. 
Public Law References 
Public Law 103-354, Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department  of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (October 4, 1994). 
Public Law 104-127, The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (April 4, 1996). Public Law 106-224, Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Title I, Crop In surance, Section 109, and Title III, Biomass Rese arch and Development Act (June 22, 2000). 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (May 13, 2002). Public Law 108-357, American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Title II, Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (October 22, 20 04). 
Public Law 110-28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Re covery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 ( May 25, 2007). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (June 18, 2008). Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Re investment Act of 2009 (February 17, 2009). 
 
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- 10 -  
Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2009 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific AMS) (2009) Calculated AMS 
(2009) 
($ million) Value of production Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
($ million) Amount1 (2009) 
($ million)  5 per cent of value 
($ million) 
1 2 3  4 
Product-specific AMS (from Support ing Tables DS:5 to DS:7)     
Barley 19.530 972.173 48.609  2 
Canola 0.056 238.932 11.947  2 
Corn 119.066 46,734.066 2,336.703  2 
Cotton 148.273 4,457.998 222.900  2 
Dairy 3,008.591 24,477.390 1,223.870  3,008.591 
Dry Peas 2.518 152.282 7.614  2 
Flaxseed 0.211 60.373 3.019  2 
Honey 0.043 209.971 10.499  2 
Lentils 0.006 156.751 7.838  2 
Livestock 174.247 80,245.892 4,012.295  2 
Mohair 0.769 2.369 0.118  0.769 
Mustard Seed 0.002 14.997 0.750  2 
Oats 2.621 208.473 10.424  2 
Orchards, Vineyards, Nursery 3.202 32,755.848 1,637.792  2 
Peanuts 6.917 793.147 39.657  2 
Poultry 27.692 28,031.965 1,401.598  2 
Rice 25.975 3,209.236 160.462  2 
Safflower 0.033 41.330 2.067  2 
Sorghum 1.279 1,207.111 60.356  2 
Soybeans 216.537 32,145.207 1,607.260  2 
Sugar 1,249.373 2,556.289 127.814  1,249.373 
Sunflower Seed 11.270 458.959 22.948  2 
Sweet Potatoes 2.782 423.677 21.184  2  
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- 11 - Description of basic products 
(including non-product specific AMS) (2009) Calculated AMS 
(2009) 
($ million) Value of production Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
($ million) Amount1 (2009) 
($ million)  5 per cent of value 
($ million) 
Wheat 427.364 10,654.115 532.706  2 
Wool 8.299 24.337 1.217  8.299 
     
 Total  5,456.656   4,267.032 
Non-product-specific AMS     
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 6,667.158 284,651.630 14,232.582 2 
Total: Current total AMS    4,267.032 
1 Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in general. Cash receipts from the Economic Re search Service Farm Income Data were used for fruits and nuts, vegetables, 
horses and mules, other livestock, and "other crops," excluding cash receipts for some specific crops that are available as act ual value of production in NASS reports. The Livestock category includes cattle 
& calves, sheep & lambs, poultry, swine, goats, llamas, alpacas, emus, deer, elk, reindeer and equine. The Orchards, Vineyards,  Nursery category includes fruits and nuts of trees, bushes and vines, and 
greenhouse and nursery products. The Poultry category includes meat of broilers and other chickens, and eggs. 
2 AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the Current Total AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 percent of valu e of production (de minimis exclusion). 
 
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2009 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price Eligible 
production Associated fees Total market 
price support New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million  
Butter Oct. 1, 2009 Price support/quota 2,314.853 1,279.000 0.696  720.954 1  
         
Nonfat dry milk Oct. 1, 2009 Price support/quota 2,028.252 1,342.000 0.042  28.823 1,2 
   1,763.698 1,342.000 0.642    
         
Cheddar cheese Oct. 1, 2009 Price support/quota 2,888.055 1,283.000 1.119  191.002 1,2 
   2,491.223 1,283.000 1.337    
         
Total Dairy       2,826.902  
         
Sugar Oct. 1, 2009 Price support/quota 402.344 230.824 7.235  1,240.947 3 
         
Total all 
Commodities (before de minimis)        4,067.849 
 
1 External reference price is 1986-88 average price from FAS/USDA reported prices, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports. 
2 Applied administered prices were temporar ily increased during the period August 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009. The first row appl ies to October 2009, and the second row applies to November 
2009-September 2010. 
3 Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adjusted  to include transportation costs of $28.66/ton (28.66 + 202.16 4 = 230.824).Annual Caribbean price is the simple average of 12 
monthly prices. Applied administered price is the announced loan rate for cane sugar (18.75 cents per lb.). Eligible production  for market price support is the smaller of either actual production or the 
Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ), as provided for in the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and continued under the 2008 Farm Act (PL 1 10-246). The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be marketed 
during any year, thereby determining the maximum amount of prod uction eligible for price support. Eligible production for 2009 is actual sugar production.  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITE STATES 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2009 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Barley June 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     16.260    
1 
  Loan deficiency 
payments     2.949    2 
  Marketing loan 
gains     0.005    2 
  Commodity loan 
forfeit     0.002    2 
  Subtotal other 
payments     19.216  19.216   
            
Barley June 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       19.216   
Canola July 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     0.014    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.014  0.014   
            
Canola July 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       0.014    
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- 14 - Description 
of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Corn Sept. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     98.859    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     98.859  98.859   
            
Corn Sept. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       98.859   
Cotton Aug. 1, 
2009 Loan deficiency 
payments     5.521    2 
  Certificate 
exchange gains     5.195    2 
  Crop assistance 
payments     23.403    3 
  Subtotal other 
payments      33.119  33.119   
            
Cotton Aug. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       33.119   
Dairy Oct. 1, 
2009 Dairy 
indemnities     0.162     
  Dairy market 
loss payment 
(MILC)     181.527     
  Subtotal other 
payments     181.689  181.689   
            
Dairy Oct. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       181.689    
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- 15 - Description 
of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Dry Peas July 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     2.476    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     2.476  2.476   
            
Dry Peas July 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       2.476   
Flaxseed July 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     0.207    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.207  0.207   
            
Flaxseed July 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       0.207   
Livestock Jan. 1, 
2009 Livestock 
indemnity payments     62.981    
4 
  Emergency 
livestock assistance     11.832    
5 
  Livestock forage 
payments     99.434    6 
  Subtotal other 
payments     174.247  174.247   
            
Livestock Jan. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       174.247    
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- 16 - Description 
of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Mohair Jan. 1, 
2009 Loan deficiency 
payments     0.767    2 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.767  0.767   
            
Mohair Jan. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       0.767   
Mustard 
Seed Sept. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme 
payments     0.001    1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.001  0.001   
            
Mustard Seed Sept. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       0.001   
Oats June 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     2.600    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     2.600  2.600   
            
Oats June 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       2.600   
Orchards, 
Vineyards, Nursery Jan. 1, 
2009 Tree assistance 
payments 
    3.202    
7 
  Subtotal other 
payments     3.202  3.202   
            
Orchards, Vineyards, Nursery Jan. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments 
      3.202    
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- 17 - Description 
of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Peanuts Aug. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     0.169    
1 
  Commodity loan 
forfeit     0.038    2 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.207  0.207   
            
Peanuts Aug. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       0.207   
Poultry Jan. 1, 
2010 Poultry growers 
loss payments     27.692    8 
  Subtotal other 
payments     27.692  27.692   
            
Poultry Jan. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       27.692   
Rice Aug. 1, 
2009 Crop assistance 
payments     21.076    3 
  Subtotal other 
payments     21.076  21.076   
            
Rice Aug. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       21.076   
Safflower Sept. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     0.032    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.032  0.032   
            
Safflower Sept. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       0.032    
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of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Sorghum Sept. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     1.238    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     1.238  1.238   
            
Sorghum Sept. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       1.238   
Soybeans Sept. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     0.056    
1 
  Crop assistance 
payments     211.108     
  Subtotal other 
payments     211.164  211.164  3 
            
Soybeans Sept. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       211.164   
Sunflower 
Seed Sept. 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     11.180    
1 
  Subtotal other 
payments     11.180  11.180   
            
Sunflower Seed Sept. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       11.180   
Sweet 
Potatoes July 1, 
2009 Crop assistance 
payments     2.782    3 
  Subtotal other 
payments     2.782  2.782   
            
Sweet Potatoes July 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       2.782    
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of basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure 
type(s) Applied 
adminis-
tered price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production
 Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
payments Fees/levies Total direct 
payments Adjustment  
factor New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 12 
   $/ton $/ton Million tons $ million $ million $ million $ million  Ratio  
Wheat June 1, 
2009 ACRE 
programme payments     313.500    
1 
  Loan deficiency 
payments     106.872    2 
  Marketing loan 
gains     2.496    2 
  Commodity loan 
forfeit     0.039    2 
  Certificate 
exchange gains     0.250    2 
  Subtotal other 
payments     423.157  423.157   
            
Wheat June 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       423.157  
  
Wool Jan. 1, 
2009 Loan deficiency 
payments     8.298     2 
  Subtotal other 
payments     8.298  8.298   
            
Wool Jan. 1, 
2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments       8.298   
All 
Commodities   
         
(before de minimis) 2009 Subtotal all 
direct payments     1,223.223  1,223.223   
1 The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) programme was authorized  by the 2008 Farm Act. Producers on a farm with covered commod ities and/or peanuts who elect to participate in the ACRE 
programme must enroll for all covered commodities and peanut acre age on the farm. Producers may el ect to enroll in ACRE anytime  beginning with the 2009 crop year through the duration of the 2008 
Farm Act, but once enrolled in ACRE, the farm remains in the pr ogramme through 2012. Direct payments are reduced by 20% and mar keting assistance loan rates are reduced by 30% on enrolled farms. 
Covered commodities include corn, soybeans, wheat, rice (both medium and long-grain), upland cotton, barley, grain sorghum, oat s, peanuts, oilseeds (which include canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard 
seed, rapeseed, safflower, sesame seed, and sunflower seed), dry peas, lentils, and small and large chickpeas. Only commodities  for which there were payments in the reporting year are included in the 
notification.  
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- 20 - 2 Marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and forfeitures are forms of payment under the Marketing Assistance Loan Progra mme (certificate exchange gains were discontinued after 2009). Covered 
commodities include corn, soybeans, wheat, rice (both medium and long-grain), upland cotton, barley, grain sorghum, oats, peanu ts, oilseeds (which include canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard seed, 
rapeseed, safflower, sesame seed, and sunflower seed), dry peas, honey, lentils, mohair, small and large chickpeas, and wool. O nly commodities for which there were payments in the reporting year are 
included in the notification. 
3 Crop Assistance Program (CAP) payments were made available to producers of designated commodities (upland cotton, rice, soybea ns, and sweet potatoes) in counties receiving disaster designations due 
to excessive moisture and relate d conditions in 2009. Producers were required to certify a 5 percent or greater loss.  Data on payments by specific commodity are not available; share of payments by 
commodity has been estimated based on each commodity’s value of production for 2009. 
4 Livestock Indemnity Programme (LIP)  payments were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  LIP provides payments to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of normal morality due to adverse 
weather. Data indicating the share of payments going to diffe rent categories of eligible livestock are not available. 
5 Emergency Livestock Assistance Programme (ELAP) payments were au thorized by the 2008 Farm Act. ELAP provides emergency relief t o 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 are not available. 
6 Livestock Forage Disaster Programme (LFP) pa yments were authorized by the 2008 Farm Ac t. LFP provides payments to eligible prod ucers of covered livestock for grazing losses due to drought or fire (on 
public managed land). Data indicating the share of payments goin g to different categories of eligible livestock are not availab le. 
7 Tree Assistance Programme (TAP) payments were  authorized by the 2008 Farm Act. TAP prov ides assistance to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes 
and vines damaged by natural disasters. Data indicating the share of payments going to different categories of eligible trees, bushes and vines are not available. 
8 The Poultry Loss Contract Grant Assistance Program (PGAP) provid ed grants to designated State governments to provide assistance  to poultry growers whose poultry growing arrangements with a live 
poultry dealer were terminated because of the bankruptcy of th e live poultry dealer. Data indica ting the share of payments goin g to different categories of eligible poultry growers is not available. 
Public Law References: 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Act) (June 18, 2008).  
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2009 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Prod uct – Specific Support and Total Product – Specific Support 
Description of 
basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budget 
outlays/ 
support Other 
product 
specific 
support  Fees/levies  Total 
other 
support Market 
price 
support  
(from 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
DS:6) Total AMS New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
   $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million  
Barley June 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.424       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.424  0.110 0.314    2 
           
Barley June 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.314  19.216 19.530  
Canola July 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.064       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.064  0.022 0.042    2 
           
Canola July 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.042  0.014 0.056  
Corn Sept. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 28.742       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 28.742  8.535 20.207    2 
           
Corn Sept. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    20.207  98.859 119.066   
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- 22 - Description of 
basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budget 
outlays/ 
support Other 
product 
specific 
support  Fees/levies  Total 
other 
support Market 
price 
support  
(from 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
DS:6) Total AMS New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
   $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million  
Cotton Aug. 1, 
2009 Storage payments 0.262        
  Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 22.444       1 
  Upland cotton EAA 75.635        
  ELS cotton user 
marketing payments 27.866        
  Subtotal other 
support 126.207  11.053 115.154    2 
           
Cotton Aug. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    115.154  33.119 148.273  
Dairy Oct. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS     2,826.902 181.689 3,008.591  
Dry Peas July 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.061       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.061  0.019 0.042    2 
           
Dry Peas  TOTAL AMS    0.042  2.476 2.518  
Flaxseed July 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.006       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.006  0.002  0.004    2 
           
Flaxseed July 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.004  0.207 0.211  
Honey Jan. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy  0.065       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.065  0.022 0.043    2 
           
Honey Jan. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.043   0.043   
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- 23 - Description of 
basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budget 
outlays/ 
support Other 
product 
specific 
support  Fees/levies  Total 
other 
support Market 
price 
support  
(from 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
DS:6) Total AMS New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
   $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million  
Lentils July 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.011       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.011  0.005 0.006    2 
           
Lentils July 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.006   0.006  
Livestock Jan. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS      174.247 174.247  
Mohair Jan. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.002       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.002   0.000 0.002    2 
           
Mohair Jan. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.002  0.767 0.769  
Mustard Seed June 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.002       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.002   0.001 0.001    2 
           
Mustard Seed June 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.001  0.001 0.002  
Oats June 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.028       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.028  0.007 0.021    2 
           
Oats June 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.021  2.600 2.621  
Orchards, 
Vineyards, Nursery Jan. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS      3.202 3.202   
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- 24 - Description of 
basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budget 
outlays/ 
support Other 
product 
specific 
support  Fees/levies  Total 
other 
support Market 
price 
support  
(from 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
DS:6) Total AMS New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
   $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million  
Peanuts Aug. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy  9.706       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 9.706  2.996 6.710    2 
           
Peanuts Aug. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    6.710  0.207 6.917  
Poultry Jan. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS      27.692 27.692  
Rice Aug. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 7.118       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 7.118  2.219 4.899    2 
           
Rice Aug. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    4.899  21.076 25.975  
Safflower Sept. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.002      0.034  
  Subtotal other 
support 0.002  0.001 0.001    2 
           
Safflower Sept. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.001  0.032 0.033  
Sorghum Sept. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.072       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.072  0.031 0.041    2 
           
Sorghum  TOTAL AMS    0.041  1.238 1.279   
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- 25 - Description of 
basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budget 
outlays/ 
support Other 
product 
specific 
support  Fees/levies  Total 
other 
support Market 
price 
support  
(from 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
DS:6) Total AMS New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
   $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million  
Soybeans Sept. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 8.366       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 8.366  2.993 5.373     2 
           
Soybeans Sept. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    5.373  211.164 216.537  
Sugar Oct. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 12.710       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 12.710  4.284 8.426    2 
           
Sugar Oct. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    8.426 1,240.947  1,249.373  
Sunflower Seed Sept. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.134       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.134  0.044 0.090    2 
           
Sunflower Seed Sept. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.090  11.180 11.270  
Sweet Potatoes July 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS      2.782 2.782 1 
Wheat June. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 5.675       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 5.675  1.468 4.207    2 
           
Wheat June 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    4.207  423.157 427.364   
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- 26 - Description of 
basic product Marketing 
year 
starting Measure type(s) Other product-
specific budget 
outlays/ 
support Other 
product 
specific 
support  Fees/levies  Total 
other 
support Market 
price 
support  
(from 
DS:5) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
DS:6) Total AMS New 
notes, 
data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
   $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million $ million  
Wool Jan. 1, 
2009 Commodity loan 
interest subsidy 0.001       1 
  Subtotal other 
support 0.001  0.000 0.001    2 
           
Wool Jan. 1, 
2009 TOTAL AMS    0.001  8.298 8.299  
All 
commodities(before de minimis) 2009 
TOTAL AMS 199.396 0.000 33.812 165.584 4,067.849 1,223.223 5,456.656  
           
1/ Interest subsidies under the Marketing Assistance Loan Programme in clude both a below-market interest rate and, in some years, interest forgiven on loans repaid below the loan rate or through 
forfeitures. Covered commodities include corn, soybeans, wheat, ri ce (both medium and long-grain), upland cotton, barley, grain  sorghum,oats, peanuts, oilseeds (which include canola, crambe, flaxseed, 
mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sesame seed, and sunflower seed), dry peas, honey, lentils, mohair, small and large chickpea s, and wool. Only commodities for which there were interest subsidies in the 
reporting year are included in the notification, unless the commodity is included on the basis of other support. 
2/ Fees/levies include loan origination and related fees for most loan commodities.  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2009 (EXCEPT AS NOTED) 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Non-
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-
specific 
support Data sources and comments 
 ($ million) ($ million) ($ million) ($ million)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
    (2+3-4)  
Irrigation on Bure au of Reclamation 
     Based on a "debt financing method." A long-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. Projects in 17 Western States:  203.828  203.828 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for grazing 
livestock on Federal Land     The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public 
range land in 16 Western States operated by the Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Mana gement (BLM). The net budget 
outlays include (as negative outlays) the receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, bu t do not include other "non-fee" costs paid 
by the producers, such as for building and maintaining water 
supplies and fences. Including the other non-fee costs could reduce the net outlay figure, perhaps to zero.  63.353  18.589 44.764 
       
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- 28 - Measure type(s) Non-
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-
specific 
support Data sources and comments 
 ($ million) ($ million) ($ million) ($ million)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Crop and revenue insurance subsidized by 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation:      
(crop year)       
Premium subsidies to producers 5,426.006   5,426.006 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 (coverage) level commonly ranges from 50% to 85% of the historical average yield or expected revenue. Data include information for the Group Risk Plan (GRP), introduced in 1993, and the Group Risk Income Plan (GRIP) and Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) plan, both intr oduced in 1999. GRP and GRIP 
indemnities are paid when county-wide results fall below the guarantee level that ranges as hi gh as 90% of expected yield or 
revenue.  
      
Supplemental Crop Revenue Assurance 
(SURE) (crop year) 732.514   732.514 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% of difference between disaster assi stance programme guarantee and 
total farm revenue, where revenue includes all crops produced on 
farm plus government payments. Authorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
      
Countercyclical payments 220.543   220.543 Provides payments when prices of programme commodities fall 
below a target price. Payments ar e based on historical acres and 
yields and do not require current production of the historically 
produced commodity. Authorized by the 2002 Farm Act (PL107-171). (crop year)     
     
      
Farm storage facility loans: 4.572   4.572 Provides low-cost financing for farmers 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 reestablished in FY2000.      
     
       
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- 29 - Measure type(s) Non-
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-
specific 
support Data sources and comments 
 ($ million) ($ million) ($ million) ($ million)  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Biomass crop assistance programme: 7.931   7.931 Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver 
eligible biomass material to designated biomass conversion 
facilities for use as heat, power, biobased products or biofuels.       
      
Rural Energy for American Programme 27.000   27.000 Provides  direct loans, loan guarante es, and grants to farmers, 
ranchers, and small rural busine sses to purchase renewable 
energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. Reauthorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. Authorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 100-246) (formerly Renewable Energy Programme)     
      
Total non-product specific support: 6,481.919 203.828 18.589 6,667.158 AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is les s than 
5 percent of value of produc tion of U.S. agriculture 
(.05*$284,652 mil. = $14,233 mil. in 2009)  
      
Public Law References: 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (May 13, 2002). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (June 18, 2008). 
 
 
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