G/AG/N/TUR/20  
 
30 November 2018  
(18-7567) Page: 1/8 
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  2008. 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 200 8  
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 2,305,955  
 
Turkey has no specific total AMS reduction commitments in its schedule.  
1 USD  = 1,292910 TRY  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 200 8  
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.  13,552,013    
Subtotal:  13,552,013    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Disease control and eradication programmes  24,215,156    
Subtotal:  24,215,156    
2 (c). Training services  Relationship between research and extension agents, training  of extension agents, 
demonstrations, establishment of training centres, training programmes , Agricultural 
extension and advisory services  18,150,157    
Subtotal:  18,150,157    
2 (e). Inspection services  Crop and livestock inspection services, training of  inspectors, food and fee d control  54,712,192    
Subtotal:  54,712,192    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Infrastructural services, irrigation, on farm development work  31,876,299    
Subtotal:  31,876,299    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes   0   
Subtotal:  0   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters   463,116,024    
Subtotal:  463,116,024    
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 trimmimg 
(pruning) . Potato alternative product payment:  Payments based on area to encourage 
cultivation of alternative products at the areas where potato wart disease is seen . 61,944,408    
Subtotal:  61,944,408    
12. Environmental programmes   3,761,283    
Subtotal:  3,761,283    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Rural development  84,612,231    
Subtotal:  84,612,231    
14. Other direct payments  Direct income payments based on area and registry to the Farmers Registry System  880,111,531    
Subtotal:  880,111,531    
Grand Total Green Box  1,636,051,296   
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and R ural Affairs.    
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEA R 200 8  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 
6.2 Monetary value  
 
USD  Data 
Sour ces* 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.  775,659,559    
Subtotal:  775,659,559    
(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)  16,892,127   
Subtotal:  16,892,127    
Grand Total Development Programmes  792,551,686    
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 200 8  
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) 
 
 
USD Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD Value of production  
 
 
 
USD Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD Note  
 
1 2 3   4  
Cotton  275,683,031   275,683,031  2,967,328,000  0 (de minimis )  
Sunflower  60,835,387   60,835,387  1,127,874,330  0 (de minimis )  
Soybeans  2,305,955   2,305,955  16,258,835  2,305,955   
Rapeseed  2,583,242   2,583,242  45,459,854  0 (de minimis )  
Saflower  279,950   279,950  3,061,373  0 (de minimis )  
Corn 49,910,763   49,910,763  1,421,460,117  0 (de minimis )  
Olive Oil  2,039,005   2,039,005  369,012,538  0 (de minimis )  
Tea 49,273,004   49,273,004  629,885,298  0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  411,453,238   411,453,238  7,461,478,370  0 (de minimis )  
Barley  24,323,765   24,323,765  2,161,225,453  0 (de minimis )  
Rye 336,661   336,661  76,268,572  0 (de minimis )  
Paddy  35,658,915   35,658,915  658,404,104  0 (de minimis )  
Oat 114,771   114,771  74,319,566  0 (de minimis )  
Meat 1,517,488   1,517,488  3,370,642,206  0 (de minimis )  
Milk 232,765,189   232,765,189  7,761,934,148  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  897,029,343  89,215,931,073  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  2,305,955   
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 200 8  
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 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      292,377,333  16,694,302  275,683,031    
Total 
Cotton            275,683,031    
Sunflower  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      64,037,249  3,201,862  60,835,387    
Total 
Sunflower            60,835,387    
Soybeans  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      2,487,529  181,574  2,305,955    
Total 
Soybeans            2,305,955    
Safflower  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      294,684  14,734  279,950    
Total 
Safflower            279,950    
Rapeseed  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      2,847,839  264,597  2,583,242    
Total 
Rapeseed            2,583,242    
Corn CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      55,235,090  5,324,327  49,910,763    
Total Corn            49,910,763    
Olive Oil  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      2,146,321  107,316  2,039,005    
Total Olive 
Oil           2,039,005    
Tea CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      53,767,548  4,494,543  49,273,004    
Total Tea            49,273,004    
Wheat  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      456,739,448  45,286,211  411,453,238    
Total 
Wheat            411,453,238    
Barley  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      25,603,963  1,280,198  24,323,765    
Total 
Barley            24,323,765     
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- 7 - 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 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      354,380  17,719  336,661    
Total Rye            336,661    
Paddy  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      37,818,564  2,159,649  35,658,915    
Total Paddy            35,658,915    
Meat CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      1,564,421  46,933  1,517,488    
Total Meat            1,517,488    
Oat CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      120,811  6,041  114,771    
Total Oat            114,771    
Milk CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 Premium Payments      239,964,112  7,198,923  232,765,189    
Total Milk            232,765,189    
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 200 8  
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 01-01-08 31-12-08 16,384,480   0 16,384,480    
Agricultural credit  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 251,370,938   0 251,370,938    
Diesel support  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 365,971,336   731,943  365,239,393    
Fertilizer support  CY 01-01-08 31-12-08 264,563,659   529,127  264,034,531    
TOTAL  897,029,343   
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
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