WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/USA/64 
21 November 2008 
 (08-5688) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 19 November 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments 
(Tables ES:1 and ES:2 ) for 2006 . 
   
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Page 2 Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning  (1) Subsidized exports Food aid (2)  Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tons) Quantity 
(tons)  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tons) 
1 2 3 4 5  6 7 
Wheat and wheat flour  0 0 1,254,706 (3) 363,814,616 14,522,060 
Coarse grains  0 0 416,100 (4) 46,117,755 1,560,599 
Rice  0 0 97,070  2,368,925 38,544 
Vegetable oils  0 0 220,280  14,082,900 141,299 
Butter and butter oil  0 0   30,497,220 21,097 
Skim milk powder  0 0 6,480  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 
Upland Cotton (5)  9,352,951 1,291,805 0  0 0 
 
(1) All quantity commitments are for the period 1 July 2006 through  30 June 2007 while budgetary ou tlay commitments are impleme nted on fiscal year basi s beginning 1 October 2006. 
(2) Data is for food aid to all destinations on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2006. 
(3) Includes wheat, bulgur wheat and wheat  flour on wheat equivalent basis. 
(4) Includes sorghum and barley. 
(5) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Pr ogram constituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marke ting year (i.e., 31 July 2006).  All cotton under the program was  shipped by 31 July 2006; quantity and budgetary data 
are based on when payments were made. 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies (1) 
 
 
(US$) Sales of stocks Producer financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies (1) 
 
(US$) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
(2) 
 
(tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS (3) 
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 
Upland Cotton (4) 9,352,951 0 0 0 0 9,352,951 1,291,805 USDA/FSA (5) 
 
(1) Budgetary outlays are on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2006. 
(2) Quantity commitments are reported for the 1 July 2006 through 1 June 2007 period. 
(3) USDA/FAS – U.S. Departme nt of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. 
(4) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Pr ogram constituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marke ting year (i.e., 31 July 2006).  All cotton under the program was  shipped by 31 July 2006; quantity and budgetary data 
are based on when payments were made. 
(5) USDA/FSA – U.S. Depa rtment of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency.  
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Page 4 Table ES:2 
 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Marketing year 1 July 2006 through 30 June 2007 Unit Quantity of total exports 
1 2  3 
Bovine meat  Metric Tons 379,581 
Live dairy cattle  Head 7,980 
Pigmeat  Metric Tons 495,050 
Poultry meat  Metric Tons 2,957,061 
Eggs  Dozen 136,486,963 
Cheese  Metric Tons 46,585 
Coarse grains  Metric Tons  5,791,695 
Rice   Metric Tons 1,892,573 
Skim milk powder  Metric Tons 269,825 
Other milk products  Metric Tons 6,759 
Wheat  Metric Tons 24,640,339 
Oilseeds  Metric Tons  31,945,617 
Butter and butter oil  Metric Tons 11,070 
Oilcakes  Metric Tons 8,291,670 
Vegetables  Metric Tons 3,086,197 
Vegetable oils  Metric Tons 956,792 
Fruit  Metric Tons 3,076,193 
Tobacco  Metric Tons 171,337 
Upland Cotton  Metric Tons 2,694,404 
 
 
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