WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NZL/53 
28 October 2008 
 (08-5224) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 20 October 2008, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 
and ES:2 and the relevant Supporting Table) for the years ending June 2007  and June 2008 .  
  G/AG/N/NZL/53 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year  Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity Quantity Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)    (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
All products described in Annex 1 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 2007 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 
       
  
   G/AG/N/NZL/53
 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2007 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
All products described in Annex 1 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nil Estimates of 
Appropriations for the 
Government of 
New Zealand 
  
  G/AG/N/NZL/53 
Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2007 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Year ending June 2007 Quantity of total exports 
(thousand tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Butter and butteroil  403.2 
Skim milk powder  326.7 
Cheese  310.9 
Other milk products1  653.1 
Bovine meat  357.4 
Sheepmeat  398.4 
 
Explanatory note: 
1  Includes whole milk powder, c ondensed and evaporated milk. 
   
   G/AG/N/NZL/53
 Page 5Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year  Subsidised exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity Quantity Outlays 
$NZ million Quantity 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)    (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
All products described in Annex 1 of the 
Agreement on Agriculture 2008 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 
       
  
  G/AG/N/NZL/53 
Page 6 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2008 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies 
$NZ million Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
All products described in Annex 1 of the Agreement 
on Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nil Estimates of 
Appropriations for the 
Government of 
New Zealand 
  
   G/AG/N/NZL/53
 Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Year ending June 2008 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Year ending June 2007 Quantity of total exports 
(thousand tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Butter and butteroil  347.9 
Skim milk powder  252.2 
Cheese  273.7 
Other milk products1  634.2 
Bovine meat  357.2 
Sheepmeat  418.5 
 
Explanatory note: 
1  Includes whole milk powder, c ondensed and evaporated milk. 
  
 
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