WORLD TRADE  
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G/AG/N/USA/80 
29 August 2011 
 (11-4235) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 12 August 2011, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States .  The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the marketing year 2009 . 
   
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
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 Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
 2 3 
   
2009  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 4,267.032 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2009 (except as noted) 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
     
(a)  General services:   13,604   
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   Research and advisory function.  Acquires,  maintains, and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,134 Includes National Agricultural Library functions. 
  Buildings & Facilities 44 Conducts re search on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Misc. Contributed Funds 22 plant an d animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
National Institute for Food and Agriculture (N IFA)  Formerly Cooperative State Research , Extension, and Education Service (CSRE ES). Renamed National 
Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) beginning FY2009 by 2008 Farm Act (PL110-246). 
  Research and Education Activities 638 Resear ch function.  Provides grants to state ag ricultural research establishments.  Par ticipates in 
cooperative planning with stat e research institutions. 
  Integrated Activities 63 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  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 development pr ojects leading to the produc tion of bio-based industrial  products.  
Jointly managed by USDA and the Department 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 Bus. and Coop. Development Ser.(RBCD)   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 27 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centres for 
development of new coopera tives and improve operations of ex isting cooperatives (PL 104-127);  also 
provides grants for value-added marketing for coope ratives reauthorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-
246). 
   
Rural Energy for American Program 
    (formerly Renewable Energy Program) 27 Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to 
purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.  Reauthorized by the 
2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
    
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Page 4 Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries & Expenses 2/ 1,163  Inspec tion/pest and disease control function. 
  Buildings & Facilities  3  Protects animal and plant resources from destru ctive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  17   
   
State programs for agriculture   
  Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 3/ 4,302  State government s provide a number of generally available s ervices.  Includes extension, marketing, and 
research.  Excludes state credit programs.  Amount reported is net of producer fees and taxes paid for 
various services. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and    
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)  Marketing/in spection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Salaries & Expenses 40  Provides for official inspection a nd implementation of th e system of standards for marketing and 
conducts surveillance and investig atory activities to pr otect producers and consumers from unfair trade 
practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries & Expenses  956  Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspec. & Grading of Farm Products 7  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 87  Develops marketing st andards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States & Possessions  14 Grants to states for pr ojects, such as improving market ing information, and developing g rading 
standards. 
  Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act F und  10  Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade practices.  
  Expenses and Refunds, Inspection 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 for management of the Federal Crop Insurance Program. 
  Administrative & operating re imbursements to insurers 1,602 Reimbursements for certain administrative and operating expenses of insurance companies delivering 
Federal crop insurance. 
  Underwriting gains to insurers 810 Underwriting gains provided to insurance companies under the Standard Reinsurance Agreemen t. 
    
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 Page 5Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
Office of the Chief Economist   
  World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 5 Research and adviso ry function.  Provides economic information about current outloo k and situation for 
commodity supply and price. 
Combined with other executive operations in the Budget after 1994. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)  Research and advisory function. 
  Economic Research Service 80  Performs economic research and analysis for the pub lic, congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)  Research and advisory function. 
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  145  Provides official estimates of res ource utilization, produc tion, and prices of  agricultural products. 
   
Farm Service Agency ( FSA) & Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS) 4/   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance  814  Extension, advisory, and training se rvice functions. USDA ag encies provide var ious technical services to 
help producers participate in environmental and conservation programs, su ch as the Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP), Environm ental Quality Incentives Program, and the Wetland Reserve Program. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)  Advisory function.   Conservation Operations 840  To promote conservation of soil and water, NRCS provide s technical assistance , conducts soil sur veys, 
and assesses erosion factors (formerly activity of "SCS"). 
   
  Resource Conservation and Development 51  Assists individuals and localities to de velop area-wide plans for resource conserva tion and development. 
Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
   
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) 
   Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA for Farmers) 1  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (A RRA) of 2009 reauthorized and modified the TAA for 
Farmers program.  Producers of groups of commodities certified as suffering losses from import 
competition during the period 1 October 2008 through 31 December 2010, could apply to receive free 
information, technical assistance , and support to develop and implement Business Adjustment Plans. 
   
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 78,796   
   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)   
  Nutrition Programs Administration 
(formerly Food Program Administration) 143 For administration of food programs providing access to more nutritious diets for low-income people 
and children. 
   
   Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
(formerly Food Stamp Program) 55,604  Low-income people receive financial assistan ce to help purchase nutr itious food.  (Renamed 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning FY2009 by the 2008 Farm Act (PL110-
246)). 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 15,252 Cash and commodities to assist ch ildren to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sch ool lunch and 
breakfast, homeless childre n, and other programs. 
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program    
   for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 6,480  Food supplements to impr ove health of low-income mothers, infants, and young c hildren. 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 369  CAP includes previously separate programs: Commodity Supplemental Food, Emergency Foo d, 
assistance to Indian Reservations and to Pacific Islands and Nutrition for the Elderly.  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)    Section 32 948  Funds purchases of co mmodities distributed to low-income, ch ildren, and elderly people through the 
FCS food programs described above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 6,176   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
   Direct Payments: 5,222  Payments ma de to producers and landowners 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 under t obacco price support program, termin ated under provisions of the Fa ir 
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 price and income support program at the end of the 2004 marketing year. 
   
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net programs: 0  Note:  All revenue and income insurance program s are included in Supporting Table DS:9, under the 
entry for USDA Crop Insurance programs. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 98  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  95  Under the 1994 Federal Crop Insu rance Reform Act (P.L.103-354), producers of crops not currently 
insurable under other programs received benefits if it  was determined by the USDA that there had been 
yield losses greater than 35 per cent for the area, and greater than 50 per cent for the individual farm.  
The area loss requirement was eliminated per Secti on 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. 
   
  Emergency loans 5/ 3  Emergency loan s provides emergency funding and technical assistance fo r farmers and ranchers to 
rehabilitate farmland damaged by na tural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation 
measures in periods of severe drought. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer retirement 
programs: 0   
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource retirement 
programs: 0  
   
(i) Structural adjustment through investment aids: 120  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 5/ 116  Program incl udes (i) short-term and long-term loans ma de at preferential interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clear ly defined in regulations) determined by status as 
owner-operator of a family-sized fa rm in situations of structural  disadvantage (cannot obtain credit 
elsewhere). 
   
  State Mediation Grants 4  Grants provided to states to assi st producers having problems meeti ng credit obliga tions.  Assistan ce 
must be provided through certified agricultural loan mediation program. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
(j)  Environmental payments: 4,419  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) & Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 2,036  Soil erosion reduction and other environmental benefits are addressed through 10-year ren tal agreements 
to establish permanent co ver crops on cropland.  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Emergency Conservation Program 71  Assist s in funding emergency conservation measures  necessary to restor e farmland damaged b y natural 
disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)      Agricultural Management Assistance Pr ogram 7  Provides cost-share assistance for conservation practices that improve water m anagement, water quality, 
and erosion control.  Reauthorized under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
   Conservation Stewardship Program 
      (replaces former Conservation Security Program) 283 Provides payments for structural  and land management practices that address resource concerns.  
Authorized by 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
   Grassland Reserve Program 48  Long-term contracts or easements to restore and cons erve grassland.  Reauthorized under 2008 F arm Act 
(PL 110-246). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program 431  Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreem ents.  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 85  Provides technical assistance and cost-share assistance to  landowners to develop habi tat for upland 
wildlife, wetlands wildlife,  endangered species, fish, and other wildlife.  Funds come from CCC under 5-
10 year contracts (Title III, Public Law 104-127). 
   
   Farmland Protection Program 
       (formerly Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program) 121  Conservation plans are made and easements purch ased through State, tribe, or local government 
agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to  non-agricultural uses.  Conservation plans must be 
carried out over the 30 years or more of the easemen t term.  Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (Public 
Law 104-127);  renamed under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
  Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,337 Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environm ental and resource problems.  
Half of the funds are targeted to livestock product ion practices.  Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (PL  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
104-127) and reauthorized  under the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  
Includes expenditures for the Kl amath Basin program and Agricult ural Water Enhancement Program 
(formerly the Ground and Surface Water program) that were previously reported separately. 
   
(k) Payments Under Regional  Assistance Programs 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0   
 
Grand Total  103,214   
   
 
1/ Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years.   Outlays were excluded from domes tic US tables if not related  directly to internal support of production agriculture.  Wages and 
salaries and administrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect the level of services provided to agricult ure. 
 
2/ Includes $351 million for pest and disease management programs. 
 
3/ Data on state outlays for agriculture are not yet available in the Census of G overnments for FY2009 due to a lag in reportin g.  New data will become  available in late 2011. 
 
4/ In providing technical assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibility for conser vation programs, help develop i ndividual conservation plans, help install approved practices, provide 
information and educational assist ance, and consult with universit ies and other government agencies.  Formerly reported as a si ngle total, NRCS Conservation Tech nical Assistance is now reported 
as part of Conservation Operations and FSA technical assistance for CRP is reported as part of the CRP total.  NRCS environment al programs also include technical assistance expenditures. 
 
5/ Derived as the difference between FSA farm loans and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year .  Data also include budget outla ys for recognized losses on FSA 
loan guarantees.  Farm Credit System (FCS) programs are not included because loans are not subsidized.  The Farm Credit Amendme nts Act of 1986 forbids the FCS from under pricing its 
competition.  Also, the FCS interest rates are greater than co mmercial rates, after adjusting announced rates for the mandatory  stock purchase requirement paid by  borrowers without compensation. 
 
Public Law References 
Public Law 103-354, Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Re organization Act of 1994 (4 October 1994). 
Public Law 104-127, The Federal Agriculture Improve ment and Reform Act of 1996 (4 April 1996). 
Public Law 106-224, Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, Titl e I, Crop Insurance, Section 109, and Title III, Biomass Rese arch and Development Act (22 June 2000). 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
Public Law 108-357, American Jobs  Creation Act of 2004, Title II, Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (22 October 200 4). 
Public Law 110-28, US Troop Readiness, Ve terans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 (25  May 2007). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (18 June 2008). 
Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Re investment Act of 2009 (17 February 2009)  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2009 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products including 
non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount 1/ 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  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 171.082 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 0.688 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/  
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non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount 1/ 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Sweet potatoes 2.782 423.677 21.184 2/ 
  Wheat 427.364 10,654.115 532.706  2/ 
  Wool 8.299 24.337 1.217  8.299 
     
    Total  5,450.977   4,267.032 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 6,074.188 284,651.630 14,232.582 2/ 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    4,267.032 
          
 
1/ Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Servi ce (NASS), in general.  Cash receipts from the Economi c Research Service Farm Income Da ta were used for fruits and nuts, 
vegetables, horses and mules, other livestock, and "other crops," excluding cash receipts for some specific crops that are avai lable as actual value of production in NASS reports.  The Livestock 
category includes those species eligible for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), th e Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) , and the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP):  cattle 
& calves, sheep & lambs, poultry, swine, goats, llamas, alpacas, emus, deer, elk, reindeer,and equine.  The Orchards, Vineyards  and Nursery category includes fruits and nuts of trees, bushes and 
vines, and greenhouse and nursery products.  The Poultry category includes all poultry eligible for the poultry growers loss pa yments under the Poultry Loss Contract Grant Assistance Program 
(PGAP):  meat of broilers and other chickens, and eggs. 
2/ AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 per cent of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of  
product Marketing 
year starting 
… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/tonne) External 
reference price 
 
($/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
(million 
tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
($ million) Total market 
price support 
 
($ million) New notes, data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
      
Butter   1 Oct. 2009   Price support/ quota 2,314.853 1,279.000 0.696  720.954  1/
         
Non-fat dry milk   1 Oct. 2009   Price suppor t/quota 2,028.252 1,342.000 0.042  28.823 1/, 2/ 
   1,763.698 1,342.000 0.642  270.730  
         
Cheddar cheese   1 Oct. 2009   Price suppor t/quota 2,888.055 1,283.000 0.119  191.002 1/, 2/ 
   2,491.223 1,283.000 1.337  1,615.394  
         
Total Dairy     2,826.902  
      
Sugar   1 Oct. 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/US DA reported prices, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports. 
2/ Applied administered prices were te mporarily increased during th e period 1 August 2009 to 31 October 2009.  The first row ap plies to October 2009, and the s econd row applies to November 
2009-September 2010. 
3/ Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adju sted to include transportation costs of $28.66/ton (28.66 + 202 .164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbean price is the simple average of 12 
monthly prices.  Applied admini stered price is the announced loan rate for can e sugar (18.25 cents per lb.).  Eligible producti on for market price support is the sm aller of either actual production or 
the Overall Allotment Qu antity (OAQ), as provided for in the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and continued under the 2008 Farm Act ( PL 110-246). The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be 
marketed during any year, thereby determining the maximum amount  of production eligible for pr ice support.  Eligible production  for 2009 is actual sugar production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United 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 Applied 
administered 
price 
($/tonne) External 
reference 
price  
($/tonne) Eligible 
production
(million 
tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies 
  
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) New notes, data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
           
  Barley 1 June 2009 ACRE program payments     16.260   1/ 
  Loan deficiency payments     2.949      Marketing loan gains     0.005    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.002    
  Subtotal other payments     19.216  19.216             
  Subtotal all direct payments       19.216  
                      
           
  Canola 1 July 2009 ACRE program payments     0.014   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.014  0.014             
  Subtotal all direct payments       0.014  
                      
           
  Corn 1 Sept. 2009 ACRE program payments     98.859   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     98.859  98.859  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       98.859  
                      
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2009 Loan deficiency payments     5.521    
  Certificate exchange gain     4.195    
  Crop assistance payments     23.403   2/   Subtotal other payments     33.119  33.119  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       33.119  
                      
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2009 Dairy indemnities     0.162    
  Dairy market loss payment 
(MILC)     181.527    
  Subtotal other payments     181.689  181.689  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       181.689  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/tonne) External 
reference 
price  
($/tonne) Eligible 
production
(million 
tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) New notes, data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
           
  Dry peas 1 July 2009 ACRE program payment     2.476   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     2.476  2.476  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       2.476  
                      
           
  Flaxseed 1 July 2009 ACRE program payment     0.207   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.207  0.207  
             Subtotal all direct payments       0.207  
                      
           
  Livestock 1 Jan. 2009 Livestock indemnity payments     62.374   3/ 
  Emergency livestock 
assistance     11.634   4/ 
  Livestock forage payments     97.074   5/ 
  Subtotal other payments     171.082  171.082               Subtotal all direct payments       171.082  
                      
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2009 Loan deficiency payments     0.767    
  Subtotal other payments     0.767  0.767             
  Subtotal all direct payments       0.767  
                      
           
  Mustard seed 1 Sept. 2009 ACRE program payment     0.001   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.001  0.001  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       0.001  
                      
           
  Oats 1 June 2009 ACRE program payments     2.600   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     2.600  2.600  
             Subtotal all direct payments       2.600  
                      
           
  Orchards, 
vineyards, nursery 1 Jan. 2009 Tree assistance payments     0.688   6/   Subtotal other payments     0.688  0.688  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       0.688  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/tonne) External 
reference 
price  
($/tonne) Eligible 
production
(million 
tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) New notes, data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
                      
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2009 ACRE program payments     0.169   1/ 
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.038    
  Subtotal other payments     0.207  0.207  
             Subtotal all direct payments       0.207  
                      
                      
  Poultry 1 Jan. 2009 Poultry growers loss payments     27.692   7/ 
  Subtotal other payments     27.692  27.692             
  Subtotal all direct payments       27.692  
                      
           
  Rice 1 Aug. 2009 Crop assistance payments     21.076   2/ 
  Subtotal other payments     21.076  21.076  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       21.076  
                      
           
  Safflower 1 Sept. 2009 ACRE progr am payment     0.032   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     0.032  0.032  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       0.032  
                      
           
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2009 ACRE program payment     1.238   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     1.238  1.238  
             Subtotal all direct payments       1.238  
                      
           
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2009 ACRE program payment     0.056   1/ 
  Crop assistance payments     211.108   2/   Subtotal other payments     211.164  211.164  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       211.164  
                      
           
  Sunflower seed 1 Sept. 2009 ACRE program payment     11.180   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     11.180  11.180  
             Subtotal all direct payments       11.180  
                      
 
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product Marketing year 
starting… Measure type Applied 
administered 
price 
($/tonne) External 
reference 
price  
($/tonne) Eligible 
production
(million 
tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
($ million) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total direct 
payments 
 
($ million) New notes, data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
           
  Sweet potatoes 1 July 2009 Crop assistance payments     2.782   2/ 
  Subtotal other payments     2.782  2.782  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       2.782  
                      
           
  Wheat 1 June 2009 ACRE program payment     313.500    
  Loan deficiency payments     106.872    
  Marketing loan gains     2.496      Commodity loan forfeit     0.039    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.250    
  Subtotal other payments     423.157  423.157             
  Subtotal all direct payments       423.157  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2009 Loan deficiency payments     8.298    
  Subtotal other payments     8.298  8.298             
  Subtotal all direct payments       8.298  
                      
           
All Commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2009   Subtotal all direct payments 
    1,217.544  1,217.544 
 
                      
 
1/ The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program was authorized by the 2008 Farm Act. Producers on a farm with covered commo dities and/or peanuts who elect to participate in the ACRE 
program must enroll for all covered commodities and peanut acreag e on the farm. Producers may elect to enroll in ACRE anytime b eginning with the 2009 crop year through the duration of the 2008 
Farm Act, but once enrolled in ACRE, the fa rm remains in the program through 2012. Direct  payments are reduced by 20 per cent a nd marketing assistance loan rates are reduced by 30 per cent on 
enrolled farms.  
2/ Crop Assistance Program (CAP) payments were made available to producers of designated commodities (upland cotton, rice, soyb eans, and sweet potatoes) in counties receiving disaster 
designations due to excessive moisture and related conditions in 2009.  Producers were required to certify a 5 per cent or grea ter loss.  Data on payments by specific commodity are not available; 
share of payments by commodity ha s been estimated based on each commodity value of production for 2009. 
 
3/ Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) paymen ts were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  LIP provides payments to eligible producer s for livestock death losses in excess of normal morality due to 
adverse weather.  Data indicating the shar e of payments going to different categories of eligible livestock is not available. 
 
4/ Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (E LAP) payments were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  ELAP provides emergency relief  to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-
raised fish for losses due to disease, a dverse weather, or other conditions not cove red by other programs under Supplemental Ag ricultural Disaster Assistance. Data indicating the share of payments 
going to different categories of eligible livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish is not available. 
  
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 Page 175/ Livestock Forage Di saster Program (LFP) payments were authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  LFP provide s payments to eligible pr oducers of covered livestock for grazing losses due to drought or 
fire (on public managed land). Da ta indicating the share of payments going to di fferent categories of eligible livestock is not  available. 
 
6/ Tree Assistance Program (TAP) payments we re authorized by the 2008 Farm Act.  TAP provides assistance to eligible orchardist s and nursery tree growers to repl ant or rehabilitate eligible trees, 
bushes and vines damaged by natural disaster s. Data indicating the share of payments going to different categories of eligible trees, bushes and vines is not available. 
 
7/ The Poultry Loss Contract Grant Assistance Program (PGAP) pr ovided grants to designated Stat e governments to provide assista nce to poultry growers whose pou ltry growing arrangements with 
a live poultry dealer were terminated because of the bankruptcy of the live poultry dealer. Data  indicating the share of paymen ts going to different categories of  eligible poultry growers is not 
available. 
 
Public Law References: 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Ener gy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Act) (18 June 2008). 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific Support 
 
Description of 
product Marketing 
year starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
  
 
 
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
 
 
($ million) Market price 
support (from 
DS:5) 
 
 
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
  
 
 
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
  Barley 1 June 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.424        
  Subtotal other support 0.424  0.110 0.314    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.314  19.216 19.530  
                      
           
  Canola 1 July 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.064        
  Subtotal other support 0.064  0.022 0.042    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.042  0.014 0.056  
                      
           
  Corn 1 Sept. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 28.742        
  Subtotal other support 28.742  8.535 20.207    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    20.207  98.859 119.066  
                      
 
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product Marketing 
year starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
  
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
  
($ million) Market price 
support (from 
DS:5) 
  
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
  
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2009 Storage payments 0.262        
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 22.444          Upland cotton EAA 75.635          ELS cotton user marketing payments 27.866          Subtotal other support 126.207  11.053 115.154    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    115.154  33.119 148.273  
                      
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2009 TOTAL AMS     2,826.902 181.689 3,008.591  
                      
           
  Dry peas 1 July 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.061        
  Subtotal other support 0.061  0.019 0.042    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.042  2.476 2.518  
                      
           
  Flaxseed 1 July 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.006        
  Subtotal other support 0.006  0.002 0.004    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.004  0.207 0.211  
                      
 
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product Marketing 
year starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
  
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
  
($ million) Market price 
support (from 
DS:5) 
  
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
  
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
  Honey 1 Jan. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.065        
  Subtotal other support 0.065  0.022 0.043    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.043   0.043  
                      
           
  Lentils 1 July 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.011        
  Subtotal other support 0.011  0.005 0.006    1/ 
           
  TOTAL AMS    0.006   0.006  
                      
           
  Livestock 1 Jan. 2009 TOTAL AMS      171.082 171.082  
           
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.002        
  Subtotal other suport 0.002  0.000 0.002    1/ 
           
  TOTAL AMS    0.002  0.767 0.769  
           
           
  Mustard seed 1 June 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.002        
  Subtotal other support 0.002  0.001 0.001    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.001  0.001 0.002  
                      
           
 
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product Marketing 
year starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
  
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
  
($ million) Market price 
support (from 
DS:5) 
  
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
  
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
  Oats 1 June 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.028        
  Subtotal other support 0.028  0.007 0.021    1/ 
           
  TOTAL AMS    0.021  2.600 2.621  
                      
           
  Orchards, 
vineyards, nursery 1 Jan. 2009 TOTAL AMS      0.688 0.688  
                      
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy  9.706        
  Subtotal other support 9.706  2.996 6.710    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    6.710  0.207 6.917  
                      
           
  Poultry 1 Jan. 2009 TOTAL AMS      27.692 27.692  
           
           
  Rice 1 Aug. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 7.118        
  Subtotal other support 7.118  2.219 4.899    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    4.899  21.076 25.975  
                      
 
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product Marketing 
year starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
  
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
  
($ million) Market price 
support (from 
DS:5) 
  
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
  
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
  Safflower 1 Sept. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.002        
  Subtotal other support 0.002  0.001 0.001    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.001  0.032 0.033  
                      
           
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.072        
  Subtotal other support 0.072  0.031 0.041    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.041  1.238 1.279  
                      
           
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 8.366        
  Subtotal other support 8.366  2.993 5.373    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    5.373  211.164 216.537  
                      
           
  Sugar 1 Oct. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 12.710        
  Subtotal other support 12.710  4.284 8.426    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    8.426 1,240.947  1,249.373  
                      
 
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product Marketing 
year starting… Measure type Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other 
product- 
specific 
support 
 
($ million) Fees/levies 
 
 
  
($ million) Total other 
support 
 
  
($ million) Market price 
support (from 
DS:5) 
  
($ million) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from  DS:6) 
 
 ($ million) Total AMS 
 
 
  
($ million) New notes, 
data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
           
  Sunflower seed 1 Sept. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.134        
  Subtotal other support 0.134  0.044 0.090    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.090  11.180 11.270  
                      
           
  Sweet potatoes 1 July 2009 TOTAL AMS      2.782 2.782  
           
           
  Wheat 1 June 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 5.675        
  Subtotal other support 5.675  1.468 4.207    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    4.207  423.157 427.364  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2009 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001        
  Subtotal other support 0.001  0.000 0.001    1/            
  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 1,217.544 5,450.977  
           
                      
 
1/ Fees/levies include loan origination an d related fees for most loan commodities.   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2009 and fiscal year 2009 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2+3-4) 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation 
 Projects in 17 Western States:  203.828  203.828 Based on a "debt financing method."  A long term interest rate is applied to the 
outstanding unpaid balance of capital inve stment by the Government in irrigation 
facilities to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay the principal but not the interest on 
the project debt. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for 
grazing livestock on Federal Land:  
(fiscal year data are used) 63.353  18.589 44.764 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 
Management (BLM).  The net budget outla ys include (as negative outlays) the 
receipts for fees paid by livestock pr oducers, but do not include other "non-fee" 
costs paid by the producers, such as fo r building and maintaining water supplies 
and fences.  Including the other non-fee costs could reduce the net outlay figure, 
perhaps to zero.  Fiscal year data are used. 
      
Crop and revenue insurance 
subsidized by the Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation: 
 (crop year data are used)  
    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 (cov erage) level commonly ranges from 50 per 
cent to 85 per cent of the historical aver age yield or expected revenue.  Data 
include information for the Group Risk Pl an (GRP), introduced in 1993, and the 
Group Risk Income Plan (GRIP) and Ad justed Gross Revenue (AGR) plan, both 
introduced in 1999.  GRP and GRIP indemn ities are paid when county-wide results 
fall below the guarantee level that ranges as high as 90 per cent  of expected yield 
or revenue. 
      
Supplemental Crop Revenue 
Assurance (SURE) 
(crop year data are used) 166.544    166.544 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 per cent of difference between disaster assistance program 
guarantee and total farm revenue, wher e revenue includes all crops produced on 
farm plus government payments.  Author ized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
($ million) Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
($ million) Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 
(2+3-4) 6 
      
Countercyclical payments 
(crop year data are used) 220.543    220.543 Provides payments when prices of program commodities fall below a target price.  
Payments are 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). 
      
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 program is authorized under the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act of 1949.  It wa s discontinued in the early 1980s and re-
established in FY2000. 
      
Biomass crop assistance program: 
(fiscal year data are used) 7.931   7.931 Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass 
material to designated biomass convers ion facilities for use as heat, power, 
biobased products or biofuels.  Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, 
storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials.  
Authorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
      
Total non-product-specific  
support : 5,888.949 203.828 18.589 6,074.188 AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of value of 
production of US agriculture  
(.05*$284,652 mil. = $14,233 mil. in 2009) 
 
 
Public Law References: 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2009 (18 June 2008). 
 
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