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ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/ISR/47 
15 March 2011 
 (11-1290) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 9 February 20 11 is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Israel .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2009 . 
 
 
 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for 2009 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 
568,980 '000 US$ 513,737 
 
  
General remark :  Some minor inaccuracies may o ccur in the calculated domestic support due to the rounding up of figures.  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in 2009 
 
('000 US$) Data sources 
1 2 3  
(a) General Services   161,071  
(i) Agriculture Research Center Improvement of producti on potential, diversification of agro-industry and 
post harvest processes.  61,073 BB-MOA 
 General operation.  55,765  
 Infrastructure investments.  461  
 Research centers and fa cilities operations.  0  
 Research funds.  4,847  
(ii) Chief Scientist Research Fund Provide grants to agriculture research.  8,714  BB-MOA 
 General operation for research.  7,214  
 "Kemah" fund – Agriculture Chief Scientist Fund.  1,417  
 Agriculture by  the Torah (Bible).  56  
(iii) General Ministry of Agriculture 
Operations Provision of overall management of th e Ministry of Agriculture, including 
specialised administrative service.  31,981 BB-MOA 
(iv) Services Provided for Farmers   49,053 BB-MOA 
 Plant protection services.  4,903  
 Veterinary services.  1,767  
 Inspection and training.  0  
 Soil conservation and drainage department.  2,938  
 Pest prevention activities.  23,826  
 National park protection authority.  0  
 Pasture authorities.  374  
 Marketing promotion.  687   
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Page 4 Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in 2009 
 
('000 US$) Data sources 
1 2 3  
 Investment in agriculture.  9,520  
 Districts assistance.  960  
 Production control services.  4,078  
    
(v) Extension Services Distribution of information, farmers training and technical assistance.  10,250  
    
(vi) BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy assistance.  0  
    
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes  12,932  BB-MOA 
(i) Cereal Reserve To insure a reserve for three months of cereal for emergency purposes.  890  
(ii) Melah To insure a reserve of foodstuff for emergency purposes.  12,042 
  
    
(d) Decoupled Income Measures   23,586  BB-MOA 
(i) Galilee Law substitute payments Payment to meat of  poultry producers in the Galilee area (notification 
G/AG/N/ISR/17).  23,586  
   
(f) Payments for Relief from Natural Disasters  56 ,615 BB-MOA 
(i) Natural Disaster Insura nce Fund Government allowance in the Natu ral Disaster Insurance Program.  31,398  
(ii) Advances for claims on Insurance Fund Advance payment to farmers not c overed by the insurance policy.  2  
(iii) Natural Disaster Compensation Payment to farm ers not covered by the insurance policy.  7,075  
(iv) Water cuts payments Compensation for cut in  water supply (notificati on G/AG/N/ISR/17).  18,139  
    
(g) Payments under environmental programmes   2,521  
(i) Environment reform in the dairy farms Payment to milk producers who pr oduce in compliance with environmental 
requirements  2,521 BB-MOA 
     
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 Page 5Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in 2009 
 
('000 US$) Data sources 
1 2 3  
(k) Regional Assistance Programmes   31,036 BB-MOA 
(i) Rural Department Agreement Specific m easure to Kibbutzim and Moshavim.  11,870  
(ii)    New Settlement Infrastructure Sp ecific measure to New Kibbutzim.  19,166  
Total   287,761   
 
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including non-product-specific 
AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
 
 
'000 US$ Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
 
'000 US$ Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
'000 US$ Value of production 
2009 
 
 
 
 
'000 US$ Current Total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
 
 
 
(de  minimis  = 10%) Current Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
 
'000 US$ 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Cotton -  -  16,045 * 0.00% - 
Cereal -  -  109,901 * 0.00% -  
Vegetables 6,688  6,688  1,557,429 *  0.43% - 
Fruits other than citrus 5,809  5,809  1,235,355 * 0.47% - 
Citrus fruits 178  178  340,077 * 0.05% - 
Flowers 941  941  215,377 * 0.44% - 
Eggs 91,281  91,281  182,295 * 50.07% 91,281 
Meat of poultry 1,330  1,330  658,642 *  0.20% - 
Meat of bovine animals 24  24  313,785 * 0.01% - 
Milk 422,456  422,456  620,576 ** 68.07% 422,456 
       
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9) 0  0  6,509,630   0.00% - 
Total      513,737 
 
Data sources:  
* Central Bureau of Statistics. 
** Central Bureau of Statistics  and Israel Dairy Board.  
 
 
 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar  year 
beginning 
1.1.2009 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
US$/tonne External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
US$/tonne Eligible 
production 
  
'000 tonnes Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
  
'000 US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Vegetables 
      Tomatoes 
      Cucumbers 
      Onions 
      Potatoes   
Absorption of surplus 
Absorption of surplus 
Absorption of surplus 
Absorption of surplus  
- 
- 
- 
            -  
257 
333 
208 
      303  
8.1 
3.4 
- 
                 -   
- 
- 
- 
- 1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
 
Eggs  Production quotas and 
guaranteed minimum 
price 0.10273 0.043 1,528,225
('000 units)  91,281 2 
Meat of poultry  Production quota  2,986 1,354 0  - 2 
Milk  Production quotas and 
guaranteed minimum 
price 502.87 157 1,216.681  420,812 3 
Total       512,093  
 
1. Israel Central Bureau of  Statistics and Plants Ma rketing and Production Board. 
2. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 
3. Milk Board.  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2009 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 
'000 US$ Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
'000 US$ Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
  
 
'000 US$ Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cereal   Local grain aid 
 
Investment program     - 
 
-  - 
 
- BB-MOA 
Vegetables  Deficiency payment 
 
Investment program 
     - 
 
6,688  - 
 
6,688 
 
6,688  BB-MOA 
Fruits other than 
citrus  Re-plantation program 
 
Investment program 
     62 
 
5,747  62 
 
5,747 
 
5,809  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Citrus fruits  Investment program 
 
     178 
  178 
 
178 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Flowers  Investment program     941  941 
 
941 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board" 
 
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(4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Eggs  Deficiency payment 
 
"Galilee law" 
     - 
 
-  - 
 
- 
 
- BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Meat of poultry  De ficiency payment 
 
"Galilee law"     - 
 
1,330  - 
 
1,330 
 
1,330  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Meat of bovine 
animals  Investment program 
 
Herd aid 
     - 
 
24  - 
 
24 
 
24 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board  
Milk  Dairy farm reform 
     1,644  1,644 
 
1,644  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board  
Total        16,613  16,613  
 
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:7 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2009 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
'000 US$ Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
'000 US$ Total 
product-
specific AMS
 
 
 
'000 US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton       - - - CBS 
Cereal        - - - CBS 
Vegetables       - 6,688 6,688 CBS 
Fruits other than 
citrus        - 5,809 5,809 CBS 
Citrus fruits       - 178 178 CBS 
Flowers       - 941 941 CBS 
Eggs       91,281 - 91,281 CBS 
Meat of poultry       - 1,330 1,330 CBS 
Meat of bovine 
animals       - 24 24 CBS 
Milk       420,812 1,644 422,456 CBS 
Total        512,093 16,613 528,706  
 
CBS = Central Bureau of Statistics. 
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2009 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
'000 US$ Other non-product 
specific support (include 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
'000 US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
Investment Aids:       
Law for the Encouragement of 
Investment in Agriculture  0   0 BB-MOA 
Water supplier support  0   0 BB-MOA 
Total     0  
 
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
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