WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/62 
2 May 2006 
 (06-2091) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 18 April 2006, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1 to 
ES:3 ) for the marketing year 2004/2005 .  
  G/AG/N/CAN/62 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004/2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 
1 Aug 2004 – 31 Jul 2005 Subsidised exports Food aid2 Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
($000) Quantity 
(Tonnes) Quantity 
(Tonnes) Outlays 
($000) Quantity 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Wheat and Wheat Flour  0  0  212,643 199,061 8,851,788 
Coarse Grains  0  0  21,466 3 74,510 3,617,581 
Oilseeds  0  0 0 38,208 1,749,177 
Vegetable Oils  0  0  8,890 4 2,222 92,783 
Oilcakes  0  0 0 4,778 216,770 
Butter  4,389  858  0 11,025 3,500 
Skim Milk Powder  31,148.9  11,216  46 31,149 44,953 
Cheese  15,612  6,631 0 16,228 9,076 
Other Milk Products  22,504  16,021 0 22,505 30,282 
Vegetables  0  0  27,397 5 1,985 80,101 
Incorporated Products  20,221  N.A. 0 20,276 N.A. 
1. The range of products in each  category is those contained in Schedule V, Part  IV, Section II:  Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments, Annex I. 
2. The food aid data covers the period ranging from 1 July 2004 to  30 June 2005.  It includes food aid purchased to all destina tions, with the range of products in each category defined as 
those in Annex I of Canada's Schedule V, Pa rt IV, Section II.  Food aid data provided by the Canadian International Development  Agency. 
3. Includes maize, maize meal, maize seeds and millet. 
4. Includes vegetable oil. 
5. Includes peas, lentils and beans. 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
   G/AG/N/CAN/62
 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004/2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
($000) Sales of 
stocks 
 
($000) Producer 
financed 
subsidies 
($000) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
($000) Internal 
transport 
subsidies 
($000) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
($000) Quantity of 
subsidised 
exports 
(Tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and Wheat Flour - - - - - - -  
Coarse Grains - - - - - - -  
Oilseeds - - - - - - -  
Vegetable Oils - - - - - - -  
Oilcakes - - - - - - -  
Butter - - 4,389 - - 4,389 858 Canadian Dairy 
Commission (CDC) 
Skim Milk Powder  - - 31,148.9 - - 31,148.9 11,216 CDC 
Cheese - - 15,612 - - 15,612 6,631 CDC 
Other Milk Products - - 22,504 - - 22,504 16,021 CDC 
Vegetables - - - - - - -  
Incorporated Products - - 20,221 - - 20,221 N.A. CDC 
 
N.A. = not applicable 
  
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Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004/2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products1 Marketing year 2004/2005 Quantity of total exports2 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and Wheat Flour 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 14,742,421 
Coarse Grains 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 4,205,570 
Oilseeds 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 4,181,532 
Vegetable Oils 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 852,493 
Oilcakes 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 1,455,709 
Butter 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 998 
Skim Milk Powder 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 11,028 3 
Cheese 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 9,803 
Other Milk Products 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 52,331 
Vegetables 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 2,589,167 
Pork4 1 August 2004 – 31 July 2005 892,663 
 
1. The range of products in each category (e xcept pork) is that which is contained in  Canada's Schedule V,  Part IV, Section II:   Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity 
Reduction Commitments, Annex I. 
2. Export data from Statistics Ca nada, Merchandise Trade Database. 
3. The discrepancy between the quantity of s ubsidized exports and total exports of Skim Milk Powder is due to the use of differ ent data sources.  Subsidized export of Skim Milk Powder 
are reported by the Canadian Dairy Commission and total exports are reported by Statistics  Canada.  Statistics  Canada may revis e its data for up to four years. 
4. As required by G/AG/2/Add.1,  Canada is notifying total exports of pork.  Trade data for pork includes pork and pork products  found in Chapter 2 of the Harmonized System.   
   G/AG/N/CAN/62
 Page 5Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004/2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of total volume of food aid 
 
Description of products Marketing year 
2004 – 2005 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
In addition to food aid notified in Table ES:1 :    
Rice 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 8,259 
Sorghum 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 1,817 
Fortified wheat flour 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 5,319 
Fortified soya bean oil 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 420 
Wheat soya blend 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 729 
Maize soya blend 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 200 
Salt 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 131 
Sugar 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 623 
Fish 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 1,202 
Unimix and Manna Mix 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 49 
Various seeds 1 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 432 
Other products 2 1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005 12,224 
 
1. Includes mixed seeds and seeds from the following commodities:   rice, Irish potatoes, wheat, groundnuts, vegetables, teff, m illet, chickpeas, sorghum, barley, faba beans, triticale, 
haricot beans, cassava, sweet potatoes and oats. 
2. Other products include faffa, groundnut s, chillies and unspe cified local foods. 
 
Source :  Canadian Internati onal Development Agency. 
 
 
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