WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CAN/80 
25 May 2010 
 (10-2873) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 14 May 2010, 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 2008/2009 .  
  G/AG/N/CAN/80 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products 1 Marketing year 
1 Aug 2008 – 31 Jul 2009 Subsidised exports Food aid 2 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  0 116,6133 199,061 8,851,788 
Coarse Grains   0  0 69,277 74,510 3,617,581 
Oilseeds   0  0 0 38,208 1,749,177 
Vegetable Oils   0  0 9,431 2,222 92,783 
Oilcakes   0  0 0 4,778 216,770 
Butter  0 0 0 11,025 3,500 Skim Milk Powder  31,149 8,876 270 31,149 44,953 
Cheese  16,227 5,440 0 16,228 9,076 
Other Milk Products  22,382 6,584 0 22,505 30,282 
Vegetables   0  0 21,556 1,985 80,101 
Incorporated Products  20,265 N.A. 0 20,276 N.A. 
 
1. The range of products in e ach category are 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 2008 to 30 June 2009.   It includes food aid purchased to all destinations, wi th 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 wheat seeds 
 
N.A. = not applicable  
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 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008/2009 
 
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 - - - - - - -  
Skim Milk Powder - - 31,149 - - 31,149 8,876 Canadian Dairy 
Commission (CDC) 
Cheese - - 16,227 - - 16,227 5,440 CDC 
Other Milk Products - - 22,382 - - 22,382 6,584 CDC 
Vegetables - -  - - -  - -  
Incorporated Products - - 20,265 - - 20,265 N.A. CDC 
 
N.A. = not applicable  
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Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products 1 Marketing year 2008/2009 Quantity of total exports 2 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
Wheat and Wheat Flour 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009 18,751,346  
Coarse Grains 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  5,614,806 
Oilseeds 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  8,718,850 
Vegetable Oils 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  1,565,291 
Oilcakes 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  1,875,003 
Butter 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  166 
Skim Milk Powder 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  9,587 
Cheese 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  9,388 
Other Milk Products 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  36,950 
Vegetables 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  4,088,464 
Pork 3 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009  1,022,033 
 
1. The range of products in e ach category (except pork) is that which is contai ned in Canada's Schedule V, Part IV, Section II:   Export Subsidies:  Budgetary  Outlay and Quantity Reduction 
Commitments, Annex I. 
2. Export data from Statistics Canada. 
3. 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.   
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 Page 5Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Canada 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of total volume of food aid 
 
Description of products Marketing year 
2008 – 2009 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
(Tonnes) 
1 2 3 
In addition to food aid notified in Table ES:1 :   
Rice1  1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  21,387 
Sorghum2 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  7,552 
Locally Blended Foods 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  286 
Bulgur 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  1,081 
Wheat-soy blend 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  494 
Maize-soy blend 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  25,597 
Sugar 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  1,190 
Salt 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  2,207 
High Energy Biscuits 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  243 
Vegetables3 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  22 
Nuts 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  6 
Seeds 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  678 
Pasta 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  228 
Cassava 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009  10 
 
Source :  Canadian Internati onal Development Agency.   
 
1. Includes rice seed 
2. Includes sorghum seed 
3. Vegetables other than peas, split p eas, lentils, beans and other pulses 
 
 
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