WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/AG/N/CHN/21 
13 October 2011 
 (11-5027) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 3 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of China .  The notification concerns domestic support ( Table DS:1  and the relevant 
Supporting Tables) for the calendar years  2005-2008 . 
 
 
 
 
   
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Page 2 Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2005-2008 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question 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 
NIL1 
 
1 China's AMS commitment is nil in  the Schedule made in its acce ssion.  All domestic support meas ures are provided through measur es that are exempt from reduction according to the  
Agreement on Agriculture.   
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2005-2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 1 
  2005 2006 2007 2008  
1 2 3 4 
a) General services Gove rnment payments for various services to promote 
agricultural development 172,729.02 200,784.06 280,163.59 355,126.07 Outlay Documents 
of the Ministry  of 
Finance (MOF) 
i) Research Budget allocations for rese arch programs and research activities 
at agricultural institutes 6,014.68 8,023.60 10,339.80 12,624.95 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
ii) Pest and  disease 
control Expenditures on the early-warning, quarantine, prevention and 
cure of plant and animal pest and disease 3,653.07 4,246.37 8,652.34 11,841.67 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
iii) Training Expenditures on the training of technical and administrative 
personnel in the field of agriculture 448.88 499.49 3,227.87 3,667.18 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
iv) Extension and 
advisory services Expenditures on the extension of new technologies and breeds 
and related advisory services 25,575.13 31,370.42 24,530.04 30,068.98 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
v) Inspection services Outlays on inspectio n and quarantine of agricultural products, 
animal feed, veterinary medicines and farm machinery, etc. 2,857.47 3,491.93 3,055.49 3,754.86 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
vi) Marketing and 
promotion services Expenditures on market information, advice and promotion 
relating to particular products 907.15 919.69 1,660.34 1,769.95 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
vii)  Infrastructural 
services Outlays on agricultural infrastructure services, including the 
Agricultural Comprehensive De velopment Programmes, flood 
control engineering, drainage and irrigation facilities, rural 
roads, rural electricity reticulation, small scale watering 
facilities on farmland, as well as soil and water conservation 86,271.18 92,473.13 96,431.42 125,370.27 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
viii) Other general 
services Outlay on governmental services not included above, such as 
operating expenditures related to buildings, facilities, salaries 
and expenses of agricultural administrative and service agencies as well as pensions to retired employees of these government 
agencies 47,001.46 59,759.43 132,266.29 166,028.21 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
 
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 1 
  2005 2006 2007 2008  
1 2 3 4 
b) Public stockholding for 
food security purposes Outlays on public stockholding of  wheat, corn, rice, vegetable 
oils and sugar for food security purposes 44,087.43 50,378.31 54,200.77 57,932.23 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
c) Domestic food aid Financial assistance to low-income urban and rural citizens in 
order to help them obtain staple food 98.51 93.05 49.23 64.08 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
d) Decoupled income 
support Direct payments to farmers 13,200.00 14,200.00 16,008.50 23,606.70 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
e) Income insurance and 
income safety-net 
programmes No expenditures 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters Outlays for compensating farmers' losses of agricultural 
production due to natural disast ers, and restoring farmland 
damaged by natural disasters, rebuilding damaged agricultural 
facilities, as well as financial assistance to their post-disaster livings 11,487.27 13,241.96 20,725.50 55,387.34 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through producer 
retirement scheme No expenditures 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
h) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through resource 
retirement programmes No expenditures 
0.00
 0.00 0.00 0.00Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
i)  Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through investment aids No expenditures 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
j)  Environmental 
programmes Outlays on agricultural environment program, including 
forestations, reforestation, natu ral forestry prot ection, desert 
control and prevention 48,421.34 55,816.04 60,123.28 68,864.10 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
 
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 1 
  2005 2006 2007 2008  
1 2 3 4 
k) Regional assistance 
programmes Outlays on aid and assistance  in disadvantaged regions 19,542.49 22,011.06 26,585.93 32,034.42 Outlay Documents 
of MOF 
Total  309,566.06 356,524.48 457,856.80 593,014.94  
1 The outlay data in the table are from the Outlay Documents of th e Ministry of Finance.  The data include both the outlays of t he national and sub- national governments.  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2005-2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and diffe rential treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in que stion 
 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
NIL1 
 
1 According to the Schedule, China can provide support through measures of the types described in Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture .  But the amount of such support will be 
included in China's calculation of its AMS.  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2005-2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure in year in que stion 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
NIL 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including the non-product-
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
 
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
 
(million RMB yuan) Value of production 
20051 
  
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Current AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production 
 
 
 
 (per cent) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
  
 
 
(million RMB yuan) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat 1,057.85  161,860 0.65% 0.00  de minimis 
Rice -11,945.93  297,970 -4.01% 0.00  de minimis 
Corn 178.97  199,300 0.09% 0.00  de minimis 
Soybean 110.30  64,570 0.17% 0.00  de minimis 
Cotton 1,100.39  87,820 1.25% 0.00  de minimis 
Rapeseed 6.97  95,790 0.01% 0.00  de minimis 
Total Non-Product-Specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 
below) 2,200.31  3,543,479 0.06% 0.00  de minimis 
Total AMS     0.00  de minimis  
 
1 Since the categorization of agricultural pr oducts of China is different from that of the WTO, China claims that the total agri cultural production values here are only for reference in this 
notification and shall not be refe rred to in the DDA negotiations.  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including the non-product-
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
 
(million RMB yuan) Value of production 
2006
1 
 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) Current AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production 
 
  
 (per cent) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat -10,637.29  161,360 -6.59% 0.00  de minimis 
Rice -8,487.58  277,690 -3.06% 0.00  de minimis 
Corn 366.26  208,650 0.18% 0.00  de minimis 
Soybean 111.00  53,070 0.21% 0.00  de minimis 
Cotton 880.35  101,670 0.87% 0.00  de minimis 
Rapeseed 6.49  87,430 0.01% 0.00  de minimis 
Total Non-Product-Specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 
below) 14,951.36  3,684,030 0.41% 0.00  de minimis 
Total AMS     0.00  de minimis  
 
1 Since the categorization of agricultural products of China is di fferent from that of the WTO, China claims that the total agri cultural production values here ar e only for reference in this 
notification and shall not be refe rred to in the DDA negotiations. 
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including the non-product-
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 
below) 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
 
(million RMB yuan) Value of production 
2007
1 
 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) Current AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production 
 
  
 (per cent) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat -7,229.54  182,750 -3.96% 0.00  de minimis 
Rice 3,460.31  328,540 1.05% 0.00  de minimis 
Corn 372.83  236,720 0.16% 0.00  de minimis 
Soybean 110.90  49,460 0.22% 0.00  de minimis 
Cotton 4,099.45  124,610 3.29% 0.00  de minimis 
Rapeseed 1,005.25  122,620 0.82% 0.00  de minimis 
Pig 2,432.92  813,290 0.30% 0.00 de minimis 
Total Non-Product-Specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 30,754.22 
 4,443,544 0.69% 0.00  de minimis 
Total AMS     0.00  de minimis  
 
1 Since the categorization of agricultural pr oducts of China is different from that of the WTO, China claims that the total agri cultural production values here are only for reference in this 
notification and shall not be refe rred to in the DDA negotiations.  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including the non-product-
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below) 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 
below) 
 
(million RMB yuan) Value of production 
2008
1 
 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) Current AMS as a 
percentage of value of 
production 
 
  
 (per cent) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
 
  
(million RMB yuan) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat -6,523.13  199,300 -3.27% 0.00  de minimis 
Rice 5,267.30  362,900 1.45% 0.00  de minimis 
Corn 2,199.69  262,040 0.84% 0.00  de minimis 
Soybean 411.90  62,030 0.66% 0.00  de minimis 
Cotton 2,766.73  110,250 2.51% 0.00  de minimis 
Rapeseed 885.84  156,470 0.57% 0.00  de minimis 
Pig 5,233.08  1,096,000 0.48% 0.00   de minimis 
Total Non-Product-Specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 78,863.54 
 5,279,877 1.49% 0.00  de minimis 
Total AMS    0.00  de minimis  
 
1 Since the categorization of agricultural products of China is di fferent from that of the WTO, China claims that the total agri cultural production values here ar e only for reference in this 
notification and shall not be refe rred to in the DDA negotiations. 
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2005 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price2
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) External reference 
price3 
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) Eligible production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated fees / 
levies 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total market price 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat1  Minimum 
Procurement 
Price Scheme   0  0 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
Rice  Minimum 
Procurement Price Scheme 1,420 2,659 11,930.00  -14,781.27 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
 
1 The minimum procurement pric e system of wheat was implemented in 2005. However, since the market  price was higher than the mini mum procurement price, no procurement was 
actually made. 
2 The applied administered price data come from the State Administration of Grain. The applied administered price of rice is wei ghted average of the prices of Japonica and Indica rice with 
the ratio of 1:2 
3 The external reference prices for wheat and rice were determined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics in th e base period (1996-1998).  The external reference price for rice 
is the weighted average of the prices of Japoni ca and Indica rice wi th the ratio of 1:2.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price1
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) External reference 
price2 
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) Eligible production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated fees / 
levies 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total market price 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat  Minimum 
Procurement 
Price Scheme 1,410 1,698 40,688.00  -11,718.14 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
Rice  Minimum 
Procurement 
Price Scheme 1,420 2,659 9,213.00  -11,414.91 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
 
1 The applied administered price data come from the State Administration of Grain. The applied administered price of rice is wei ghted average of the prices of Japonica and Indica rice with 
the ratio of 1:2 
2 The external reference prices for wheat and rice were determined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics in th e base period (1996-1998).  The external reference price for rice 
is the weighted average of the prices of Japoni ca and Indica rice wi th the ratio of 1:2. 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price1
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) External reference 
price2 
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) Eligible production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated fees / 
levies 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total market price 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat  Minimum 
Procurement 
Price Scheme 1,410 1,698 28,925.00 -8,330.40 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
Rice  Minimum 
Procurement Price Scheme 1,500 2,659 484.00 -560.96 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
 
1 The applied administered price data come from the State Administration of Grain. The applied administered price of rice is wei ghted average of the prices of Japonica and Indica rice with 
the ratio of 1:2 
2 The external reference prices for wheat and rice were determined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics in th e base period (1996-1998).  The external reference price for rice 
is the weighted average of the prices of Ja ponica and Indica rice with the ratio of 1:2  
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 Page 15Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2008 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price1
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) External reference 
price2 
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) Eligible production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated fees / 
levies 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total market price 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat  Minimum 
Procurement 
Price Scheme 1,490 1,698 41,740.00 -8,681.92 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
Rice  Minimum 
Procurement 
Price Scheme 1,520 2,659 1,854.00 -2,111.71 State 
Administration of 
Grain 
 
1 The applied administered price data come from the State Administration of Grain. The applied administered price of rice is wei ghted average of the prices of Japonica and Indica rice with 
the ratio of 1:2 
2 The external reference prices for wheat and rice were determined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics in th e base period (1996-1998).  The external reference price for rice 
is the weighted average of the prices of Japoni ca and Indica rice wi th the ratio of 1:2.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2005-2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(RMB 
yuan/tonne) External 
reference 
price 
(RMB 
yuan/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
(million 
RMB yuan) Other non-exempt 
direct payments 
 
(million RMB 
yuan) Associated 
fees/levies
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total direct 
payments 
 
(million RMB 
yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
NIL 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2005 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
  
 
(million 
 RMB yuan) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Associated 
fees / levies 
 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total AMS 
 
 
  
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Data 
sources
5 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat1   1,057.85   1,057.85 0.00  1,057.85  
Rice2   2,835.34   2,835.34 -14,781.27  -11,945.93  
Corn3   178.97   178.97   178.97  
Soybean3   110.30   110.30   110.30  
Cotton4   1,100.39   1,100.39   1,100.39  
Rapeseed3   6.97   6.97   6.97  
1 Support to wheat includes minimum procurement pr ice scheme and improved crop strains and seeds. 
2 Support to rice includes minimum procuremen t price scheme, improved crop  strains and seeds and cost subsidy for transporting Ja ponica Rice out of China Northeast. 
3 Support to corn, soybean and rapeseed are s ubsidies for improved crop strains and seeds. 
4 Support to cotton includes subsidy for improved crop strains and s eeds, subsidy for reserve cost, cost subsidy for transporting  cotton out of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 
5 Subsidy data are from Ministry of Fina nce (MOF), and price support data are from State Administration of Grain.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
  
 
(million 
 RMB yuan) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Associated 
fees / levies 
 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total AMS 
 
 
  
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Data 
sources
5 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat1   1,080.85 1,080.85 -11,718.14 -10,637.29  
Rice2   2,927.33 2,927.33 -11,414.91 -8,487.58  
Corn3   366.26 366.26 366.26  
Soybean3   111.00 111.00 111.00  
Cotton4   880.35 880.35 880.35  
Rapeseed3   6.49 6.49 6.49  
1 Support to wheat includes minimum procurement pr ice scheme and improved crop strains and seeds. 
2 Support to rice includes minimum procuremen t price scheme, improved crop  strains and seeds and cost subsidy for transporting Ja ponica Rice out of China Northeast. 
3 Support to corn, soybean and rapeseed are s ubsidies for improved crop strains and seeds. 
4 Support to cotton includes subsidy for improved crop strains and s eeds, subsidy for reserve cost, cost subsidy for transporting  cotton out of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 
5 Subsidy data are from Ministry of Finance (MOF), and pr ice support data are from State Administration of Grain.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2007 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
  
 
(million 
 RMB yuan) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Associated 
fees / levies 
 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total AMS 
 
 
  
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Data 
sources
6 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat1   1,100.86   1,100.86 -8,330.40  -7,229.54  
Rice2   4,021.27   4,021.27 -560.96  3,460.31  
Corn3   372.83   372.83   372.83  
Soybean3   110.90   110.90   110.90  
Cotton4   4,099.45   4,099.45   4,099.45  
Rapeseed3   1,005.25   1,005.25   1,005.25  
Pig5   2,432.92   2,432.92   2,432.92  
1 Support to wheat includes minimum procurement pr ice scheme and improved crop strains and seeds. 
2 Support to rice includes minimum procuremen t price scheme, improved crop  strains and seeds and cost subsidy for transporting J aponica Rice out of China Northeast. 
3 Support to corn, soybean and rapeseed are s ubsidies for improved crop strains and seeds. 
4 Support to cotton includes subsidy for improved crop strains and seeds, subsidy for reserve cost , cost subsidy for transportin g cotton out of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 
5 Support to pig is subsidy for breeding productive sows. 
6 Subsidy data are from Ministry of Finance (MOF), and pr ice support data are from State Administration of Grain.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2008 Measure type(s) Other product-
specific 
budgetary outlays
  
 
(million 
 RMB yuan) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Associated 
fees / levies 
 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total AMS 
 
 
  
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Data 
sources
6 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat1   2,158.79 2,158.79 -8,681.92 -6,523.13  
Rice2   7,379.01 7,379.01 -2,111.71 5,267.30  
Corn3   2,199.69 2,199.69 2,199.69  
Soybean3      411.90    411.90    411.90  
Cotton4   2,766.73 2,766.73 2,766.73  
Rapeseed3      885.84    885.84    885.84  
Pig5   5,233.08 5,233.08 5,233.08  
1 Support to wheat includes minimum procurement pr ice scheme and improved crop strains and seeds. 
2 Support to rice includes minimum procuremen t price scheme, improved crop  strains and seeds and  cost subsidy for transporting Japonica Rice out of China Northeast. 
3 Support to corn, soybean and rapeseed are s ubsidies for improved crop strains and seeds. 
4 Support to cotton includes subsidy for improved crop strains and seeds, subsidy for reserve cost , cost subsidy for transportin g cotton out of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 
5 Support to pig is subsidy for breeding productive sows. 
6 Subsidy data are from Ministry of Finance (MOF), and pr ice support data are from State Administration of Grain.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar years 2005-2008 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
NIL 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2005 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
(million RMB yuan) Other non-product-specific 
support (include calculation 
details) 
(million RMB yuan) Associated fees/levies 
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total non-product-specific 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
1. Input subsidies1  2,156.63   2,156.63 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
2. Interest subsidy2  43.68   43.68 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
Total  2,200.31   2,200.31  
 
1 Input subsidies here were primarily pr ice subsidies for means of production. 
2 Interest subsidies here are primarily interest subsidies fo r investment loans in agricultural comprehensive development.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2006 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
(million RMB yuan) Other non-product-specific 
support (include calculation 
details) 
(million RMB yuan) Associated fees/levies 
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total non-product-specific 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
1. Input subsidies1  14,839.18   14,839.18 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
2. Interest subsidy2  112.18   112.18 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
Total  14,951.36   14,951.36  
 
1 Input subsidies here were primarily pr ice subsidies for means of production. 
2 Interest subsidies here are primarily interest subsidies fo r investment loans in agricultural comprehensive development.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2007 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
(million RMB yuan) Other non-product-specific 
support (include calculation 
details) 
(million RMB yuan) Associated fees/levies 
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total non-product-specific 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
1. Input subsidies1  30,627.04   30,627.04 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
2. Interest subsidy2  127.18   127.18 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
Total  30,754.22   30,754.22  
 
1 Input subsidies here were primarily pr ice subsidies for means of production. 
2 Interest subsidies here are primarily interest subsidies fo r investment loans in agricultural comprehensive development.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2008 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
(million RMB yuan) Other non-product-specific 
support (include calculation 
details) 
(million RMB yuan) Associated fees/levies 
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total non-product-specific 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
1. Input subsidies1  78,749.96   78,749.96 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
2. Interest subsidy2  113.58   113.58 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
Total  78,863.54   78,863.54  
 
1 Input subsidies here were primarily pr ice subsidies for means of production. 
2 Interest subsidies here are primarily interest subsidies fo r investment loans in agricultural comprehensive development.  
 
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