WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/USA/60 
9 October 2007 
 (07-4324) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 4 October 2007, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the marketing years 2002, 2003, 2004  and 2005 .  
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Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002 
 
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 
   
2002  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 9,637.299 
   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2002 (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:   10,258  
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   
  Agricultural Research  955 Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains, and disseminates information.  
Conducts research on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plant and 
animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
  Buildings and Facilities 42  
  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds 20  
   
Cooperative State Research, Edu cation, and Extension Service 
(CSREES)   
  Cooperative State Research Service 515 Research function.  Provi des grants to state agricultural  research establishments.  Pa rticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
  Buildings and facilities 24  
  Integrated activities 19 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Initiative for Future Agri culture and Food Systems 39 Funds high priori ty research, education, and extension. 
  Extension Service 432 Advisory function.   Participates with stat e cooperative extension syst em on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance 2 914 Extension, advisory, and training service fu nctions. USDA agencies pr ovide various technical 
services to help producers participate in environmental and conservation programs, such as the 
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Environm ental Quality Incentives Program, and the 
Wetland Reserve Program.  Includes NRCS c onservation technical assistance under 2002 
Farm Act (PL 107-171).  
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 18 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centers 
for development of new cooperatives and improve operations of existing cooperatives 
(PL 104-127); also provides grants for value-adde d marketing for cooperatives authorized by 
the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries and Expenses 3 777 Inspection/pest and disease control function.   
  Buildings and Facilities  2 Prot ects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  13  
   
State programs for agriculture   
  Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 4 4,348 State governments provide a number of generally available se rvices.  Includes extension, 
marketing, and research.  Excl udes state credit programs. Am ount reported is net of producer 
fees and taxes paid for various services. 
   
State grants for specialty crops 159 Block gr ants to states to support marketing and pr omotion, education, research, pest and 
disease control, improved production methods, and food safety of specialty crops.  Authorized 
under PL 107-25, August 2001. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration 
(GIPSA)  Marketing/inspection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Grain inspection salaries and expenses 5 14 Provides for official in spection and implementation  
  Inspection and Weighing Services 1 of the system of standards for marketing. 
  Packers and Stockyards Administration 5 18 Conducts surveillance and investigatory act ivities to protect producers and consumers from 
unfair trade practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries and Expenses  713 Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspection and Grading of Farm Products 5  
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 75 Develops marketing stan dards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States and Possessions  1 Grants to states for projects, such as improving market ing information, and developing grading 
standards. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  116 Grading and certifica tion services are provided on  a fee-for-service basis. 
   
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center   
   Lamb marketing and promotion programs 6 1 Marketing and promotion function.   No paym ents to producers.  USDA grants are made to 
national meat associations and universities to help producers market domestically produced lamb meat through promoti on, marketing training, adve rtising, and education. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 70 Research and advisory function.  Performs economic  research and analysis for the public, 
Congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  115 Research and advisory function.  Provi des official estimates of resource utiliz ation, 
production, and prices of agricultural products. 
   
Executive Operations   
  World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 3 Research and adviso ry function.  Provides economic information about current outloo k and 
situation for commodity supply and price.  Co mbined with other executive operations in the 
Budget after 1994. 
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Operations 800 Advisory function.  To promote cons ervation of soil and water, NRCS provides technical 
assistance, conducts soil survey s, and assesses erosion factors. 
  Resource Conservation and Development 49 Assists individuals and localities to devel op area-wide plans for resource conservat ion and 
development. Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 38,013  
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)   
  Food Program Administration 127 Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children. 
   
  Food Stamp Program 22,069 Low-income people receive fi nancial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 10,254 Cash and commodities to assist ch ildren to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sch ool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs. 
   
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women,  
   Infants, and Children (WIC) 4,330 Food supplements to improve  health of low-income mo thers, children, elderly. 
   
  Food donation program 158 Provides cash or commodities to improve diets of elderly in institutional care settings, to assist 
residents of nuclear-affecte d Pacific Islands, and to assist in disaster relief. 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 159 Co mbines previously separate programs: Comm odity Supplemental Food (food packages for 
low-income women, infants, children, and th e elderly; Emergency Food Assistance Program  
(administrative, storage, and distribution costs for donated commodities), and farmers market 
purchase vouchers for low-income elderly. 
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   
     Section 32 funds for FNS commodity  purchases 916 Funds authorized under Section 32 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 1 935 transferred to 
FNS for purchases of commodities distributed through the food assistance programs described 
above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 5,301  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Production Flexibility Contract Payments (crop year) 3,683 Paym ents made to producers based on historical acres and yields.  Does not require current 
production of the historically produced commod ity.  Authorized by the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (PL 104-127). 
   
  Direct Payments (crop year) 1,618 Paymen ts made to producers based on historical acr es and yields.  Does not require current 
production of the historically produced commod ity.  Authorized by the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL107-171).  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net programs: 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance progr ams are included in Supporting Table DS:9, as 
part of the entry for USDA Crop Insurance programs. 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 2,121   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  226 Under the Agricultural Risk Protection Ac t of 2000 (PL 106-224), producers of crops not 
currently insurable under other programs receive be nefits if it is determined by the USDA that 
there had been yield losses greater than 50 per cent. 
  Crop disaster payments (crop year)  1,741 Under the Agricu ltural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07), assistance was provided to crop 
producers suffering from production losses of at leas t 30% as a result of natural disasters.   
   
   Livestock assistance program 100 Livest ock producers (cattle, buffalo, beefalo, shee p, goats, swine and certain equine anima ls) 
received payments for grazing production losses of  at least 40 per cent.  Authorized by the 
Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07). 
   
  Sugar beet disaster program 50 Payments to producers w ho suffered sugar beet production losses due to adverse weather 
conditions.  Producers must have experienced at  least a 35 per cent loss in production.  The 
program was authorized by the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07). 
   
  Emergency loans 7 4 Provides loans to  help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, 
flooding, other natural disa sters, or quarantine. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(i) Structural adjustment through investment aids: 124  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 7 120 Program includes (i) short-term and long-term loans made at prefer ential interest rates and (ii) 
guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by status as 
owner-operator of a family-sized farm in situa tions of structural di sadvantage (cannot obtain 
credit elsewhere).  
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
   
  State Mediation Grants 4 Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems meeting credit obligations.  
Assistance must be provided through certified agricultural loan mediation program. 
   
(j)  Environmental payments: 2,505  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,785 Addresses critical soil, wate r, and related natural resource  concerns through 10-15 year r ental 
agreements to convert environmentally sensitive agricultural acreage to permanent cover 
crops. Participants also receive up to 50% co st-share assistance to establish conserving 
vegetative cover. Established by the Food Secu rity Act of 1985 and amended under the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Agricultural Conservation Program 1 Conservation of soil and wate r is achieved through cost-share  agreements.  Functions of t he 
program have been incorporated under the EQ IP program since 1997.  Outlays reflect 
continuing obligations under original program. 
   
  Emergency Conservation Program 32 Assists in funding emergenc y conservation measures necessary to restore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Klamath Basin  2 Expenditures fo r water conservation measures to c onserve endangered salmon runs.  
Authorized under EQIP ground and surface water program by 2002 Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Ground and Surface Water 20 Provides cost-share payments an d loans to producers to conserve ground and surface water 
supplies.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Agricultural Management Assistance Progr am 7 Provides cost-share assistance for c onservation practices that improve water man agement, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized under the Agricultural Risk Protection Act (PL 
106-224)  amended by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program  282 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.  Producers must 
implement a conservation plan a nd retire crop acreage base.  Funding transferred to NRCS 
under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171).  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 12 Pr ovides technical assistance an d cost-share  assistance to  landowners to develop habi tat for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered sp ecies, fish, and other wildlife.  Funds come 
from CCC under 5-10 year contracts (Title III, PL 104-127). 
   
  Farm and Ranch Lands Protecti on Program 51 Conservation plans are made and easemen ts purchased through State, tribe, or local  
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses.  
Conservation plans must be carried out over th e 30 years or more of the easement term.  
Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127). 
   
  Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQIP) 313 Encourages farmers and ra nchers to adopt practices  that reduce environmen tal and resource 
problems through cost-share assist ance.  Half of the funds are targeted  to livestock production 
practices. Authorized by the 1996 Farm Ac t (PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2002 
Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
(k) Payments Under Region al Assistance Programs: 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0  
   
   
Grand Total  58,321  
   
 
1  Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years.  Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. tables if not relate d 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 agri culture. 
 
2  In providing technical assistance, USDA ag encies explain and determine eligibility for conservation programs, help develop in dividual conservation plans, he lp install approved practices, 
provide information and educational assistan ce, and consult with univers ities and other government ag encies. The Farm Service A gency data relate onl y to participation in the  Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP).  
 
3  Includes $260 million for pest and diseas e management programs, of which $40 millio n were indemnities paid for destruction of  crops and livestock as part of  pest and disease control and 
eradication programs funded by transfers from the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
 
4  Fees and taxes were estimated from partial data. Sour ce is Bureau of the Census ' Census of Governments. 
 
5  Outlays for Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards were co mbined in the Budget document.  Outlays for each separately es timated from appropriations. 
 
6   These market and promotion activities are part of an overa ll program of assistance to sheep and lamb producers facing a surg e of low-priced imported lamb meat.  The National Sheep 
Industry Improvement Center is being used to fund industry applicants' proposals for gran ts using cooperative agreements with t he USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.  The overall  
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program of assistance includes $68 million over four years to improve production (notified in Supporting Table DS:6), plus fund s made available to other USDA green box programs related 
to animal health, farm cr edit to structurally disadvantaged producers, and domestic food assistance.  The program details were  announced on 13 January 2000. 
 
7  Derived as the difference between FSA and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data also  include budget outlays for recognized losses.   
 
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, Title I, Crop Insurance, Section 109  (22 June 2000). 
 
Public Law 107-25, Responding to conti nued economic crisis faci ng American agricultural producers (13 August 2001). 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
 
Public Law 108-07, Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (20 February 2003). 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2002 
 
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. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Apples and pears 3.577 1,827.807 91.390  2 
  Barley 3.932 605.635 30.282  2 
  Blueberries, wild 0.208 17.860 0.893  2 
  Cattle and calves 136.000 27,097.532 1,354.877  2 
  Chickpeas 3 0.002 0.912 0.046  2 
  Corn 187.083 20,882.448 1,044.122  2 
  Cotton 1,186.793 4, 393.484 219.674  1,186.793 
  Dairy 6,304.756 20,720. 482 1,036.024  6,304.756 
  Dry peas 0.018 36.842 1.842  2 
  Honey 0.039 228.338 11.417  2 
  Lentils 2.374 36.822 1.841  2.374 
  Livestock 1,109. 612 29,428.527 1,471.426  2 
  Minor Oil Seed:     
    Canola 0.091 162.719 8.136  2 
    Crambe 0.114 1.867 0.093  0.114 
    Safflower 2.241 32.373 1.619  2.241 
    Sunflower 0.006 294.595 14.730  2 
  Mohair 4.840 3.432 0.172  4.840 
  Oats 0.065 212.078 10.604  2 
  Peanuts 65.995 599.714 29.986  65.995  
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Description of basic products including 
non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Rice 711.572 979.628 48.981  711.572 
  Sheep and lamb 23.000 313.946 15.697  23.000 
  Sorghum 3.908 855.140 42.757  2 
  Soybeans 52.479 15,252.691 762.635  2 
  Sugar 1,327.795 2, 104.471 105.224  1,327.795 
  Tobacco 70.408 1,686.809 84.340  2 
  Wheat 22.448 5,637.416 281.871  2 
  Wool 7.818 21.689 1.084  7.818 
     
    Total  11,227.174   9,637.299 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 5,100.536 194,572.221 9,728.611  2 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    9,637.299 
          
 
1 Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Se rvice (NASS) for most commodities.  Cash receipts from the E conomic Research Service were  used for fruits and nuts, 
vegetables, horses and mu les, other livestock, and "other crops", excluding specific crops that are available as actual value o f production in NASS reports. 
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). 
3 Value of production for chickpeas not available before 2003;  2003 value used for 2002 de minimis  calculation.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2002 
 
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 
       
Dairy   1 Oct. 2002   Price support/quota 218.258 159.826 77.166 4,508.911 1 
       
Sugar   1 Oct. 2002   Price support/quota 396.832 230.824 7.601 1,261.828 2 
      
All Commodities  
(before de minimis) 5,770.739  
1  Reference price is 1986-88 average estim ated CIF price derived from FAS/USDA repor ted prices for butter and nonfat dry milk, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports.   Applied 
administered price is legislated s upport price for manufacturing grade milk. 
 
2  Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adju sted to include transportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 20 2.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbe an price is the simple 
average of 12 monthly prices.  A pplied administered price is th e announced loan rate for cane s ugar (18 cents per lb.).  The 1 cent per lb. penalty for sugar fo rfeited to the government ended 
under the 2002 Farm Act.  Eligible production for market price s upport is the Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ),  as provided fo r in the 2002 Farm Act, unless actual production is less 
than the OAQ.  The OAQ sets the amount of su gar that may be marketed during any year,  thereby determining the maximum amount o f production eligible for price support.  
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Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2002 
 
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 
           
Apples and pears 1 June 2002 Michigan firebl ight tree assistance program    3.577   1 
  Subtotal other payments     3.577  3.577  
           
Apples and pears 1 June 2002 S ubtotal all direct payments       3.577  
                      
                      
Barley 1 June 2002 Loan deficiency payments     3.790    
  Marketing loan gains     0.018    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.008    
  Subtotal other payments     3.815  3.815  
           
Barley 1 June 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       3.815  
                      
           
Blueberries, wild 1 July 2002 Trade ad justment assistance     0.208   2 
  Subtotal other payments     0.208  0.208  
           
Blueberries, wild 1 July 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       0.208  
                      
           
Cattle and calves 1 Jan. 2002 Cattle feed program     136.000   3 
  Subtotal other payments     136.000  136.000  
           
Cattle and calves 1 Jan. 2002 Subt otal all direct payments       136.000  
                      
 
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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 
                     
Corn 1 Sept. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     0.175    
  Marketing loan gains      15.977    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.151    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.148    
  Subtotal other payments     16.451  16.451  
           
Corn 1 Sept. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       16.451  
                      
           
Cotton 1 Aug. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     205.300    
  Marketing loan gains     8.500    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.005    
  Certificate exchange gains     657.800    
  Cotton seed payments     49.450   4 
  Subtotal other payments     921.055  921.055             
Cotton 1 Aug. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       921.055  
                      
           
Dairy 1 Oct. 2002 Dairy indemnities     0.393    
  Milk Income Loss Contracts (MILC)     1,795.452   5 
  Subtotal other payments     1,795.845  1,795.845             
           
Dairy 1 Oct. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       1,795.845  
                      
           
Lentils 1 July 2002 Loan deficiency payments     2.370   6 
  Subtotal other payments     2.370  2.370  
           
Lentils 1 July 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       2.370  
                      
           
Livestock 1 Jan. 2002 Livestock comp ensation program     1,108.412   7 
  Subtotal other payments     1,108.412  1,108.412  
           
Livestock 1 Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       1,108.412  
                      
 
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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 
                      
Minor oilseeds            
  Canola 1 June 2002 Loan deficiency payments     0.020    
  Marketing loan gains     0.087    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.007    
  Subtotal other payments     0.114  0.114  
           
  Canola 1 June 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       0.114  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Crambe 1 June 2002 Loan defici ency payments     0.114    
  Marketing loan gains     0.001    
  Subtotal other payments     0.114  0.114  
           
  Crambe 1 June 2002 Subtot al all direct payments       0.114  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Safflower 1 Sept. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     2.241    
  Subtotal other payments     2.241  2.241  
           
  Safflower 1 Sept. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       2.241  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Sunflower 1 Sept. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     0.016    
  Marketing loan gains     0.624    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.003    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.049      Subtotal other payments     0.692  0.692  
           
  Sunflower 1 Sept. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       0.692  
                      
 
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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 
                      
Mohair 1 Jan. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     4.752    
  Marketing loan gains     0.082    
  Subtotal other payments     4.834  4.834  
           
Mohair 1 Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       4.834  
                      
           
Oats 1 June 2002 Loan deficiency payments     0.014    
  Marketing loan gains     0.008    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.003    
  Subtotal other payments     0.025  0.025  
           
Oats 1 June 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       0.025  
                      
           
Peanuts 1 August 
2002 Loan deficiency payments     26.000   6 
  Marketing loan gains     22.900    
  Certificate exchange gains     6.500    
  Subtotal other payments     55.400  55.400  
           
Peanuts 1 August 
2002 Subtotal all direct payments       55.400  
                      
             
Rice 1 August 
2002 Loan deficiency payments     259.829    
  Marketing loan gains     135.379    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.013      Certificate exchange gains     309.836    
  Subtotal other payments     705.056  705.056  
           
Rice 1 August 
2002 Subtotal all direct payments       705.056  
                      
 
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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 
           
Sheep and lamb 1 Aug. 2002 Adjustment assistance program     23.000   8 
  Subtotal other payments     23.000  23.000  
           
Sheep and lamb 1 Aug. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       23.000  
                      
           
Sorghum 1 Sept. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     2.255    
  Marketing loan gains     0.236    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.026    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.029    
  Subtotal other payments     2.546  2.546  
           
Sorghum 1 Sept. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       2.546  
                      
           
Soybeans 1 Sept.  2002 Loan deficiency payments     16.119    
  Marketing loan payments     0.155    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.014    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.009    
  Subtotal other payments     16.296  16.296  
           
Soybeans 1 Sept. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       16.296  
                      
           
Sugar 1 Oct. 2002 Sugarcane hurricane program     59.999   9 
  Subtotal other payments     59.999  59.999  
           
Sugar 1 Oct. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       59.999  
                      
           
Tobacco 1 Oct. 2002 Market loss payments     51.107   10 
  Subtotal other payments     51.107  51.107  
           
Tobacco 1 Oct. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       51.107  
                      
 
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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 
           
Wheat 1 June 2002 Loan deficiency payments     15.091    
  Marketing loan gains     1.390    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.241    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.002    
  Subtotal other payments     16.724  16.724  
           
Wheat 1 June 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       16.724  
                      
           
Wool 1 Jan. 2002 Loan deficiency payments     7.817    
  Marketing loan gains     0.007    
  Subtotal other payments     7.817  7.817  
           
Wool 1 Jan. 2002 Subtotal all direct payments       7.817  
                      
           
All Commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2002   Subtotal all direct payments     4,930.125  4,933.698  
                      
 
1  Tree assistance program funds provided to  apple and pear producers in Michigan suffering losses due to fireblight.  Authorize d under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2004 
(PL 108-83). 
 
2  Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA) program , the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides technical assist ance and cash benefits to eligible farmers if  
increased imports have contributed importa ntly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  TAA was authorized for 2003-2007 by  the Trade Act of 2002.  Only cash benefits are reported 
here.  Technical assistance will  be reported in the General Services category of  Supporting Table DS:1 ("Green Box") beginning in 2003; there were no technical assistance expenditures 
during 2002.  
3 The 2002 cattle feed assistance program provi ded short-term emerge ncy feed assistance to eligible  beef cow-calf operations in four states suffering seve re drought.  The program was 
intended to prevent liquidation of foundation beef herds. The Co mmodity Credit Corporation (CCC) provided nonfat dry milk stock s at nominal cost to eligible feed suppliers and producers 
to be used for manufacturing feed. The feed was then purchased by eligible operators using feed credits provided by the program .  The program operated under provisions of Sect. 165 of 
the 1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127) and Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 24 August 1935. 
 
4 Payments to producers and first handler s of cottonseed authorized under the Agri cultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07) to  offset low cottonseed prices.   
  
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below a target level.  Farms are limited to payments on the fi rst 2.4 million pounds of eligible milk marketings.  Payments mad e on production from December 2001 to September 2002 
were paid in FY2003 and are reported here. 
 
6 The 2002 Farm Act (PL 170-171) expanded the marketing loan assi stance program to include chickpeas, lentils, dry peas, peanuts , wool, and mohair. 
 
7 The livestock compensation program provided financial assistance to producers of beef  and dairy cattle, buffalo, beefalo, shee p, and goats to help offset higher feed prices and reduced 
grazing in counties with declared disasters.  Authorized by  the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07) and Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 24 August 1935.   
 
8  A USDA adjustment program initiated in July 1999 to improve competitiveness through production assistance payments. Provides $68 million over 4 years under Clause 3 of Section 32 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 24 August 1935.   
 
9 Under the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07), the Comm odity Credit Corporation (CCC) is required to provide compe nsation to Louisiana sugarcane producers and 
processors who suffered economic losses from the cumulative effect s of Tropical Storm Isadore, Hurricane Lili, and excessive ra ins in October 2002. 
 
10 Tobacco assistance paym ents for losses associated with quota reductions, pest s, and diseases.  Authorized by the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-07). 
 
Public Law References : 
 
Public Law 104-127, The Federal Agriculture Improve ment and Reform Act of 1996 (4 April 1996). 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Invest ment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act). 
 
Public Law  107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 2002). 
 
Public Law 108-07, Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (20 February 2003). 
 
Public Law 108-83, Legislative Branch A ppropriations Act of 2003 (1 July 2003).  
 
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002 
 
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 
           
 Apples and pears 1 June 2002 Subtotal  all direct payments      3.577 3.577  
                      
           
 Barley 1 June 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.254        
  Subtotal other support 0.254  0.137  0.117     1 
            Barley 1 June 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.117   3.815 3.932   
                      
           
 Blueberries, wild 1 July 2002 TOTAL AMS        0.208 0.208   
                      
           
 Cattle and calves 1 Jan. 2002 TOTAL AMS        136.000 136.000   
                      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.002       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.002   0.002      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.002    0.002   
                      
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2002 Bioenergy program payments 126.700       3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 57.107        
  Subtotal other support 183.807  13.175  170.632     1 
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2002 TOTAL AMS         170.632   16.451 187.083   
                      
 
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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 
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2002 Storage payments 73.388       5 
  User marketing payments 177.968        
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 31.096        
  Subtotal other support 282.452  16.714  265.738     1 
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2002 TOTAL AMS         265.738   921.055 1,186.793   
                      
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2002 TOTAL AMS          4,508.911  1,795.845 6,304.756   
                      
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2002 Commodity loan  interest subsidy 0.018       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.018   0.018      
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.018    0.018   
                      
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.039       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.039   0.039      
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.039    0.039   
                      
           
 Lentils 1 July 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.004       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.004   0.004      
           
 Lentils 1 July 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.004   2.370 2.374   
                      
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2002 Biodiesel pr ogram payments 1.200        
  Subtotal all direct payments 1.200   1.200     3 
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2002 TOTAL AMS         1.200   1,108.412 1,109.612   
                      
 
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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 
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Canola 1 June 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.041        
  Subtotal other support 0.041  0.064  (0.023)    1 
             Canola 1 June 2002 TOTAL AMS         (0.023)  0.114 0.091   
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Crambe 1 June 2002 Commodity loan  interest subsidy 0.000       4 
  Subtotal other support 0.000   0.000     1 
           
  Crambe 1 June 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.000   0.114 0.114   
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Safflower 1 Sept. 2002 TOTAL AMS           2.241 2.241   
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Sunflower 1 Sept. 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.118        
  Subtotal other support 0.118  0.804  (0.686)    1 
             Sunflower 1 Sept. 2002 TOTAL AMS         (0.686)  0.692 0.006   
                      
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.006       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.006   0.006      
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.006   4.834 4.840   
                      
 
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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 
           
 Oats 1 June 2002 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.067        
  Subtotal other support 0.067  0.027  0.040     1 
            Oats 1 June 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.040   0.025 0.065   
                      
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2002 Storage payments 7.316       5 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 4.533       2 
  Subtotal other support 11.849  1.254  10.595     1 
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2002 TOTAL AMS         10.595   55.400 65.995   
                      
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2002 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 10.644        
  Subtotal other support 10.644  4.128  6.516     1 
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2002 TOTAL AMS         6.516   705.056 711.572   
                      
           
 Sheep and lamb 1 Aug. 2002 TOTAL AMS           23.000 23.000   
                      
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2002 Bioenergy program payments 1.200       3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.232        
  Subtotal other support 1.432  0.070  1.362     1 
            Sorghum 1 Sept. 2002 TOTAL AMS         1.362   2.546 3.908   
                      
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2002 Biodiesel program payments 18.000       3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 27.668        
  Subtotal other support 45.668  9.485  36.183     1 
            Soybeans 1 Sept. 2002 TOTAL AMS         36.183   16.296 52.479   
           
 
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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 
                      
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2002 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 10.353        
  Subtotal other support 10.353  4.385  5.968     1 
            Sugar 1 Oct. 2002 TOTAL AMS         5.968  1,261.828  59.999 1,327.795   
                      
           
 Tobacco 1 Oct. 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 20.401        
  Subtotal other support 20.401  1.100  19.301     1 
            Tobacco 1 Oct. 2002 TOTAL AMS         19.301   51.107 70.408   
                      
           
 Wheat 1 June 2002 Bioenergy program payments 3.000       3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 5.616        
  Subtotal other support 8.616  2.892  5.724     1 
           
 Wheat 1 June 2002 TOTAL AMS         5.724   16.724 22.448   
                      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2002 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.001   0.001      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2002 TOTAL AMS         0.001   7.817 7.818   
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2002 TOTAL AMS      576.972 0. 000  54.236  522.737 5,770.739 4,930.121 11,227.174  
                      
 
1 Fees/levies include loan origination and related fees for most  loan commodities, in addition to marketing assessments for toba cco.  Under the Farm Security  and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107-171), marketing assessments for peanuts ended with end of the peanut  quota system and sugar marketing asse ssments were eliminated. Any actual or assumed fees 
related to the mandated sugar forfeiture penalty (Subtitle D, Ti tle I, Public Law 104-127) are already accounted for in Support ing Table DS:5 (see footnote 1). 
 
2 The 2002 Farm Act (PL 170-171) expanded the marketing loan assi stance program to include chickpeas, lentils, dry peas, peanuts , honey, wool, and mohair.  
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3 Payments made to bioenergy producers for increased purchases of agricultural commodities for bioenergy production. Reauthorize d by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
 
4  Crambe commodity loan inte rest subsidy rounds to 0.00. 
 
5 Storage payments program retained for co tton only under the Federal Agriculture Impr ovement and Reform Act of 1996 (Title I, S ubtitle F, Permanent Price Support Authority, Public 
Law 104-127).  The 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) established storage pa yments for peanuts and sugar, but the sugar payments progra m has not been implemented. 
 
Public Law References : 
 
Public Law 104-127, The Federal Agriculture Improve ment and Reform Act of 1996 (4 April 1996). 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act)   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2002 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of Reclamation  
Projects in 17 Western States:  300.0  300.0 Based on a "debt financing method."  A long term interest rate is applied to the  
outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the Government in 
irrigation faciliti es to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay the principal but not 
the interest on the project debt.  Estim ates do not exist for each year.  The 2001 
estimate was assumed for 2002. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for 
grazing livestock on Federal Land:  
(fiscal year data are used) 65.622  18.317 47.304 The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range land in 
16 Western States operated by the Fore st Service (FS) and Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM).  The net budget outla ys include (as negative outlays) the 
receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, but do not include other "non-
fee" costs paid by the producers, such  as for building and maintaining water 
supplies and fences.  Including the ot her 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) Indemnities paid to 
farmers 4,063.008  1,174.323 2,888.685 Producers ma y 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 value of th e subsidy is reflected in the net value 
of the indemnities paid to producers fo r losses less the amount of the producer-
paid premium.  Indemnities are paid whenever actual yield or revenue falls 
below the guarantee level. 
      
Rio Grande water loss assistance 
program: 10.000   10.000 Grant to State of Texas to provide assistance to agricultural producers with 
operations along the Rio Grande that suffered economic losses during the 2002 
crop year due to water shortages resulting from a treaty dispute with Mexico.  
Authorized by the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (PL 108-7). 
       
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Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
State credit programs: 48.806   48.806 Various credit related programs for agriculture are funded by State 
governments to: supplement Federal progr ams, promote the "family farm," 
assist during economic downturns, and promote new enterprises and 
technological innovations.  The data ar e latest available from results of a 
discontinued mail survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic 
Research Service, reported by G. B. Wallace and others in "State Credit 
Subsidy Programs for Agriculture," Agricultural Income and Finance Situation 
and Outlook Report, pp. 10-14 (December 1990). 
      
Farm storage facility loans: 1.340   1.340 Provides low-cost  financing for farmers to build or upgrade on-farm grain 
storage and handling facilities. Th e program is authorized under the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1949.  
      
Countercyclical payments: 1,804.400    1, 804.400 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 
Farm Security and Rural Inves tment Act  of 2002 (PL107-171). 
      
Total non-product-specific     
support: 5,993.176 300.000 1,192.640 5,100.536  AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$194,572 mil. = $9,728 mil. in 2002)  
      
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003 
 
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 
   
2003  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 6,950.026 
   
 
  
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Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2003 (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:   10,942  
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)    
  Agricultural Research  1,039 Research and advisory functi on.  Acquires, maintains, a nd disseminates information.  
Conducts research on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, plant and 
animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
  Buildings and Facilities 61  
  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds 25  
   
Cooperative State Research, Ex tension and Education Service 
(CSREES)   
  Cooperative State Research Service 533 Research function.  Provi des grants to state agricultural  research establishments.  Pa rticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
  Buildings and facilities 10  
  Integrated activities 31 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Initiative for Future Agri culture and Food Systems 59 Funds high priori ty research, education, and extension. 
  Extension Service 418 Advisory function.   Participates with stat e cooperative extension syst em on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance 2 1,086 Extension, advisory, and training service functions. Revised data.  USDA agencies provide 
various technical servic es to help producers participate in environmental and conservation 
programs, such as the Conservation Reserv e Program (CRP), Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program, and the Wetland Reserv e Program.  Includes NRCS conservation 
technical assistance under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171).  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 29 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centers 
for development of new cooperatives and improve operations of existing cooperatives 
(PL 104-127); also provides grants for value-adde d marketing for cooperatives authorized by 
the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries and Expenses 3 1,442 Inspection/pest and disease control function.   
  Buildings and Facilities  13 Prot ects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  14  
   
State programs for agriculture   
  Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 4 4,238 State governments provide a number of generally available se rvices.  Includes extension, 
marketing, and research.  Excl udes state credit programs. Am ount reported is net of producer 
fees and taxes paid for various services. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration 
(GIPSA)  Marketing/inspection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Grain inspection salaries and expenses 5 13 Provides for official in spection and implementation  
  Inspection and Weighing Services 2 of the system of standards for marketing. 
  Packers and Stockyards Administration 5 19 Conducts surveillance and investigatory act ivities to protect producers and consumers from 
unfair trade practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries and Expenses  731 Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspection and Grading of Farm Products 3  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 58 Develops marketing stan dards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States and Possessions  1 Grants to states for projects, such as improving market ing information, and developing grading 
standards. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  103 Grading and certifica tion services are provided on  a fee-for-service basis. 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center   
   Lamb marketing and promotion programs 6 2 Marketing and promotion function.   No paym ents to producers.  USDA grants are made to 
national meat associations and universities to help producers market domestically produced 
lamb meat through promoti on, marketing training, adve rtising, and education. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 70 Research and advisory function.  Performs economic  research and analysis for the public, 
Congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  134 Research and advisory function.  Provi des official estimates  of resource utiliz ation, production, 
and prices of agricultural products. 
   
Executive Operations   
  World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 4 Research and adviso ry function.  Provides economic information about current outloo k and 
situation for commodity supply and price.  Co mbined with other executive operations in the 
Budget after 1994. 
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Operations 751 Advisory function.  To promote cons ervation of soil and water, NRCS provides technical 
assistance, conducts soil survey s, and assesses erosion factors. 
  Resource Conservation and Development 49 Assists individuals and loca lities to develop area-wide plans for resource conservat ion and 
development. Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
   
Departmental Administration   
  Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farms 
 1 Advisory function.  Community-based organiza tions receive grants a nd contracts to provide 
outreach and technical assistance  to disadvantaged farms.  A ssists producers in the community 
in their farm ownership and operation, and in their participation in government programs.  
Funding shifted to Administration star ting in 1997.  No direct payments. 
   
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)   
   Trade Adjustment Assistance 
 3 Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA) program, USDA  provides 
technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible farmers if increased imports have contributed importantly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  TAA was authorized for 2003-2007 by 
the Trade Act of 2002 (PL 107-210).  Only technical  assistance is reporte d here; cash benefits 
are reported by commodity as non-exempt direct support. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 42,376  
   
Food and Consumer Services (FCS)   
  Food Program Administration 135 Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children. 
   
  Food Stamp Program 25,325 Low-income people receive fi nancial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 10,827 Cash and commodities to assist ch ildren to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sch ool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs. 
   
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women,  
   Infants, and Children 4,548 Food supplements to improve  health of low-income mo thers, children, elderly. 
   
  Food donation program 96 Provides cash or commodities to improve diets of elderly in instituti onal care settings, to assist 
residents of nuclear-affecte d Pacific Islands, and to assist in disaster relief. 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 166 Combines previously separate programs: Commodity S upplemental Food (food packages for 
low-income women, infants, children, and th e elderly; Emergency Food Assistance Program  
(administrative, storage, and distribution co sts for donated commodities), and farmers market 
purchase vouchers for low-income elderly. 
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   
     Section 32 funds for FNS commodity  purchases 1,279 Funds authorized under Sectio n 32 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of  1935 transferred to 
FNS for purchases of commodities distributed through the food assistance programs described 
above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 6,488  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Direct Payments 5,267 Payments ma de to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a prior base 
period, as specified in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL107-171).  
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
   
  Peanut quota buyout 1,221 Buyout of marketing quota under peanut price suppor t program, terminated under provisions 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
   
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net programs: 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance progr ams are included in Supporting Table DS:9, as 
part of the entry for USDA Crop Insurance programs. 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 1,694   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  111 Under the Agricultural Risk Protection Ac t of 2000 (PL 106-224), producers of crops not 
currently insurable under other programs receive be nefits if it is determined by the USDA that 
there had been yield losses greater than 50 per cent. 
   
  Crop disaster payments (crop year)  1,295 Under the Military  Construction Appropriation and Emergency Hurrica ne Supplemental 
Appropriation Act (PL 108-324), assistance was provided to crop producers suffering from 
production losses of at least 30% as a result of natural disasters.   
   
   Virginia hurricane crop loss program 7 Crop disaster payments  for Virginia producers affected  by hurricanes and other weathe r 
disasters in 2003.  Authorized under the Mi litary Construction Appr opriation and Emergency 
Hurricane Supplemental Appropriation Act (PL 108-324). 
   
   North Carolina hurricane fruit and vege table loss program 1 Crop disaster payments for North Carolina fruit and vegetable pr oducers affected by 
hurricanes and other weather di sasters in 2003.  Authorized under the Military Construction 
Appropriation and Emergency Hurricane Suppl emental Appropriation Act (PL 108-324). 
   
   Livestock assistance program 267 Live stock producers (cattle, buffalo, beefalo, bi son, sheep, goats, elk, reindeer, swine an d 
equine animals) received payments for grazing production losses of at least 40 per cent.  
Authorized by the Military Construction A ppropriation Emergency Hurricane Supplemental 
Appropriation Act of 2005 (PL 108-324). 
   
   American Indian livestock feed progr am 8 Compensates livestock producers on tribal -governed land for feed crop disasters.  A uthorized 
by the Military Construction Appropriati on and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental 
Appropriation Act of 2005 (PL 108-324). 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
  Emergency loans 7 6 Provides loans to help producers recover fro m production and physical losses due to drought, 
flooding, other natural disa sters, or quarantine. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(i) Structural adjustment through investment aids: 112  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 7 109 Program includes (i) short-term and long-term loans made at prefer ential interest rates and (ii) 
guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by status as 
owner-operator of a family-sized farm in situa tions of structural di sadvantage (cannot obtain 
credit elsewhere). 
   
  State Mediation Grants 3 Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems meeting credit obligations.  
Assistance must be provided through certified agricultural loan mediation program. 
   
(j)  Environmental payments: 2,450  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,785 Addresses critical soil, wate r, and related natural resource  concerns through 10-15 year r ental 
agreements to convert environmentally sensitive agricultural acreage to permanent cover 
crops. Participants also receive up to 50% co st-share assistance to establish conserving 
vegetative cover. Established by the Food Secu rity Act of 1985 and amended under the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Emergency Conservation Program 45 Assists in funding emergenc y conservation measures necessary to restore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Natural Resources Conser vation Service (NRCS)   
  Klamath Basin  11 Expenditures fo r water conservation measures to c onserve endangered salmon runs.  
Authorized under EQIP ground and surface water program by 2002 Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Ground and Surface Water 45 Provides cost-share payments an d loans to producers to conserve ground and surface water 
supplies.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
 Grassland Reserve Program 22 Provides co st-share assistance for conservation pr actices that improve  water management, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized  under the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
(PL 106-224)  amended by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program  285 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.  Producers must 
implement a conservation plan a nd retire crop acreage base.  Funding transferred to NRCS 
under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 17 Pr ovides technical assistance an d cost-share assistance to landowners to develop habit at for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered sp ecies, fish, and other wildlife.  Funds come 
from CCC under 5-10 year contracts (Title III, PL 104-127). 
   
  Farm and Ranch Lands Protecti on Program 75 Conservation plans are made and easemen ts purchased through State, tribe, or local  
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses.  
Conservation plans must be carried out over th e 30 years or more of the easement term.  
Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127). 
   
  Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQIP) 165 Encourages farmers and ra nchers to adopt practices  that reduce environmen tal and resource 
problems through cost-share assist ance.  Half of the funds are targeted to livestock production 
practices. Authorized by the 1996 Farm Ac t (PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2002 
Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
(k) Payments Under Region al Assistance Programs: 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0  
   
Grand Total  64,062  
    
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and salaries and administrative expenses were excluded except where such outlays reflect the level of services provided to agri culture. 
 
2  In providing technical assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibility for conservation programs, help develop in dividual conservation plans, he lp install approved practices, 
provide information and educational assistan ce, and consult with univers ities and other government agencies. The Farm Service A gency data relate only to part icipation in the  Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP). 
 
3  Includes $693 million for pest and disease management progra ms, of which $378 million was indemnities paid for destruction of  crops and livestock as part of pest and disease control 
and eradication programs funded by transfers from the Commodity Credit Corporation.   
 
4  Fees and taxes were estimated from partial data. Sour ce is Bureau of the Census ' Census of Governments. 
 
5  Outlays for Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards were co mbined in the Budget document.  Outlays for each separately es timated from appropriations. 
 
6   These market and promotion activities are part of an overal l program of assistance to sheep and lamb producers facing a surg e of low-priced imported lamb meat.  The National Sheep 
Industry Improvement Center is being used to fund industry appl icants' proposals for grants usi ng cooperative agreements with t he USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.  The overall 
program of assistance includes $68 million over four years to improve production (notified in Supporting Table DS:6), plus fund s made available to other USDA Green Box programs  
related to animal health, farm credit to structurally disadvantag ed producers, and domestic food assistance.  The program detai ls were  announced on 13 January 2000. 
 
7  Derived as the difference between FSA and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data also  include budget outlays for recognized losses.   
 
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, Title I, Crop Insurance, Section 109  (22 June 2000). 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
 
Public Law 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 2002). 
 
Public Law 108-324, The Military Constructi on Appropriation and Emergency Hurricane S upplemental Appropriation Act (13 October 2004). 
 
  
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Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2003 
 
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. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Barley 1.051 755.140 37.757  2 
  Chickpeas 0.113 0.912 0.046  0.113 
  Corn 232.619 24,476.803 1,223.840  2 
  Cotton 434.914 6,295.755 314.788  434.914   Dairy 4,736.813 21,381. 324 1,069.066  4,736.813 
  Dry peas 14.070 39.352 1.968  14.070 
  Grapes 0.122 2,609.289 130.464  
2 
  Honey 0.031  255.791 12.790  2 
  Lentils 0.007 41.407 2.070  2 
  Livestock 0.800 34,572.922 1,728.646  2 
  Lychee 0.075 5.603 0.280  2 
  Minor Oil Seed:     
    Canola 7.186 159.849 7.992  2 
    Crambe 0.056 1.168 0.058  2 
    Sunflower 0.346 316.214 15.811  2 
  Mohair 4.231 3.435 0.172  4.231 
  Oats 3.408 224.910 11.246  2 
  Olives 0.622 48.289 2.414  2 
  Peanuts 21.037 799.428 39.971  2 
  Potatoes 0.650 2,685.822 134.291  2  
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non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Rice 503.036 1,628.948 81.447  503.036 
  Sorghum 17.118 964.978 48.249  2 
  Soybeans 24.592 18,013.753 900.688  2 
  Sugar 1,249.836 2, 268.295 113.415  1,249.836 
  Tobacco 19.022 1,576.436 78.822  2 
  Wheat 107.421 7,929.039 396.452  2 
  Wool 7.012 28.126 1.406  7.012 
     
    Total  7,386.188   6,950.026 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 2,800.693 216,478.098 10,823.905  2 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    6,950.026 
          
 
1 Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Se rvice (NASS) for most commodities.  Cash receipts from the E conomic Research Service were  used for fruits and nuts, 
vegetables, horses and mu les, other livestock, and "other crops", excluding specific crops that are available as actual value o f production in NASS reports. 
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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Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2003 
 
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 
       
Dairy   1 Oct. 2003   Price support/quota 218.258 159.826 77.271 4,515.086 1 
       
Sugar   1 Oct. 2003   Price support/quota 396.832 230.824 7.484 1,242.405 2 
      
All Commodities  
(before de minimis) 5,757.492  
1  Reference price is 1986-88 average estim ated CIF price derived from FAS/USDA repor ted prices for butter and nonfat dry milk, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports.   Applied 
administered price is legislated s upport price for manufacturing grade milk. 
 
2  Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adju sted to include transportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 20 2.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbe an price is the simple 
average of 12 monthly prices.  A pplied administered price is th e announced loan rate for cane s ugar (18 cents per lb.).  The 1 cent per lb. penalty for sugar fo rfeited to the government ended 
under the 2002 Farm Act.  Eligible production for market price s upport is the Overall Allotment Qu antity (OAQ), as provided for  in the 2002 Farm Act, unless actual production is less than 
the OAQ.  The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be marketed during any year,  thereby determining the maximum amount of pro duction eligible for price support.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2003 
 
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 2003 Loan deficiency payments     0.350    
  Marketing loan gains     0.200    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.075    
  Subtotal other payments     0.625  0.625  
           
 Barley 1 June 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.625  
                      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2003 Loan deficiency payments     0.113    
  Subtotal other payments     0.113  0.113  
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.113  
                      
                     
 Corn 1 Sept. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     39.992    
  Marketing loan gains      37.360    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.149    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.150    
  Subtotal other payments     77.651  77.651  
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       77.651  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     13.200    
  Marketing loan gains     11.100    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.001    
  Certificate exchange gains     161.200    
  Subtotal other payments     185.501  185.501  
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       185.501  
                      
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2003 Dairy indemnities     0.601    
  Milk Income Loss Contracts (MILC)     221.126   1 
  Subtotal other payments     221.727  221.727             
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       221.727  
                      
           
  Dry peas 1 July 2003 Loan deficiency payments     13.939    
  Marketing loan gains      0.119    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.002    
  Subtotal other payments     14.060  14.060  
           
  Dry peas 1 July 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       14.060  
                      
           
 Grapes 1 July 2003 Trade adjustment assistance     0.122   2 
  Subtotal other payments     0.122  0.122  
           
 Grapes 1 July 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.122  
                      
           
 Lychee 1 Jan. 2003 Trade adjustment assistance     0.075   2 
  Subtotal other payments     0.075  0.075  
           
 Lychee 1 Jan. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.075  
           
 
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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 
                      
Minor oilseeds            
  Canola 1 June 2003 Loan deficiency payments     7.059    
  Marketing loan gains     0.127    
  Subtotal other payments     7.186  7.186  
           
  Canola 1 June 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       7.186  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Crambe 1 June 2003 Loan defici ency payments     0.056    
  Subtotal other payments     0.056  0.056  
           
  Crambe 1 June 2003 Subtotal al l direct payments       0.056  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Sunflower 1 Sept. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     0.410    
  Marketing loan gains     0.004    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.009    
  Subtotal other payments     0.423  0.423  
           
  Sunflower 1 Sept. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.423  
                      
                      
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     4.150    
  Marketing loan gains     0.079    
  Subtotal other payments     4.229  4.229  
           
            Mohair 1 Jan. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       4.229  
                      
           
 Oats 1 June 2003 Loan deficiency payments     3.214    
  Marketing loan gains     0.042    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.035    
  Subtotal other payments     3.291  3.291  
           
 Oats 1 June 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       3.291  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Olives 1 Sept. 2003 Trade adjustment assistance     0.622   2 
  Subtotal other payments     0.622  0.622  
           
 Olives 1 Sept. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.622  
                      
           
 Peanuts 1 August 2003 Certificate exchange gains     0.070    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.217    
  Subtotal other payments     0.287  0.287  
           
 Peanuts 1 August 2003 Subtotal al l direct payments       0.287  
                      
           
 Potatoes 1 Nov. 2003 Trade adjustment assistance     0.650   2 
  Subtotal other payments     0.650  0.650  
           
 Potatoes 1 Nov. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.650  
                      
             
 Rice 1 Aug. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     281.385    
  Marketing loan gains     75.970    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.011    
  Certificate exchange gains     145.234    
  Subtotal other payments     502.601  502.601  
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       502.601  
                      
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     12.457    
  Marketing loan gains     0.247    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.011    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.196    
  Subtotal other payments     12.911  12.911  
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       12.911  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     0.004    
  Marketing loan payments     0.602    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.038    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.009    
  Subtotal other payments     0.653  0.653  
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       0.653  
                      
           
 Wheat 1 June 2003 Loan deficiency payments     91.845    
  Marketing loan gains     2.250    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.446    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.097    
  Hard white wheat payments     7.535   3 
  Subtotal other payments     102.173  102.173  
           
 Wheat 1 June 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       102.173  
                      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2003 Loan deficiency payments     7.010    
  Marketing loan gains     0.002    
  Subtotal other payments     7.012  7.012  
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2003 Subtotal all direct payments       7.012  
                      
           
All 
Commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2003   Subtotal all direct payments     1,141.968  1,141.968  
                      
 
1  The 2002 Farm Act (PL 170-171) authorized the Milk Income Lo ss Contract program (MILC), a new direct payment program for milk  producers  triggered when monthly milk prices fall 
below a target level.  Farms are limited to payments on the fi rst 2.4 million pounds of eligible m ilk marketings.  Payments rep orted in the 2003 notification include payments made on 
production from December 2001 to September 2002, which were paid in FY2003. 
  
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imports have contributed importantly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  TAA was authorized for 2003-2007 by the Trade  Act of 2002.  Only cash benefits are reported here;  
technical assistance is reported in General Services  category of Supporting Tabl e DS:1 ("Green Box"). 
 
3 An incentive payment to encourage production of hard winter wheat. Effective for the hard whit e wheat crops harvested in 2003,  2004, and 2005. Authorized under the 2002 Farm Act 
(PL 107-171). 
 
Public Law References:  
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Invest ment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act) 
 
Public Law 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 2002). 
 
Public Law 108-07, Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (20 February 2003). 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003 
 
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 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.552        
  Subtotal other support 0.552  0.126 0.426    1 
           
 Barley 1 June 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.426  0.625 1.051  
                      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2003 TOTAL AMS           0.113 0.113  
                      
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2003  Bioenergy program payments 124.400       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 43.471        
  Subtotal other support 167.871  12.903 154.968    1 
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2003 TOTAL AMS         154.968  77.651 232.619  
                      
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2003 Storage payments 87.902        
  User marketing payments 151.510        
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 23.787        
  Subtotal other support 263.199  13.786 249.413    1 
            Cotton 1 Aug. 2003 TOTAL AMS         249.413  185.501 434.914  
                      
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2003 TOTAL AMS          4,515.086 221.727 4,736.813  
                     
 
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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 
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.016        
  Subtotal other support 0.016  0.006 0.010    1 
            Dry peas 1 July 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.010  14.060 14.070  
                      
           
 Grapes 1 July 2003 TOTAL AMS           0.122 0.122  
                      
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2003 Commodity loan in terest subsidy  0.067        
  Subtotal other support 0.067  0.036 0.031    1 
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.031   0.031  
                      
           
 Lentils 1 July 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.024        
  Subtotal other support 0.024  0.017 0.007    1 
            Lentils 1 July 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.007   0.007  
                      
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2003 Biodiesel pr ogram payments 0.800       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.800   0.800     
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2003 TOTAL AMS        0.800   0.800  
                      
           
 Lychee 1 Jan. 2003 TOTAL AMS          0.075 0.075  
                      
 
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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 
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Canola 1 June 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.007        
  Subtotal other support 0.007  0.007 0.000    1 
           
  Canola 1 June 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.000  7.186 7.186  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Crambe 1 June 2003 TOTAL AMS           0.056 0.056  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
   Sunflower 1 Sept. 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.005        
  Subtotal other support 0.005  0.082 (0.077)    1 
              Sunflower 1 Sept. 2003 TOTAL AMS         (0.077)  0.423 0.346  
                      
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.004        
  Subtotal other support 0.004  0.002 0.002    1 
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.002  4.229 4.231  
                      
           
 Oats 1 June 2003 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.142        
  Subtotal other support 0.142  0.025 0.117    1 
           
 Oats 1 June 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.117  3.291 3.408  
                      
           
 Olives 1 Sept. 2003 TOTAL AMS        0.622 0.622  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2003 Storage payments 18.060       3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy  5.731        
  Subtotal other support 23.791  3.041 20.750    1 
            Peanuts 1 Aug. 2003 TOTAL AMS         20.750  0.287 21.037  
                      
           
 Potatoes 1 Nov. 2003 TOTAL AMS           0.650 0.650  
                      
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2003 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 4.059        
  Subtotal other support 4.059  3.624 0.435    1 
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2003 TOTAL AMS         0.435  502.601 503.036  
                      
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2003 Bioenergy program payments 4.100       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.170        
  Subtotal other support 4.270  0.063 4.207    1 
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2003 TOTAL AMS         4.207  12.911 17.118  
                      
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2003 Biodiesel program payments 19.400       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 8.601        
  Subtotal other support 28.001  4.062 23.939    1 
            Soybeans 1 Sept. 2003 TOTAL AMS         23.939  0.653 24.592  
                      
                      
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2003 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 11.786        
  Subtotal other support 11.786  4.355 7.431    1 
            Sugar 1 Oct. 2003 TOTAL AMS         7.431 1,242.405  1,249.836  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Tobacco 1 Oct. 2003 Commodity loan interest subsidy 20.387        
  Subtotal other support 20.387  1.365 19.022    1 
           
 Tobacco 1 Oct. 2003 TOTAL AMS         19.022   19.022  
                      
                      
           
 Wheat 1 June 2003 Bioenergy program payments 0.700       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 7.440          Subtotal other support 8.140  2.892 5.248    
1 
            Wheat 1 June 2003 TOTAL AMS         5.248  102.173 107.421  
                      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2003 TOTAL AMS           7.012 7.012  
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2003 TOTAL AMS      533.121 0.000 46.392 486.729 5,757.492 1,141.967 7,386.188  
                      
 
1 Fees/levies include loan origination and re lated fees for most loan commodities, in addition to marketing assessments for tobac co. 
Sugar marketing assessments were eliminated beginning with fiscal year 2002 by the Farm Securi ty and Rural Investment Act of 20 02 (Public Law 107-171).  
 
2 Payments made to bioenergy producers for increased purchases of agricultural commodities for bioenergy production. Reauthorize d by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
 
3 The 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) established new storage payments fo r peanuts and sugar.  Sugar st orage payments were not implem ented in 2003. 
 
Public Law References:  
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural In vestment Act (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act) 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2003 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation 
 Projects in 17 Western States:  300.000  300.000 Based on a "debt financing method."  A long term interest rate is applied to 
the outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the Government in 
irrigation faciliti es 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) 57.507  16.157 41.350 The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range land in 
16 Western States operated by the Fore st Service (FS) and Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM).  The net budget outla ys include (as negative outlays) the 
receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, but do not include other "non-
fee" costs paid by the producers, such  as for building and maintaining water 
supplies and fences.  Including the ot her 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)  
    Indemnities paid to farmers 3,250.786  1,389.094 1,861.692 Producers ma y 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 value of  the subsidy is reflected in the net 
value of the indemnities paid to producers for losses less the amount of the 
producer-paid premium.  Indemnities are paid whenever actual yield or 
revenue falls below the guarantee level. 
      
Tree assistance program 
   (New York and California) 1.944   1.944 Compensates orchardists for trees, bushes or vines that have been lost as a 
result of a natural disaster.  Tree assistance to New York producers who 
suffered tree losses from ice storms and to California producers who suffered 
losses from wild fires were both authorized under the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2004 (PL 108-199).  
       
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
State credit programs: 48.806   48.806 Various credit related programs for agricu lture are funded by State 
governments to: supplement Federal progr ams, promote the "family farm," 
assist during economic downturns, and promote new enterprises and 
technological innovations.  The data ar e latest available from results of a 
discontinued mail survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic 
Research Service, reported by G. B. Wallace and others in "State Credit 
Subsidy Programs for Agriculture," Agricultural Income and Finance 
Situation and Outlook Report,  pp. 10-14 (December 1990). 
      
Farm storage facility loans: 2.500   2.500 Provides low-cost  financing for farmers to build or upgrade on-farm grain 
storage and handling facilities. Th e program is authorized under the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1949.   
      
Countercyclical payments: 544.401    544.401 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 pr oduced commodity.  Authorized by the 
Farm Security and Rural Inve stment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
      
Total non-product-specific  
support : 3,905.944 300.000 1,405.251 2,800.693  AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$216,478 mil. = $10,824 mil. in 2003) 
 
 
  
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Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004 
 
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 
   
2004  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 11,628.924 
   
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2004 (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:   11,198  
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains,  and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,099 Includes Natio nal Agricultural Library functions since 1996. 
  Buildings and Facilities 94 Conducts re search on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds 20 plan t and animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
Cooperative State Research, Ex tension and Education Service 
(CSREES)   
  Cooperative State Research Service 540 Research function.  Provi des grants to state agricultural  research establishments.  Pa rticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
  Buildings and facilities 3    Integrated activities 45 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Initiative for Future Agri culture and Food Systems 53 Funds high priori ty research, education, and extension. 
  Extension Service 421 Advisory function.   Participates with stat e cooperative extension syst em on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS) 
2   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance   1,207 Extension, advisory, and training service functions. Revised data.  USDA age ncies provide 
various technical servic es to help producers participate in environmental and conservation 
programs, such as the Conservation Reserv e Program (CRP), Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program, and the Wetland Reserv e Program.  Includes NRCS conservation 
technical assistance under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171).  
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 35 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centers 
for development of new cooperatives and improve operations of existing cooperatives 
(PL 104-127); also provides grants for value-adde d marketing for cooperatives authorized by 
the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 1,291 Inspection/pest and disease control function.   
  Salaries and Expenses 3 15 Protects animal and plant resources  from destructive pests and diseases. 
  Buildings and Facilities  13    Miscellaneous Trust Funds  14  
   
State programs for agriculture   
  Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 
4 4,302 State governments provide a number of generally available se rvices.  Includes extension, 
marketing, and research.  Excl udes state credit programs. Am ount reported is net of producer 
fees and taxes paid for various services. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration 
(GIPSA)  Marketing/inspection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Grain inspection salaries and expenses 5 12 Provides for official in spection and implementation  
  Inspection and Weighing Services 6 -2 of the system of standards for marketing. 
  Packers and Stockyards Administration 5 23 Conducts surveillance and investigatory act ivities to protect producers and consumers from 
unfair trade practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries and Expenses  760 Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspection and Grading of Farm Products 4  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 74 Develops marketing stan dards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States and Possessions  1 Grants to states for projects, such as improving market ing information, and developing grading 
standards. 
  Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act F und 9 Uses license fees to take legal ac tions against unfair buyer trade practices. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  129 Grading and certifica tion services are provided on  a fee-for-service basis. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 66 Research and advisory function.  Performs economic  research and analysis for the public, 
Congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  121 Research and advisory function.  Provi des official estimates  of resource utiliz ation, production, 
and prices of agricultural products. 
   
Executive Operations     World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 4 Research and adviso ry function.  Provides economic information about current outloo k and 
situation for commodity supply and price.  Co mbined with other executive operations in the 
Budget after 1994. 
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Operations 785 Advisory function.  To promote cons ervation of soil and water, NRCS provides technical 
assistance, conducts soil survey s, and assesses erosion factors. 
  Resource Conservation and Development 51 Assists individuals and localities to deve lop area-wide plans for resource conservat ion and 
development. Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
  Biomass Research and Development 3 Funds  research and development projects leadin g to the production of bio-based industrial 
products.  Jointly managed by USDA and the De partment of Energy. Authorized by the 
Biomass Research and Development Act of 200 0 (Title III, PL 106-224); extended under the 
2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
Departmental Administration   
  Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farms 
 4 Advisory function.  Community-based organiza tions receive grants a nd contracts to provide 
outreach and technical a ssistance to disadvantaged farms.  Assists producers in the community 
in their farm ownership and ope ration, and in their participat ion in government programs.  
Funding shifted to Administration star ting in 1997.  No direct payments. 
   
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)   
   Trade Adjustment Assistance 
 1 Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance fo r Farmers (TAA) program, USDA  provides 
technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible farmers if increased imports have contributed 
importantly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  TAA was authorized for 2003-2007 by 
the Trade Act of 2002 (PL 107-210).  Only technica l assistance is reported here; cash benefits 
are reported by commodity as non-exempt direct support. 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 45,861  
Food and Consumer Services (FCS)   
  Food Program Administration 131 Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children. 
   
  Food Stamp Program 28,621 Low-income people receive fi nancial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 11,207 Cash and commodities to assist ch ildren to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sch ool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs. 
   
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women,  
   Infants, and Children 4,860 Food supplements to improve  health of low-income mo thers, children, elderly. 
   
  Food donation program 1 Funds prior year obligations for pr ogram to provide cash or commodities to improve diets of  
elderly in institutional care settings, now operated under the Commodity Assistance Program 
(see below). 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 170 Combines previously separate programs: Commodity S upplemental Food (food packages for 
low-income women, infants, children, and th e elderly; Emergency Food Assistance Program  
(administrative, storage, and distribution co sts for donated commodities), and farmers market 
purchase vouchers for low-income elderly an d women, infants, and children; and Food 
Donation Program (cash or commodities to impr ove diets of elderly in institutional care 
settings, to assist residents of nu clear-affected Pacific Islands, and to assist in disaster relief). 
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   
     Section 32 funds for FNS commodity  purchases 871 Funds authorized under Section 32 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 1 935 transferred to 
FNS for purchases of commodities distributed through the food assistance programs described 
above. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 5,270  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Direct Payments 5,260 Payments ma de to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a prior base 
period, as specified in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
   
  Peanut quota buyout 10 Buyout of ma rketing quota under peanut price suppor t program, terminated under provisions 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
   
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net programs: 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance progr ams are included in Supporting Table DS:9, as 
part of the entry for USDA Crop Insurance programs. 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 1,964   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  109 Under the Agricultural Risk Protection Ac t of 2000 (PL 106-224), producers of crops not 
currently insurable under other programs receive be nefits if it is determined by the USDA that 
there had been yield losses greater than 50 per cent. 
   
  Crop disaster payments (crop year)  1,160 Under the Military  Construction Appropriation and Emergency Hurrica ne Supplemental 
Appropriation Act (PL 108-324), assistance was provided to crop producers suffering from 
production losses of at least 30% as a result of natural disasters.   
   
   Livestock assistance program 267 Live stock producers (cattle, buffalo, beefalo, bi son, sheep, goats, elk, reindeer, swine an d 
equine animals) received payments for grazing production losses of at least 40 per cent.  
Authorized by the Military Constructio n Appropriation and Emergency Hurricane 
Supplemental Appropriation Act (PL 108-324). 
   
   American Indian livestock feed progr am 8 Compensates livestock producers on tribal -governed land for feed crop disasters.  A uthorized 
by the Military Construction Appropriati on and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental 
Appropriation Act of 2005 (PL 108-324). 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
   Florida hurricane disaster programs 419 Special disaster relief to producers who su ffered from crop damage and tree losses i n areas 
damaged by hurricanes in 2004.  Provides varyin g levels of payments for production losses 
depending on severity of damage, as well as fina ncial assistance for debr is removal and related 
cleanup.  Authorized under Section 32 of the Agri cultural Adjustment Act of 1935.  Includes 
the Florida Citrus, Nursery Crop, and Fruit and Vegetable and Trop ical Fruit Disaster 
programs. 
   
  Emergency loans 6 2 Provides loans to help producers recover fro m production and physical losses due to drought, 
flooding, other natural disa sters, or quarantine. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(i) Structural adjustment through investment aids: 93  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 7 89 Program includes (i) short-term  and long-term loans made at pr eferential interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by 
status as owner-operator of a family-sized farm in situations of structural disadvantage (cannot 
obtain credit elsewhere). 
   
  State Mediation Grants 4 Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems meeting credit obligations.  
Assistance must be provided through certified agricultural loan mediation program. 
   
(j)  Environmental payments: 3,039  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,786 Addresses critical soil, wate r, and related natural resource  concerns through 10-15 year r ental 
agreements to convert environmentally sensitive agricultural acreage to permanent cover 
crops. Participants also receive up to 50% co st-share assistance to establish conserving 
vegetative cover. Established by the Food Secu rity Act of 1985 and amended under the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171).  
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dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Emergency Conservation Program 22 Assists in funding emergenc y conservation measures necessary to restore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
  Klamath Basin  15 Expenditures fo r water conservation measures to c onserve endangered salmon runs.  
Authorized under EQIP ground and surface water program by 2002 Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Ground and Surface Water 51 Provides cost-share payments an d loans to producers to conserve ground and surface water 
supplies.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
 Agricultural Management Assistance Progr am 10 Provides cost-share assi stance for conservation practices that improve water man agement, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Conservation Innovation Grants 14 Program to stimulate development an d adoption of innovative c onservation approaches and 
technologies.  Awards competitive grants to fund up to 50 per cent of project costs.  
Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Conservation Security Program 35 Provides payments for stru ctural and land management pr actices that address resource 
concerns.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Grassland Reserve Program 42 Provides co st-share assistance for conservation pr actices that improve  water management, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized under the Agricultural Risk Protection Act (PL 
106-224)  amended by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program  258 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.  Producers must 
implement a conservation plan a nd retire crop acreage base.  Funding transferred to NRCS 
under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 28 Pr ovides technical assistance an d cost-share assistance to landowners to develop habit at for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered sp ecies, fish, and other wildlife.  Funds come 
from CCC under 5-10 year contracts (Title III, PL 104-127). 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
  Farm and Ranch Lands Protecti on Program 88 Conservation plans are made and easemen ts purchased through State, tribe, or local  
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses.  
Conservation plans must be carried out over th e 30 years or more of the easement term.  
Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127). 
   
  Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQIP) 690 Encourages farmers and ra nchers to adopt practices  that reduce environmen tal and resource 
problems through cost-share assist ance.  Half of the funds are targeted  to livestock production 
practices. Authorized by the 1996 Farm Ac t (PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2002 
Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs   
   Renewable Energy Program 1 Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural 
businesses to purchase renewable energy system s and make energy efficiency improvements.  
Authorized by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   
(k) Payments Under Region al Assistance Programs: 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0  
   
   
Grand Total  67,425  
   
 
1  Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years. Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. 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 agri culture. 
 
2  In providing technical assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibility for conservation programs, help develop in dividual conservation plans, he lp install approved practices, 
provide  information and educat ional assistance, and consult w ith universities and other governm ent agencies. The Farm Service Agency data relate only to participation in the Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP).  
 
3  Includes $528 million for pest and disease management progra ms, of which $318 million was indemnities paid for destruction of  crops and livestock as part of pest and disease control 
and eradication programs funded by transfer s from the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
 
4  Fees and taxes were estimated from partial data. Sour ce is Bureau of the Census ' Census of Governments. 
  
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6  User fees collected exceeded expenditures in reporting period. 
 
7  Derived as the difference between FSA and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data also  include budget outlays for recognized losses.   
 
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, Title I, Crop Insurance, Section 109  and Title III, Biomass Resea rch and Development Act (22 June 2000). 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rura l Investment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). 
 
Public Law 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August  2002). 
 
Public Law 108-324, Military Construction Appropriation and Emer gency Hurricane Supplemental Appr opriation Act of 2005 (13 Octo ber 2004). 
 
. 
 
  
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Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2004 
 
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. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Barley 83.009 698.184 34.909  83.009 
  Chickpeas 0.152 1.078 0.054  0.152 
  Corn 3,059.440 24,381.294 1,219.065  3,059.440 
  Cotton 2,238.415 5, 731.102 286.555  2,238.415 
  Dairy 4,662.547 27,567. 726 1,378.386  4,662.547 
  Dry peas 32.111 66.476 3.324  32.111 
  Honey 1.807 196.259 9.813  2 
  Lentils 0.877 60.893 3.045  2 
  Livestock 1.800 37,208.820 1,860.441  2 
  Lychee 0.114 3.665 0.183  2 
  Minor Oil Seed:     
    Canola 4.025 143.853 7.193  2 
    Crambe 0.004 0.058 0.003  0.004 
    Flaxseed 0.081 83.767 4.188  2 
  Mohair 3.430 3.345 0.167  3.430 
  Oats 2.668 178.327 8.916  2 
  Orchards and vineyards  4.611 15,494.622 774.731  2 
  Peanuts 32.227 813.551 40.678  2 
  Pecan trees 0.637 400.441 20.022  2 
  Rice 130.820 1,701.822 85.091  130.820  
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non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Sheep and lamb 14.000 411.278 20.564  2 
  Sorghum 129.720 843.464 42.173  129.720 
  Soybeans 505.949 17,894.948 894.747  2 
  Sugar 1,281.916 1, 927.996 96.400  1,281.916 
  Tobacco 20.387 1,749.856 87.493  2 
  Wheat 90.630 7,283.324 364.166  2 
  Wool 7.361 29.921 1.496  7.361 
     
    Total  12,308.738   11,628.924 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 5,777.834 235,688.395 11,784.420  2 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    11,628.924 
          
 
1 Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Se rvice (NASS), in general.  Ca sh receipts from the Economic R esearch Service were used for fruits and nuts, vegetables, 
horses and mules, other livestock, and "other crops", excluding cash receipts for some specific crops that are available as act ual value of production in NASS reports. 
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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Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2004 
 
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 
       
Dairy   1 Oct. 2004   Price support/quota 218.258 159.826 79.514 4,646.123 1 
       
Sugar   1 Oct. 2004   Price support/quota 396.832 230.824 7.144 1,219.768 2 
      
All Commodities  
(before de minimis) 5,865.891  
1  Reference price is 1986-88 average estim ated CIF price derived from FAS/USDA repor ted prices for butter and nonfat dry milk, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports.   Applied 
administered price is legislated s upport price for manufacturing grade milk. 
 
2  Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adju sted to include transportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 20 2.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbe an price is the simple 
average of 12 monthly prices.  A pplied administered price is th e announced loan rate for cane s ugar (18 cents per lb.).  The 1 cent per lb. penalty for sugar fo rfeited to the government ended 
under the 2002 Farm Act.  Eligible production for market price s upport is the Overall Allotment Qu antity (OAQ), as provided for  in the 2002 Farm Act, unless actual production is less than 
the OAQ.  The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be marketed during any year,  thereby determining the maximum amount of pro duction eligible for price support.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2004 
 
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 2004 Loan deficiency payments     79.994    
  Marketing loan gains     2.383    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.094    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.243    
  Subtotal other payments     82.714  82.714  
           
 Barley 1 June 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       82.714  
                     
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2004 Loan deficiency payments     0.132    
  Marketing loan gains      0.019    
  Subtotal other payments     0.151  0.151  
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       0.151  
            
                    
Corn 1 Sept. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     2,660.813    
  Marketing loan gains      252.594    
  Commodity loan forfeit     6.472    
  Certificate exchange gains     21.428    
  Subtotal other payments     2,941.307  2,941.307  
           
 Corn   1 Sept. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       2,941.307  
                     
 
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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 
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     374.100    
  Marketing loan gains     9.900    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.001    
  Certificate exchange gains     1,396.500    
  Cotton seed payments     10.000    
  Subtotal other payments     1,790.501  1,790.501  
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       1,790.501  
                     
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2004 Dairy indemnities     0.349    
  Dairy hurricane indemnity     6.963   1 
  Dairy market loss payment (MILC)     9.112      Subtotal other payments     16.424  16.424  
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       16.424  
                     
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2004 Loan deficiency payments     31.415    
  Marketing loan gains      0.329    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.000    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.381    
  Subtotal other payments     32.125  32.125  
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       32.125  
                     
           
 Lentils 1 July 2004 Loan deficiency payments     0.114    
  Marketing loan gains      0.570      Commodity loan forfeit     0.014    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.009    
  Subtotal other payments     0.707  0.707  
           
 Lentils 1 July 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       0.707  
                     
 
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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 
           
 Lychee 1 Jan. 2004 Trade adjustment assistance     0.114   2 
  Subtotal other payments     0.114  0.114  
           
 Lychee 1 Jan. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       0.114  
                     
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Canola 1 June 2004 Loan deficiency payments     3.110    
  Marketing loan gains     0.786    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.004    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.005    
  Subtotal other payments     3.905  3.905  
           
  Canola 1 June 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       3.905  
                     
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Crambe 1 June 2004 Loan defici ency payments     0.004    
  Subtotal other payments     0.004  0.004  
           
  Crambe 1 June 2004 Subtotal al l direct payments       0.004  
                     
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     3.361    
  Marketing loan gains     0.066    
  Subtotal other payments     3.426  3.426  
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       3.426  
                     
           
 Oats 1 June 2004 Loan deficiency payments     2.551    
  Marketing loan gains     0.006    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.007    
  Subtotal other payments     2.564  2.564  
           
 Oats 1 June 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       2.564  
                     
 
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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 
           
 Orchards and 
vineyards 1 Jan. 2004 Tree assistance program (disaster assistance)     4.611    
3 
  Subtotal other payments     4.611  4.611  
           
 Orchards and 
vineyards 1 Jan. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       4.611  
                     
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2004 Marketing loan gains     4.290    
  Commodity loan forfeit     2.217    
  Certificate exchange gains     1.500    
  Subtotal other payments     8.007  8.007  
            
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       8.007  
                     
                     
 Pecan trees 1 Oct. 2004 Tree assistance pr ogram (disaster assistance)     0.637   3 
  Subtotal other payments     0.637  0.637  
            Pecan trees 1 Oct. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       0.637  
                     
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     50.946    
  Marketing loan gains     52.703    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.447    
  Certificate exchange gains     31.021    
  Subtotal other payments     135.118  135.118  
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       135.118  
                     
           
 Sheep and lamb 1 Aug. 2004 Adjustment  assistance program     14.000   4 
  Subtotal other payments     14.000  14.000  
           
 Sheep and lamb 1 Aug. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       14.000  
                     
 
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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 
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     124.478    
  Marketing loan gains     2.625    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.095    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.225    
  Subtotal other payments     127.423  127.423  
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       127.423  
                     
                     
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     286.300    
  Marketing loan payments     6.847    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.097    
  Certificate exchange gains     1.350    
  Subtotal other payments     294.594  294.594  
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       294.594  
                     
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2004 Sugarcane hurricane loss payments     32.800   5 
  Hawaiian sugar transportation payments     7.200   6 
  Subtotal other payments     40.000  40.000  
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       40.000  
                     
           
 Wheat 1 June 2004   Loan deficiency payments     70.696    
    Marketing loan gains     7.528    
    Commodity loan forfeit     1.711    
    Certificate exchange gains     0.042        Hard white wheat payments     4.553    
    Subtotal other payments     84.530  84.530  
           
 Wheat 1 June 2004   Subtotal al l direct payments       84.530  
                     
 
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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 
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2004 Loan deficiency payments     7.347    
  Marketing loan gains     0.013    
  Subtotal other payments     7.360  7.360  
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2004 Subtotal all direct payments       7.360  
                     
           
All 
Commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2004   Subtotal all direct payments    0.000 5,590.223  5,590.223  
                     
 
1 Compensation for dairy production losses and spoilage caused by hurricanes in 2004. Authorized by  the Military Construction an d Emergency Hurricane Suppl emental Appropriation Act 
(PL 108-324). 
 
2  Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA) program , the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides technical assist ance and cash benefits to eligible farmers if increased 
imports have contributed importantly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  TAA was authorized for 2003-2007 by the Trade  Act of 2002.  Only cash benefits are reported here;  
technical assistance is reported in General Services  category of Supporting Tabl e DS:1 ("Green Box"). 
 
3 The Tree Assistance Program compensates orchardists for trees, bus hes or vines that have been lost as a result of a natural di saster.   Payments for 2004 were made to orchardists and for 
pecan growers for losses due to hurricanes and tropical storms and were authorized under the Military Construction Appropriatio n and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriation 
Act of 2005 (PL 108-234).  
 
4 Direct payments to help producers replace and retain ewe lamb  breeding stock in response to l ong-term poor market conditions a nd reduced incomes, as a consequence of increased 
imports and extreme drought conditions.  Authorized under  Section 32, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935. 
 
5 Compensation for Florida processors and producers for crop and other losses related to 2004 hurricanes.  Authorized by the Mil itary Construction and Emer gency Hurricane Supplemental 
Appropriation Act of 2005 (PL 108-324).  
6 Payment to the State of Hawaii for transfer to the agricultura l cooperative, owned by the two Ha waiian sugarcane companies, th at transports sugar from Hawaii to California.  Payment 
partially offsets sugar yield loss caused by high winds and excessive rains in 2005.  
 
Public Law References:  
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Invest ment Act of 2002 (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Bill) 
 
Public Law 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 2002).  
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Public Law 108-199, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (23 January 2004). 
 
Public Law 108-324, Military Construction and Emergency Hurri cane Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2005 (13 October 2004). 
  
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Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004 
 
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 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.379         
  Subtotal other support 0.379   0.084  0.295     1 
           
 Barley 1 June 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.295   82.714 83.009   
                      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2004 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001         
  Subtotal other support 0.001    0.001      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.001   0.151 0.152   
                      
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2004 Bioenergy program payments 63.600        2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 68.137         
  Subtotal other support 131.737   13.604  118.133     1 
           
  Corn 1 Sept. 2004 TOTAL AMS         118.133   2,941.307 3,059.440   
                      
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2004 Storage payments 89.562         
  User marketing payments 311.085         
  Biodiesel program payments 0.100        3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 70.208           Subtotal other support 470.955   23.041  447.914     
1 
            Cotton 1 Aug. 2004 TOTAL AMS         447.914   1,790.501 2,238.415   
                      
 
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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 
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2004 TOTAL AMS          4,646.123  16.424 4,662.547   
                      
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2004 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.005         
  Subtotal other support 0.005   0.019  (0.014)    1 
            Dry peas 1 July 2004 TOTAL AMS         (0.014)  32.125 32.111   
                      
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2004 Commodity loan inte rest subsidy  1.887         
  Subtotal other support 1.887   0.080  1.807     1 
            Honey 1 Jan. 2004 TOTAL AMS         1.807    1.807   
                      
           
  Lentils 1 July 2004 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.235         
  Subtotal other support 0.235   0.065  0.170     1 
            Lentils 1 July 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.170   0.707 0.877   
                      
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2004 Biodiesel pr ogram payments 1.800        2 
  Subtotal other support 1.800    1.800      
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2004 TOTAL AMS        1.800   1.800  
                      
           
 Lychee 1 Jan. 2004 TOTAL AMS           0.114 0.114   
                      
 
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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 
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Canola 1 June 2004 Biodiesel pr ogram payments 0.100        2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.080         
  Subtotal other support 0.180   0.060  0.120     1 
           
  Canola 1 June 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.120   3.905 4.025   
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Crambe 1 June 2004 TOTAL AMS           0.004 0.004   
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Flaxseed 1 July 2004 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.088         
  Subtotal other support 0.088   0.007  0.081     1 
           
  Flaxseed 1 July 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.081    0.081   
                      
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.005         
  Subtotal other support 0.005   0.001  0.004     1 
            Mohair 1 Jan. 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.004   3.426 3.430   
                      
           
 Oats 1 June 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.124         
  Subtotal other support 0.124   0.020  0.104     1 
           
 Oats 1 June 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.104   2.564 2.668   
                      
           
 Orchards and 
vineyards 1 Jan. 2004 TOTAL AMS           4.611 4.611   
                      
 
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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 
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2004 Storage payments 19.984        3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy  7.878         
  Subtotal other support 27.862   3.642  24.220     1 
            Peanuts 1 Aug. 2004 TOTAL AMS         24.220   8.007 32.227   
                      
           
 Pecan trees 1 Oct. 2004 TOTAL AMS           0.637 0.637   
                      
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.187         
  Subtotal other support 0.187   4.485  (4.298)    1 
            Rice 1 Aug. 2004 TOTAL AMS         (4.298)  135.118 130.820   
                      
           
 Sheep and lamb 1 Aug. 2004 TOTAL AMS             14.000 14.000   
                      
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2004 Bioenergy program payments 2.400        2 
  Subtotal other support 2.400   0.103  2.297     1 
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2004 TOTAL AMS         2.297   127.423 129.720   
                      
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2004 Biodiesel program payments 31.500        2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 190.457         
  Subtotal other support 221.957   10.602  211.355     1 
            Soybeans 1 Sept. 2004 TOTAL AMS         211.355   294.594 505.949   
                      
 
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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 
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 26.262         
  Subtotal other support 26.262   4.114  22.148     1 
            Sugar 1 Oct. 2004 TOTAL AMS         22.148  1,219.768  40.000 1,281.916   
                      
           
 Tobacco 1 Oct. 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 20.387         
  Subtotal other support 20.387    20.387     1 
            Tobacco 1 Oct. 2004 TOTAL AMS         20.387    20.387   
                      
           
 Wheat 1 June 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 8.642         
  Subtotal other support 8.642   2.542  6.100     1 
            Wheat 1 June 2004 TOTAL AMS         6.100   84.530 90.630   
                      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2004 Commodity loan in terest subsidy 0.001        1 
  Subtotal other support 0.001    0.001      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2004 TOTAL AMS         0.001   7.360 7.361   
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2004 TOTAL AMS      915.094  0.000  62.469  852.625  5,865.891  5,590.222  12,308.738   
                      
  
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 Page 791 Fees/levies include loan origination and related fees for most  loan commodities, in addition to marketing assessments for pean uts and tobacco. 
 
2 Payments made to bioenergy producers for increased purchases of agricultural commodities for bioenergy production. Reauthorize d by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
 
3 The 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) established new storage payments fo r peanuts and sugar.  Sugar st orage payments were not implem ented in 2004. 
 
Public Law References : 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural In vestment Act (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act) 
  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2004 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation 
 Projects in 17 Western States:  269.200  269.200 Based on a "debt financing method."  A long term interest rate is applied to 
the outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the Government in 
irrigation faciliti es to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay the principal but not 
the interest on the project debt.  Estimates do not exist for each year.  The 
2003 estimate was assumed for 2004. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for 
grazing livestock on Federal Land:  
(fiscal year data are used) 63.836  16.857 46.979 The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range land in 
16 Western States operated by the Fore st Service (FS) and Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM).  The net budget outla ys include (as negative outlays) the 
receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, but do not include other "non-
fee" costs paid by the producers, such  as for building and maintaining water 
supplies and fences.  Including the ot her 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)  
    Indemnities paid to farmers 2,832.991  1,709.758 1,123.233 Producers ma y 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 value of  the subsidy is reflected in the net 
value of the indemnities paid to producers for losses less the amount of the 
producer-paid premium.  Indemnities are paid whenever actual yield or 
revenue falls below the guarantee level. 
       
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
State credit programs: 48.806   48.806 Various credit related programs for agricu lture are funded by State 
governments to: supplement Federal progr ams, promote the "family farm," 
assist during economic downturns, and promote new enterprises and 
technological innovations.  The data ar e latest available from results of a 
discontinued mail survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic 
Research Service, reported by G. B. Wallace and others in "State Credit 
Subsidy Programs for Agriculture," Agricultural Income and Finance 
Situation and Outlook Report,  pp. 10-14 (December 1990). 
      
Farm storage facility loans: 2.015   2.015 Provides low-cost  financing for farmers to build or upgrade on-farm grain 
storage and handling facilities. Th e program is authorized under the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1949.   
      
Countercyclical payments: 4,287.601   4,287. 601 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 pr oduced commodity.  Authorized by the 
Farm Security and Rural Inve stment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
      
Total non-product-specific  
support : 7,235.249 269.200 1,726.615 5,777.834  AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$235,688 mil. = $11,784 mil. in 2004) 
 
  
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Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005 
 
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 
   
2005  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 12,937.599 
   
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2005 (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:   11,345  
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   Research and advisory function.  Acquires, maintains,  and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,117 Includes Natio nal Agricultural Library functions since 1996. 
  Buildings and Facilities 131 Conducts re search on a wide variety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Miscellaneous Contributed Funds 19 plan t and animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
Cooperative State Research, Ex tension and Education Service 
(CSREES)   
  Research and Education Activities 578 Resear ch function.  Provides grants to state ag ricultural research establishments.  Par ticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
  Integrated activities 50 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Initiative for Future Agri culture and Food Systems 42 Funds high priori ty research, education, and extension. 
  Extension Activities 440 Advisory functi on.  Participates with state cooperative extension system on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
  Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers 5 Advisory functi on.  Community-based organizations  receive grants and contracts to provide 
outreach and technical a ssistance to disadvantaged farms.  Assists producers in the community 
in their farm ownership and ope ration, and in their participat ion in government programs.  
Funding shifted to CSREES beginning in 2005.  No direct payments. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS) 2   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance   1,320 Extension, advisory, and training service functions. Revised data.  USDA age ncies provide 
various technical servic es to help producers participate in environmental and conservation 
programs, such as the Conservation Reserv e Program (CRP), Environmental Quality 
Incentives Program, and the Wetland Reserv e Program.  Includes NRCS conservation 
technical assistance under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171).  
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 40 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centers 
for development of new cooperatives and improve operations of existing cooperatives 
(PL 104-127); also provides grants for value-adde d marketing for cooperatives authorized by 
the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries and Expenses 3 1,160 Inspection/pest and disease control function.   
  Buildings and Facilities  5 Prot ects animal and plant resources from destructive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  16  
   
State programs for agriculture   
  Regular annual outlays by states, net of fees and taxes 4 4,302 State governments provide a number of generally available se rvices.  Includes extension, 
marketing, and research.  Excl udes state credit programs. Am ount reported is net of producer 
fees and taxes paid for various services. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration 
(GIPSA)  Marketing/inspection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Grain inspection salaries and expenses 5 17 Provides for official in spection and implementation  
  Inspection and Weighing Services 2 of the system of standards for marketing. 
  Packers and Stockyards Administration 5 19 Conducts surveillance and investigatory act ivities to protect producers and consumers from 
unfair trade practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries and Expenses  808 Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspection and Grading of Farm Products 3  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 69 Develops marketing stan dards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States and Possessions  6 Grants to states for projects, such as improving market ing information, and developing grading 
standards. 
  Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act F und 11 Uses license fees to take legal ac tions against unfair buyer trade practices. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  131 Grading and certifica tion services are provided on  a fee-for-service basis. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 75 Research and advisory function.  Performs economic  research and analysis for the public, 
Congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  129 Research and advisory function.  Provi des official estimates  of resource utiliz ation, production, 
and prices of agricultural products. 
   
Executive Operations     World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 4 Research and adviso ry function.  Provides economic information about current outloo k and 
situation for commodity supply and price.  Co mbined with other executive operations in the 
Budget after 1994. 
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Operations 783 Advisory function.  To promote cons ervation of soil and water, NRCS provides technical 
assistance, conducts soil survey s, and assesses erosion factors. 
  Resource Conservation and Development 51 Assists individuals and localities to deve lop area-wide plans for resource conservat ion and 
development. Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
  Biomass Research and Development 8 Funds  research and development projects leadin g to the production of bio-based industrial 
products.  Jointly managed by USDA and the De partment of Energy. Authorized by the 
Biomass Research and Development Act of 200 0 (Title III, PL 106-224); extended under the 
2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)   
   Trade Adjustment Assistance 
 4 Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance fo r Farmers (TAA) program, USDA  provides 
technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible farmers if increased imports have contributed 
importantly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  TAA was authorized for 2003-2007 by 
the Trade Act of 2002 (PL 107-210).  Only technica l assistance is reported here; cash benefits 
are reported by commodity as non-exempt direct support. 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 50,672  
Food and Consumer Services (FCS)   
  Food Program Administration 131 Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children. 
   
  Food Stamp Program 32,613 Low-income people receive fi nancial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 11,899 Cash and commodities to assist ch ildren to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sch ool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs. 
   
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women,  
   Infants, and Children 4,985 Food supplements to improve  health of low-income mo thers, children, elderly. 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 192 Combines previously separate programs: Commodity S upplemental Food (food packages for 
low-income women, infants, children, and th e elderly; Emergency Food Assistance Program  
(administrative, storage, and distribution co sts for donated commodities), and farmers market 
purchase vouchers for low-income elderly an d women, infants, and children; and Food 
Donation Program (cash or commodities to impr ove diets of elderly in institutional care 
settings, to assist residents of nu clear-affected Pacific Islands, and to assist in disaster relief). 
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   
     Section 32 funds for FNS commodity  purchases 852 Funds authorized under Section 32 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 1 935 transferred to 
FNS for purchases of commodities distributed through the food assistance programs described 
above. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 6,164  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Direct Payments 5,219 Payments ma de to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a prior base 
period, as specified in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
   
  Peanut quota buyout 6 Buyout of ma rketing quota under peanut price suppor t program, terminated under provisions 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
   
  Tobacco quota buyout 939 Buyout of marketing quota under  tobacco price support program , terminated under provisions 
of the Fair and Equitable T obacco 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 inco me support program at the end of the 2004 
marketing year. 
   
(e)  Income insurance and safety-net programs: 0 Note:  All revenue and income insurance progr ams are included in Supporting Table DS:9, as 
part of the entry for USDA Crop Insurance programs. 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 169   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  59 Under the Agricultural Risk Protection Ac t of 2000 (PL 106-224), producers of crops not 
currently insurable under other programs receive be nefits if it is determined by the USDA that 
there had been yield losses greater than 50 per cent. 
   
  Crop disaster payments (crop year) 
6 3 Under the Military Construction Appropr iation and Emergency Hu rricane Supplemental 
Appropriation Act of 2005 (PL 108-324), assistan ce was provided to crop producers suffering 
from production losses of at least 30% as a result of natural disasters.   
   
  Gulf Hurricanes disaster program  Authorized for areas affected by 2005 hurricanes  under Section 32, Agricultural Adjustment 
Act of 1935. 
      Tree indemnity program 19  Provides financial assistan ce for replanting and rehabilitating perennial orchards, vines, and  
bushes damaged by hurricanes. 
      Feed indemnity program 5  Provides financial assistance  to owners and cash lessees of  certain types of forage-based 
livestock for feed losses.  
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
      Livestock indemnity program 22  Provides financial assistance to producers whos e commercial livestock died as a direct re sult 
of hurricanes. 
      Hurricane indemnity program 40  Provides payments to fa rmers who received crop insuranc e or Noninsured Crop Disaster 
Assistance Program (NAP) payments as a result of  2005 hurricanes.   
   
  Specialty/Nursery crops hurricane disast er program 18  Financial assistance for cr op production losses, including related cle an-up costs, resulting from 
2005 hurricanes, for citrus producers, ornament al nursery and fernery producers, fruit and 
vegetable producers, and tropical fruit producers.  Authorized by the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defence, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act 
(PL 109-234). 
   
  Livestock hurricane programs 1  Authorized by the Emergenc y Supplemental Appropriations Ac t for Defence, the Global War 
on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act (PL 109- 234).  Livestock producers (cattle, buffalo, 
beefalo, bison, sheep, goats, elk, reindeer, sw ine and equine animals) received payments for 
grazing production losses of at least 40 per cent resulting from 2005 hurricanes.  Livestock 
producers received payments for certain liv estock deaths resulting from 2005 hurricanes. 
   
  Emergency loans 7 1 Provides loans to help producers recover fro m production and physical losses due to drought, 
flooding, other natural disa sters, or quarantine. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource retirement 
programs: 0 
 
   
(i) Structural adjustment through investment aids: 79  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 7 75 Program includes (i) short-term  and long-term loans made at pr eferential interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (clearly defined in regulations) determined by 
status as owner-operator of a family-sized farm in situations of structural disadvantage (cannot 
obtain credit elsewhere). 
   
  State Mediation Grants 4 Grants provided to states to assist producers having problems meeting credit obligations.  
Assistance 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: 3,400  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,848 Addresses critical soil, wate r, and related natural resource  concerns through 10-15 year r ental 
agreements to convert environmentally sensitive agricultural acreage to permanent cover 
crops. Participants also receive up to 50% co st-share assistance to establish conserving 
vegetative cover. Established by the Food Secu rity Act of 1985 and amended under the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). 
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Emergency Conservation Program 72 Assists in funding emergenc y conservation measures necessary to restore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Klamath Basin  5 Expenditures fo r water conservation measures to c onserve endangered salmon runs.  
Authorized under EQIP ground and surface wa ter program by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Ground and Surface Water 35 Provides cost-share payments an d loans to producers to conserve ground and surface water 
supplies.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
 Agricultural Management Assistance Progr am 9 Provides cost-share assi stance for conservation practices that improve water mana gement, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Conservation Innovation Grants 5 Program to stimulate development an d adoption of innovative c onservation approaches and 
technologies.  Awards competitive grants to fund up to 50 per cent of project costs.  
Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Conservation Security Program 172 Provides payments for stru ctural and land management pr actices that address resource 
concerns.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Grassland Reserve Program 111 Long-term contracts or easements to restore and c onserve grassland.  Authorized by 2002 
Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
    
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Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1 Description of program 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program  246 Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements.  Producers must 
implement a conservation plan a nd retire crop acreage base.  Funding transferred to NRCS 
under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 36 Pr ovides technical assistance an d cost-share assistance to landowners to develop habit at for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered sp ecies, fish, and other wildlife.  Funds come 
from CCC under 5-10 year contracts (Title III, Public Law 104-127). 
   
  Farm and Ranch Lands Protecti on Program 107 Conservation plans are made and easem ents purchased through State, tribe, or loca l 
government agencies to protect topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses.  
Conservation plans must be carried out over th e 30 years or more of the easement term.  
Authorized by the 1996 Farm Act (Public Law 104-127). 
   
  Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQIP) 754 Encourages farmers and ra nchers to adopt practices  that reduce environmen tal and resource 
problems through cost-share assist ance.  Half of the funds are targeted  to livestock production 
practices. Authorized by the 1996 Farm Ac t (PL 104-127) and reauthorized under the 2002 
Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
Rural Development Business and Cooperative Programs   
   Renewable Energy Program 9 Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural 
businesses to purchase renewable energy system s and make energy efficiency improvements.  
Authorized by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   
(k) Payments Under Region al Assistance Programs: 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0  
   
   
Grand Total  71,829  
   
 
 
1  Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years. Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. 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 agri culture. 
  
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provide  information and educat ional assistance, and consult w ith universities and other governm ent agencies. The Farm Service Agency data relate only to participation in the Conservation 
Reserve Program (CRP).  
 
3  Includes $401 million for pest and disease management programs , of which $50 million was indemnities paid for destruction of crops and livestock as part of  pest and disease control and 
eradication programs funded by transfers from the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
 
4  Fees and taxes were estimated from partial data. Sour ce is Bureau of the Census ' Census of Governments. 
 
5  Outlays for Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards were co mbined in the Budget document.  Outlays for each separately es timated from appropriations. 
 
6  Does not include crop disaster payments  authorized by the U.S. Troop Readiness, Ve teran's Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Ac countability Appropriations Act of 2007 (PL 110-28).  
Sign-up for this program will not begin until  October 2007.  Livestock compensation and indemnity payments we re authorized for 2005 under the same legislation, for which sign-ups did 
not begin until September 2007. 
 
7  Derived as the difference between FSA and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data also  include budget outlays for recognized losses.   
 
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 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 2002). 
 
Public Law 108-324, Military Construction Appropriation and Emer gency Hurricane Supplemental Appr opriation Act of 2005 (13 Octo ber 2004). 
 
Public Law 109-234, Emergency Supplemental A ppropriations Act for Defence, the Global Wa r on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act  of 2006 (16 June 2006).  
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Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2005 
 
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. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Avocados 0.007 353.808  17.690  2 
  Barley 46.196 527.633 26.382  46.196 
  Chickpeas 0.304 2.262 0.113  0.304 
  Corn 4,490.004  22,198.472 1,109.924  4,490.004 
  Cotton 1,620.699 5, 695.217 284.761  1,620.699 
  Dairy 5,149.254 26,873. 946 1,343.697  5,149.254 
  Dry peas 37.431 66.046 3.302  37.431 
  Grapes 0.811 3,489.115 174.456  2 
  Honey 0.174 157.795 7.890  2 
  Lentils 11.375 53.640 2.682  11.375 
  Livestock 0.300 39,237.669 1,961.883  2 
  Minor Oil Seed:     
    Canola 13.518 152.033 7.602  13.518 
    Sunflower 18.214 487.654 24.383  2 
  Mohair 1.542 4.851 0.243  1.542 
  Oats 0.043 195.150 9.758  2 
  Orchards and vineyards  0.127 16,432.870 821.644  2 
  Peanuts 89.185 843.435 42.172  89.185 
  Rice 132.509 1,741.721 87.086  132.509 
  Sorghum 139.751 737.038 36.852  139.751  
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non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount1 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Soybeans 69.168 17,269.138 863.457  2 
  Sugar 1,199.205 1, 947.680 97.384  1,199.205 
  Wheat 28.924 7,171.441 358.572  2 
  Wool 6.624 26.272 1.314  6.624 
     
    Total  13,055.366   12,937.599 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 5,862.290 236,001.009 11,800.050 2 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    12,937.599 
          
 
1 Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics Se rvice (NASS), in general.  Ca sh receipts from the Economic R esearch Service were used for fruits and nuts, vegetables, 
horses and mules, other livestock, and "other crops", excluding cash receipts for some specific crops that are available as act ual value of production in NASS reports. 
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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Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2005 
 
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 
       
Dairy   1 Oct. 2005   Price support/quota 218.258 159.826 82.037 4,793.565 1 
       
Sugar   1 Oct. 2005   Price support/quota 396.832 230.824 6.713 1,114.355 2 
      
All Commodities  
(before de minimis)  5,907.921  
1  Reference price is 1986-88 average estim ated CIF price derived from FAS/USDA repor ted prices for butter and nonfat dry milk, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports.   Applied 
administered price is legislated s upport price for manufacturing grade milk. 
 
2  Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adju sted to include transportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 20 2.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbe an price is the simple 
average of 12 monthly prices.  A pplied administered price is th e announced loan rate for cane s ugar (18 cents per lb.).  The 1 cent per lb. penalty for sugar fo rfeited to the government ended 
under the 2002 Farm Act.  Eligible production for market price s upport is the Overall Allotment Qu antity (OAQ), as provided for  in the 2002 Farm Act, unless actual production is less than 
the OAQ.  The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be marketed during any year,  thereby determining the maximum amount of pro duction eligible for price support.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2005 
 
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 
           
 Avocados 20 June 2005 Trade adjustment assistance     0.007   1 
  Subtotal other payments     0.007  0.007  
           
 Avocados 20 June 2005 Subtotal al l direct payments       0.007  
                      
           
 Barley 1 June 2005 Loan deficiency payments     42.768    
  Marketing loan gains     3.100    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.028    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.145    
  Subtotal other payments     46.041  46.041  
           
 Barley 1 June 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       46.041  
                      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2005 Loan deficiency payments     0.304    
  Subtotal other payments     0.304  0.304  
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       0.304  
            
                     
 Corn 1 Sept. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     4,207.100    
  Marketing loan gains      143.228    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.945    
  Certificate exchange gains     115.497    
  Subtotal other payments     4,466.770  4,466.770  
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       4,466.770  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     256.000    
  Marketing loan gains     7.700    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.007    
  Certificate exchange gains     1,005.100    
  Cotton seed payments     14.900    
  Subtotal other payments     1,283.707  1,283.707  
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       1,283.707  
                      
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2005 Dairy indemnities     0.132    
  Dairy disaster payments     3.970   2 
  Dairy market  loss payment (MILC)     351.586      Subtotal other payments     355.688  355.688  
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       355.688  
                      
           
  Dry peas 1 July 2005 Loan deficiency payments     35.202    
  Marketing loan gains      1.567    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.021    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.614    
  Subtotal other payments     37.404  37.404  
           
  Dry peas 1 July 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       37.404  
                      
           
 Grapes 1 July 2005 Trade adjustment assistance     0.811   1 
  Subtotal other payments     0.811  0.811  
           
 Grapes 1 July 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       0.811  
                       
 
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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 
           
 Lentils 1 July 2005 Loan deficiency payments     6.063    
  Marketing loan gains      2.125    
  Commodity loan forfeit     2.115    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.801    
  Subtotal other payments     11.104  11.104  
           
 Lentils 1 July 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       11.104  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Canola 1 June 2005 Loan deficiency payments     0.313    
  Marketing loan gains     13.227    
  Subtotal other payments     13.540  13.540  
           
  Canola 1 June 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       13.540  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Flaxseed 1 June 2005 Loan defici ency payments     0.001    
  Marketing loan gains     0.003    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.002    
  Subtotal other payments     0.005  0.005  
           
  Flaxseed 1 June 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       0.005  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Sunflower 1 June 2005 Loan deficiency payments     13.825    
  Marketing loan gains     4.322      Certificate exchange gains     0.225    
  Subtotal other payments     18.372  18.372  
           
  Sunflower 1 June 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       18.372  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     1.494    
  Marketing loan gains     0.047    
  Subtotal other payments     1.541  1.541  
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       1.541  
                      
           
 Oats 1 June 2005 Loan deficiency payments     0.004    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.001    
  Subtotal other payments     0.005  0.005  
           
 Oats 1 June 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       0.005  
                      
           
 Orchards and 
vineyards 1 Jan. 2005 Tree assistan ce program (disaster 
assistance)     0.127   3 
  Subtotal other payments     0.127  0.127  
           
 Orchards and 
vineyards 1 Jan. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       0.127  
                      
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     0.592    
  Marketing loan gains     30.340    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.799    
  Certificate exchange gains     19.100    
  Subtotal other payments     50.830  50.830  
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       50.830  
                      
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     59.608    
  Marketing loan gains     39.913    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.051    
  Certificate exchange gains     28.911    
  Subtotal other payments     128.483  128.483  
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       128.483  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     133.831    
  Marketing loan gains     1.598    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.015    
  Certificate exchange gains     1.289    
  Subtotal other payments     136.733  136.733  
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       136.733  
                      
                      
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2005 Loan deficiency payments     18.532    
  Marketing loan payments     16.000    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.957    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.765    
  Subtotal other payments     36.254  36.254  
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       36.254  
                      
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2005 Sugar cane disaster payments     80.400   4 
  Subtotal other payments     80.400  80.400  
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2005 Subtotal all direct payments       80.400  
                      
           
 Wheat 1 June 2005   Loan deficiency payments     18.305    
    Marketing loan gains     1.608    
    Commodity loan forfeit     0.118    
    Certificate exchange gains     0.133    
    Hard white wheat payments     5.216        Subtotal other payments     25.381  25.381  
           
 Wheat 1 June 2005   Subtotal al l direct payments       25.381  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2005  Loan deficien cy payments     6.608    
   Marketing loan gains     0.015    
   Commodity loan forfeit     0.001    
   Subtotal other payments     6.624  6.624  
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2005  Subtotal al l direct payments       6.624  
                      
           
All 
Commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2005  Subtotal all direct payments    0.000 6,700.131  6,700.131  
                      
 
1  Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers (TAA) program , the U.S. Department of Agricu lture provides technical assist ance and cash benefits to eligible farmers if increased 
imports have contributed importantly to a price decline of at least 20 per cent.  T AA was authorized for 2003-2007 by the Trade  Act of 2002.  Only cash benefits are reported here;  
technical assistance is reported in Genera l Services category of Suppor ting Table DS:1 ("Green Box" ).  2005 number is obligatio ns, not actual  payments. 
 
2 Compensation for dairy production losses and spoilage caused by hurricanes in 2005.  Authorized  by the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defence, the Global War on 
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act of 2006 (PL 109-234). 
 
3  The Tree Assistance Program compensates or chardists for trees, bushes or vines that ha ve been lost as a result of a natural d isaster. Producers are compensated  up to 75% of their loss but 
may not receive more than $75,000 in a single program year. Th e 2005 program provided funds for producers in Gulf States affect ed by the 2005 hurricanes and was authorized by the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropri ations Act for Defence, the Global War on Terror , and Hurricane Recovery Act of 2006 (PL 109-234 ). 
 
4 Payments to sugarcane producers  (mills), who must then pay growers, for losses resulting from 2005 hurricanes. Authorized by t he Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act  for 
Defence, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act of 2006 (PL 109-234). 
 
Public Law References:  
 
Public Law 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 2002). 
 
Public Law 109-234, Emergency Supplemental A ppropriations Act for Defence, the Global Wa r on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act  of 2006 (16 June 2006). 
  
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Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005 
 
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 
           
 Avocados 20 June 2005 TOTAL AMS           0.007 0.007  
                      
           
 Barley 1 June 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.258        
  Subtotal other support 0.258  0.103 0.155    1 
           
 Barley 1 June 2005 TOTAL AMS         0.155  46.041 46.196  
                      
           
 Chickpeas 1 July 2005 TOTAL AMS           0.304 0.304  
                      
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2005 Bioenergy program payments 13.700       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 19.553        
  Subtotal other support 33.253  10.019 23.234    1 
           
 Corn 1 Sept. 2005 TOTAL AMS         23.234  4,466.770 4,490.004  
                      
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2005 Storage payments 139.416       3 
  User marketing payments 137.425        
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 84.456        
  Subtotal other support 361.297  24.305 336.992    1 
           
 Cotton 1 Aug. 2005 TOTAL AMS         336.992  1,283.707 1,620.699  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Dairy 1 Oct. 2005 TOTAL AMS          4,793.565 355.688 5,149.254  
                     
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2005 Commodity loan  interest subsidy 0.058        
  Subtotal other support 0.058  0.031 0.027    1 
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2005 TOTAL AMS         0.027  37.404 37.431  
                      
           
 Grapes 1 July 2005 TOTAL AMS           0.811 0.811  
                      
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2005 Commodity loan in terest subsidy  0.258        
  Subtotal other support 0.258  0.084 0.174    1 
           
 Honey 1 Jan. 2005 TOTAL AMS         0.174   0.174  
                      
           
 Lentils 1 July 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.344        
  Subtotal other support 0.344  0.072 0.272    1 
           
 Lentils 1 July 2005 TOTAL AMS         0.272  11.104 11.375  
                      
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2005 Biodiesel pr ogram payments 0.300       2 
  Subtotal other support 0.300   0.300     
           
 Livestock 1 Jan. 2005 TOTAL AMS        0.300   0.300  
                      
 
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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 
           
Minor oilseeds           
  Canola 1 June 2005 Commodity loan  interest subsidy 0.003        
  Subtotal other support 0.003  0.025 (0.022)    1 
           
  Canola 1 June 2005 TOTAL AMS         (0.022)  13.540 13.518  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Flaxseed 1 July 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001        
  Subtotal other support 0.001  0.039 (0.038)    1 
           
  Flaxseed 1 July 2005 TOTAL AMS         (0.038)  0.005 0.000  
                      
           
Minor oilseeds            
  Sunflower 1 July 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.021        
  Subtotal other support 0.021  0.179 (0.158)    1 
           
  Sunflower 1 July 2005 TOTAL AMS         (0.158)  18.372 18.214  
                      
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.002        
  Subtotal other support 0.002  0.001 0.001    1 
           
 Mohair 1 Jan. 2005 TOTAL AMS         0.001  1.541 1.542  
                      
           
 Oats 1 June 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.052        
  Subtotal other support 0.052  0.015 0.037    1 
           
 Oats 1 June 2005 TOTAL AMS         0.037  0.005 0.043  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Orchards and 
vineyards 1 Jan. 2005 TOTAL AMS           0.127 0.127  
                      
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2005 Storage payments 31.490       3 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy  10.713        
  Subtotal other support 42.203  3.848 38.355    1 
           
 Peanuts 1 Aug. 2005 TOTAL AMS         38.355  50.830 89.185  
                      
           
 Rice 1 Aug. 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 8.077        
  Subtotal other support 8.077  4.050 4.027    1 
           
 Rice 1Aug. 2005 TOTAL AMS         4.027  128.483 132.509  
                      
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2005 Bioenergy program payments 0.100       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 2.994        
  Subtotal other support 3.094  0.076 3.018    1 
           
 Sorghum 1 Sept. 2005 TOTAL AMS         3.018  136.733 139.751  
                      
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2005 Biodiesel program payments 11.800       2 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 32.520        
  Subtotal other support 44.320  11.407 32.913    1 
           
 Soybeans 1 Sept. 2005 TOTAL AMS         32.913  36.254 69.168  
                      
 
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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 
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 8.420        
  Subtotal other support 8.420  3.971 4.449    1 
           
 Sugar 1 Oct. 2005 TOTAL AMS         4.449 1,114.355 80.400 1,199.205  
                      
           
 Wheat 1 June 2005 Commodity loan interest subsidy 5.238        
  Subtotal other support 5.238  1.695 3.543    1 
           
 Wheat 1 June 2005 TOTAL AMS         3.543  25.381 28.924  
                      
           
 Wool 1 Jan. 2005 TOTAL AMS           6.624 6.624  
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2005 TOTAL AMS      507.200 0. 000 59.920 447.280 5,907.921 6,700.131 13,055.365  
                      
 
1 Fees/levies include loan origination and related fees for most  loan commodities, in addition to marketing assessments for pean uts and tobacco. 
 
2 Payments made to bioenergy producers for increased purchases of agricultural commodities for bioenergy production. Reauthorize d by the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
 
3 The 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) established new storage payments fo r peanuts and sugar.  Sugar st orage payments were not implem ented in 2004. 
 
Public Law References : 
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural In vestment Act (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act) 
 
  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2005 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation 
 Projects in 17 Western States:  269.200  269.200 Based on a "debt financing method."  A long term interest rate is applied to 
the outstanding unpaid balance of capital investment by the Government in 
irrigation faciliti es to obtain the subsidy.  Irrigators repay the principal but not 
the interest on the project debt.  Estimates do not exist for each year.  The 
2003 estimate was assumed for 2005. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for 
grazing livestock on Federal Land:  
(fiscal year data are used) 61.209  22.280 38.929 The data are net budget outlays for livestock grazing on public range land in 
16 Western States operated by the Fore st Service (FS) and Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM).  The net budget outla ys include (as negative outlays) the 
receipts for fees paid by livestock producers, but do not include other "non-
fee" costs paid by the producers, such  as for building and maintaining water 
supplies and fences.  Including the ot her 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)  
    Indemnities paid to farmers 2,361.911  1,605.448 756.464 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 value of  the subsidy is reflected in the net 
value of the indemnities paid to producers for losses less the amount of the 
producer-paid premium.  Indemnities are paid whenever actual yield or 
revenue falls below the guarantee level. 
       
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specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-
product-specific 
support  
 
($ million) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
($ million) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
      
State credit programs: 48.806   48.806 Various credit related programs for agricu lture are funded by State 
governments to: supplement Federal progr ams, promote the "family farm," 
assist during economic downturns, and promote new enterprises and 
technological innovations.  The data ar e latest available from results of a 
discontinued mail survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic 
Research Service, reported by G. B. Wallace and others in "State Credit 
Subsidy Programs for Agriculture," Agricultural Income and Finance 
Situation and Outlook Report,  pp. 10-14 (December 1990). 
      
Farm storage facility loans: 0.191   0.191 Provides low-cost  financing for farmers to build or upgrade on-farm grain 
storage and handling facilities. Th e program is authorized under the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1949.   
      
Countercyclical payments: 4,748.700   4,748. 700 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 pr oduced commodity.  Authorized by the 
Farm Security and Rural Inve stment Act of 2002 (PL107-171). 
      
Total non-product-specific  
support : 7,220.818 269.200 1,627.728 5,862.290  AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$236,001 mil. = $11,800 mil. in 2005) 
 
 
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