WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/BRA/26 
10 May 2010 
 (10-2652) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 29 April 2010, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Brazil .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the years  2004/05  and 2005/06 .  
  
  G/AG/N/BRA/26 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2004/2005  
 
Current total aggregate measurement of support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
912,105.15 
  
 
US$ '000  
 
117,003.6 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
1) GENERAL SERVICES 
(i) Research, including general research, research 
in connection with environmental programmes, 
and research programmes re lating to particular 
products Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to 
infrastructure, acquisition of equi pment and other expenditures in 
activities of coordination and maintenance of research and the 
diffusion of their results 66,155.8 General 
Budget 
  Agricultural development for social insertion research programme 5,463.3  
  Agricultural zoning service 1,992.3  
  Environmental research re lated to agriculture 217.4  
  Meteorological services re lated to agriculture 2,329.8  
  Sustainability and co mpetitiveness research programme 56,153.1  
(ii) Pest and disease control, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control 
measures, such as early warning systems, 
quarantine and eradication Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary and 
phytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control, 
training programmes related to disease control and prevention, warning 
services 41,389.4 General 
Budget 
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy prevention programme 531.1  
  Foot-and-Mouth Disease er adication programme 18,032.0  
  Pest and disease cont rol in animals 14,663.3  
  Pest and disease cont rol in plants 6,930.6  
  Support for regions affected by Foot-and-Mouth Disease 1,232.3   
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(iii) Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to secondary education that provides intermediate professional 
qualification and higher education oriented to rural activities provided 
by agricultural colleges and universities 101,001.4 
 General 
Budget 
  Capacity building programmes 12,207.6  
  Educational services for rural areas 14,729.1  
  Maintenance of agricultural techni cal public institutions 83,064.6  
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to 
producers and consumers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in  activities that 
provide technical assistance and rural extension services to small 
producers, operation and improvemen t of meteorological services, 
services for cooperatives and other farm associations (studies, 
researches and training) 207,195.2 
 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of equipments by municipaliti es for services in rural areas 40,852.6  
  Extension services on agr icultural production 51,475.3  
  Extension services on ru ral development 27,780.6  
  Extension services on sustainab ility and competitiveness 232.6  
  Management of public programmes 32,899.6  
  Publicity of public  interest 6,186.6  
  Support for projects of agricultural development 41,575.5  
  Support for technological innovation projects to family farming 514.2  
  Technology transfer 5,104.5  
  Weather forecast information 573.4  
(v) Inspection services, including general 
inspections services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
and standardization purposes Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to classification and inspectio n of animal and vegetal products, 
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fields 
registration), standardization an d grading, animal genetic and 
zootechnic improvement 15,069.8 
 General 
Budget 
  Classification and inspection of agricultural inputs 2,178.6  
  Food safety programmes 12,636.6  
  Inspection of agricultural services 155.8  
  Inspection of organic production 98.9   
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
marketing information, advice and promotion 
relating to particular products but excluding 
expenditure for unspecified purposes that could 
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price 
or confer a direct economic benefit to 
purchasers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to improvement of the mark eting system and development of 
new markets, support to the creati on and maintenance of expositions 
parks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of  central market 
facilities, and improvement of agricultural market information services 10,542.1 General 
Budget 
  International promotion services 405.4  
  Support for marketing projects 10,136.7  
(vii) Infrastructural services, including:  electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of 
transport, market and port facilities, water 
supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, 
and infrastructural works associated with 
environmental programmes.  In all cases the 
expenditure shall be direct ed to the provision or 
construction of capital works only, and shall 
exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm 
facilities other than for the reticulation of 
generally-availabl e public utilities.  It shall not 
include subsidies to inpu ts or operating costs, 
or preferential user charges. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to implementation and oper ation of irrigation programmes, 
construction and maintenance of pub lic dams for irrigation and for 
urban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural 
electricity network services and f acilities, electricity distribution, 
forestry development and management and environmental programmes 129,770.0 General 
Budget 
  Rural electric in frastructure 838.9  
  Support for infrastructure proj ects in rural areas 41,358.4  
  Support for irrigation programmes 87,572.7  
(viii) Agrarian organization;  agrarian reform 
settlement Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to agrarian policy, agrari an reform and settlement projects 681,699.7 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of rural land fo r agrarian organization 546,123.7  
  Management of the rural se ttlement programme 76,136.5  
  Preparatory measures  to acquisition of rural land 4,693.4  
  Support for rural settlement projects 54,746.1   
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Page 6 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD  
SECURITY PURPOSES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to expenditures with formation, maintenance and selling of 
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food 
security programme as defined by Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), 
from 17/01/91 147,932.1 General 
Budget 
 Inspection of public stocks 641.3  
 Management of public stockholding programme 97,709.0  
 Programme of acquisition of agric ultural products from family 
farming 49,581.8  
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to 
the poor 503,491.2 General 
Budget 
 Meals for children in public schools 503,491.2  
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE 
PROGRAMME Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to decrease risk and un certainty in agriculture, through 
agricultural insurance sponsored  by the federal government 16,143.7 General 
Budget 
 Warranty-Crop Fund 16,143.7  
 Total 1,929,390.2  
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2004/2005  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and diffe rential treatment - "D evelopment programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question  
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Funds for variable input acquisitions PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds, 
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferential 
interest rates generally availabl e to low-income or resource-
poor producers (under PRONAF Programme)  149,736.9 Central Bank 
Funds for agricultural investments INVESTME NT CREDIT - government and private funds, 
directed to improve rural struct ure, acquisition of machines, 
equipment, vehicles and animal services  456,451.6 Central Bank 
Funds for input subsidies INPUT SUBSIDIES - government funds gene rally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers (under PRONAF 
Programme)  294.9 General 
Budget 
Debt rescheduling programmes DEBT RESCHEDULING - Resche duling of debts in longer 
terms and most favourable conditions (under PRONAF and 
PROCERA Programmes)  19,802.2 National 
Treasure  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2004/2005  
 
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support  
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
(US$ '000) Product-specific  
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(US$ '000) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ '000) 
1 2 3 4 
Maize 14,049.7 - " de minimis " 
Rice 2,135.8 - "de minimis " 
Wheat 117,003.6 - 117,003.6 
Cotton 44,324.6 - "de minimis " 
Sugar cane 8,242.4 - "de minimis " 
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9) 1,193,431.80 - " de minimis " 
Current Total AMS   117,003.6 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2004/2005  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total 
market 
price 
support 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Edible beans July 2004 Minimum Support Price 287.29 472.49 11.7  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2004 Minimum Support Pr ice 70.84 102.8  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
  Acquisition from Public Option 
Contracts 102.05 131.35 282.8  921.1 0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2004 Minimum Support Price 127.79 174.13  67.3  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Wheat March 2005 Minimum Support Pr ice 159.46 453.7  12,944.1 MAPA/CONAB 
  Acquisition from Public Option 
Contracts 163.06 130.93  
205.1  279.2 6,310.7 MAPA/CONAB 
   Total 19,254.8 
  
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Page 10  Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2004/2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$ '000) Other product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies
 
  
(US$ '000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
(US$ '000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$ '000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$ '000) Total AMS
 
 
  
(US$ '000) Data sources
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton July 2004 Premium for 
Product Outflow (PEP) 23,259.8   23,259.8   44,324.6 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium (PROP) 21,064.8   21,064.8    MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2004 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 14,049.7   14,049.7   14,049.7 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2004 Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 2,135.8   2,135.8   2,135.8 MAPA/CONAB 
Sugar cane July 2004 Marketing 
Credit 
Equalization 
Programme for 
Ethanol  8,242.4  8,242.4   8,242.4 MAPA/CONAB 
Wheat March 
2005 Premium for 
Product Outflow (PEP) 90,865.1   90,865.1 19,254.8  117,003.6
 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium (PROP) 6,883.7   6,883.7    MAPA/CONAB  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:9 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Agricultural year 2004/2005  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s)  Agricultural year 
beginning  Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(US$ '000)  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-product-specific 
production and 
marketing credit  July 2004 - 356,013.9 - 356,013.9 Central Bank 
Debt rescheduling 
programmes July 2004 - 826,004.6 - 826,004.6 National Treasure 
Risk Minimizing 
Agribusiness 
Programme January 2005 11,413.3 - - 11,413.3 General Budget 
Total     1,193,431.9  
 
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  "De minimis "  Clause Verification 
Agricultural Year 2004/2005 
 
Product-Specific AMS Value of Production 
Product 
US$ '000 US$ '000 AMS/Value of 
Production 
1 2 3 4 
Cotton 44,324.6 2,495,393.9 1.78% 
Maize 14,049.7 3,885,636.5 0.36% 
Rice 2,135.8 2,059,755.2 0.10% 
Sugar cane 8,242.4 5,401,208.9 0.15% 
Wheat 117,003.6 580,600.5 20.15% 
 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS Value of Production 
  
US$ '000 US$ '000 AMS/Value of  
Production 
1 2 3 4 
Total 1,193,431.9 50,969,770.2 2.34%  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2005/2006  
 
Current total aggregate measurement of support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
912,105.15 
  
 
US$ '000  
 
"de minimis " 
  
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Page 14 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
1) GENERAL SERVICES 
(i) Research, including general research, research 
in connection with envi ronmental programmes, 
and research programmes relating to particular 
products Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to 
infrastructure, acquisition of equi pment and other expenditures in 
activities of coordination and ma intenance of research and the 
diffusion of their results 82,525.3 General 
Budget 
  Agricultural development for social insertion research programme 6,147.5  
  Agricultural zoning service 3,050.0  
  Environmental research re lated to agriculture 400.6  
  Meteorological services re lated to agriculture 427.5  
  Sustainability and co mpetitiveness research programme 72,499.7  
(ii) Pest and disease contro l, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control 
measures, such as early warning systems, 
quarantine and eradication Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary and 
phytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control, 
training programmes related to dis ease control and prevention, warning 
services 61,441.7 General 
Budget 
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy prevention programme 202.7  
  Foot-and-Mouth Disease er adication programme 21,484.0  
  Pest and disease cont rol in animals 29,945.8  
  Pest and disease cont rol in plants 7,740.6  
  Support for regions affected by Foot-and-Mouth Disease 2,068.7   
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 Page 15Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(iii) Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to secondary education that  provides intermediate professional 
qualification and higher education orie nted to rural activities provided 
by agricultural colleges and universities 141,436.7 General 
Budget 
  Capacity building programmes 13,603.8  
  Educational services for rural areas 16,913.6  
  Maintenance of agricultural techni cal public institutions 110,919.3  
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to 
producers and consumers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities that 
provide technical assistance and ru ral extension services to small 
producers, operation and improveme nt of meteorological services, 
services for cooperatives and othe r farm associations (studies, 
researches and training) 277,455.7 
 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of equipments by municipaliti es for services in rural areas 52,422.8  
  Extension services on agr icultural production 48,183.8  
  Extension services on ru ral development 54,041.1  
  Extension services on sustainab ility and competitiveness 221.3  
  Management of public programmes 35,868.7  
  Publicity of public  interest 6,646.3  
  Support for projects of agricultural development 71,033.3  
  Support for technological innovation projects to family farming 218.9  
  Technology transfer 5,990.6  
  Weather forecast information 2,828.8  
(v) Inspection services, including general 
inspections services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
and standardization purposes Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to classification and inspecti on of animal and vegetal products, 
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fields 
registration), standardization a nd grading, animal genetic and 
zootechnic improvement 12,434.3 General 
Budget 
  Classification and inspection of agricultural inputs 1,873.6  
  Food safety programmes 10,305.3  
  Inspection of agricultural services 149.6  
  Inspection of organic production 105.8   
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Page 16 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
marketing information, advice and promotion 
relating to particular products but excluding 
expenditure for unspecified purposes that could 
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price 
or confer a direct economic benefit to 
purchasers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to improvement of the mark eting system and development of 
new markets, support to the creation and maintenance of expositions 
parks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of central market 
facilities, and improvement of agricultural market information services 5,831.2 
 General 
Budget 
  International promotion services 392.4  
  Support for marketing projects 5,438.7  
(vii) Infrastructural services, including:  electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of 
transport, market and port facilities, water 
supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, 
and infrastructural works associated with 
environmental programmes.  In all cases the 
expenditure shall be directed to the provision or 
construction of capital works only, and shall 
exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm 
facilities other than for the reticulation of 
generally-availabl e public utili ties.  It shall not 
include subsidies to inputs or operating costs, 
or preferential user charges. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to implementation and ope ration of irrigation programmes, 
construction and maintenance of pub lic dams for irrigation and for 
urban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural 
electricity network services and facilities, electricity distribution, 
forestry development and management and environmental programmes 173,933.6 General 
Budget 
  Rural electric in frastructure 584.7  
  Support for infrastructure proj ects in rural areas 64,333.1  
  Support for irrigation programmes 109,015.8  
(viii) Agrarian organization; agrarian reform 
settlement Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to agrarian policy, agrari an reform and settlement projects 803,558.9 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of rural land fo r agrarian organization 630,941.0  
  Management of the rural se ttlement programme 104,176.7  
  Preparatory measures  to acquisition of rural land 8,321.2  
  Support for rural settlement projects 60,120.0   
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 Page 17Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD  
SECURITY PURPOSES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with forma tion, maintenance and selling of 
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food 
security programme as defined by  Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), 
from 17/01/91 156,739.1 
 General 
Budget 
 Inspection of public stocks 659.6  
 Management of public stockholding programme 121,817.4  
 Programme of acquisition of agric ultural products from family 
farming 34,262.2  
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to 
the poor 680,501.8 General 
Budget 
 Meals for children in public schools 680,501.8  
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE 
PROGRAMME Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to decrease risk and un certainty in agriculture, through 
agricultural insurance sponsored  by the federal government 26,000.7 General 
Budget 
 Warranty-Crop Fund 26,000.7  
 Total 2,421,858.9  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2005/2006  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and diffe rential treatment - "D evelopment programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Funds for variable input acquisitions PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds, 
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferential 
interest rates generally availabl e to low-income or resource-
poor producers (under PRONAF Programme)  98,810.1 Central Bank 
Funds for agricultural investments INVESTME NT CREDIT - government and private funds, 
directed to improve rural struct ure, acquisition of machines, 
equipment, vehicles and animal services  642,398.7 Central Bank 
Funds for input subsidies INPUT SUBSIDIES - government funds gene rally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers (under PRONAF 
Programme)  520.5 General 
Budget 
Debt rescheduling programmes DEBT RESCHEDULING – Resche duling of debts in longer 
terms and most favourable conditions (under PRONAF and 
PROCERA Programmes)  23,009.6 National 
Treasure  
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 Page 19Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2005/2006  
 
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support  
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
(US$ '000) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ '000) 
1 2 3 4 
Cassava 1,326.4 - " de minimis " 
Cotton 82,711.7 - " de minimis " 
Maize 129,131.5 - " de minimis " 
Rice 57,890.9 - " de minimis " 
Soybean 14,094.4 - " de minimis " 
Wheat 22,375.8 - " de minimis " 
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9) 1,343,017.8 - " de minimis "  
Current Total AMS  - "de minimis " 
  
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Page 20 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2005/2006  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total 
market 
price 
support 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Cotton July 2005 Minimum Support Price 1,325.64 1,255.46 4.5  315.8 MAPA/CONAB 
Edible beans July 2005 Minimum Support Price 349.25 472.49 0.5  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2005 Minimum Support Pric e 93.01 131.35 1,100.9  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2005 Minimum Support Pric e 185.15 694.7  7,655.6 MAPA/CONAB 
  Acquisition from Public Option 
Contracts 208.04 174.13  701.0  9,712.6 14,058.3 MAPA/CONAB 
      Total: 21,713.9  
Wheat March 2006 Minimum Support Price 185.70 130.93  31.9  1,747.2 MAPA/CONAB 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2005/2006  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description 
of basic 
products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/...) 
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton July 2005 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)     39,108.4  39,108.4 MAPA/CONAB 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2005/2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$ '000) Other product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies
 
  
(US$ '000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
(US$ '000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$ '000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$ '000) Total AMS
 
 
  
(US$ '000) Data sources
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cassava July 2005 Private Option 
Risk Premium (PROP) 1,326.4   1,326.4   1,326.4 MAPA/CONAB 
Cotton July 2005 Premium for 
Product Outflow (PEP) 10,159.0   10,159.0 315.8 39, 108.4 82,711.7 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 33,128.5   33,128.5    MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2005 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 78,796.1   78,796.1   129,131.5 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 50,335.4   50,335.4    MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2005 Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 26,796.9   26,796.9 21,713.9  57,890.9 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium (PROP) 9,380.1   9,380.1    MAPA/CONAB 
Soybean July 2005 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 14,094.4   14,094.4   14,094.4 MAPA/CONAB  
   G/AG/N/BRA/26
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of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$ '000) Other product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$ '000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$ '000) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat March 
2006 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 20,628.6   20,628.6 1,747.2  22,375.8 MAPA/CONAB  
  G/AG/N/BRA/26 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Agricultural year 2005/2006  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s)  Agricultural year 
beginning  Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(US$ '000)  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-product-specific 
production and 
marketing credit  July 2005 - 358,394.1 - 358,394.1 Central Bank 
Debt rescheduling 
programmes July 2005 - 959,794.4 - 959,794.4 National Treasure 
Risk Minimizing 
Agribusiness 
Programme January 2006 24,829.3 - - 24,829.3 General Budget 
Total     1,343,017.8  
 
  G/AG/N/BRA/26 
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  "De minimis "  Clause Verification 
Agricultural Year 2005/2006 
 
Product-Specific AMS Value of Production 
Product 
US$ '000 US$ '000 AMS/Value of 
Production 
1 2 3 4 
Cassava 1,326.4 2,010,346.0 0.07% 
Cotton 82,711.7 1,301,841.8 6.35% 
Maize 129,131.5 4,576,450.0 2.82% 
Rice 57,890.9 1,979,271.6 2.92% 
Soybeans 14,094.4 8,491,012.1 0.17% 
Wheat 22,375.8 458,725.0 4.88% 
  
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS Value of Production 
  
US$ '000 US$ '000 AMS/Value of  
Production 
1 2 3 4 
Total 1,343,017.8 57,899,415.7 2.32% 
 
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