WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1 
7 February 2008 
 
 (08-0581) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
  
 The following submission, dated 5 February 2008, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mexico .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments ( Tables ES:1  and 
ES:2 ) for 1997  and 1998 . 
 
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  In 1997 and 1998, export subsidies were provi ded only for sugar and wheat, and for maize 
and wheat, respectively.  The other products subject  to reduction commitments included in Part IV, 
Section II, of the Schedule LXXVII – Mexico did not receive any export subsidies in these years.  
 Please be advised that, in the context of e xport subsidy commitments (Table ES:1), Mexico 
did not provide any food aid in 1997 or 1998.  
  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1 
Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year beginni ng ... Subsidized  exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
(US$ million) Quantity 
(thousands of 
tonnes) Quantity Outlays 
(US$ million) Quantity 
(thousands of 
tonnes) 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)    (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
       
Sugar 1997 40.9 243.7  525.4 1,446.7 
Wheat  5.7 378.1  11.2 381.3 
       
 
Source : Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial , SECOFI (Ministry of Commerce and Industrial Development) and Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, 
Pesca y Alimantación , SAGARPA (Secretariat of Agriculture, Livest ock, Rural Development,  Fisheries and Food). 
Note : The exchange rate corresponds to the annual average rate for 1997 published by the Bank of Mexico (7.92 pesos/US$1). 
  
  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1
Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
 
 
 
(US$ 
million) Sales of 
stocks Producer-
financed 
subsidies Cost-reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product-
specific export 
subsidies 
 
 
(US$ million) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
 
 
 
(thousands of 
tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
         
Sugar  40.9      40.9 243.7 SECOFI 
Wheat  5.7      5.7 378.1 SAGARPA 
         
 
Source : SECOFI and SAGARPA. 
Note : The exchange rate corresponds to the annual average rate for 1997 published by the Bank of Mexico (7.92 pesos / US$1). 
  
  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1 
Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year beginning … 
 Quantity of total exports 
(thousands of tonnes) 
1 2 3 
071333 Beans 1997  6.5 
100110 Wheat   401.4 
100190    
100510 Maize   131.9 
100590    
100700 Sorghum   0.1 
040520 Sugar   1,250.3 
170111    
170112    
170191    
170199    
170230    
170240    
170260    
170290    
170310    
170390    
210690    
    
 
Source :  SAGARPA.  
  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1
Page 5Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year beginni ng ... Subsidized  exports Food aid Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
(US$ million) Quantity 
(thousands of 
tonnes) Quantity Outlays 
(US$ million) Quantity 
(thousands of 
tonnes) 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part IV)    (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
       
Maize 1998 1.9 58.1  124.6 2,840.0 
Wheat  5.1 183.9  10.9 374.2 
       
 
Source : SAGARPA. 
Note : The exchange rate corresponds to the annual average rate for 1998 published by the Bank of Mexico (9.15 pesos/US$1). 
  
  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1 
Page 6 Supporting Table ES.1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
 
 
 
(US$ 
million) Sales of 
stocks Producer-
financed 
subsidies Cost-reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product-
specific export 
subsidies 
 
 
(US$ million) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
 
 
 
(thousands of 
tonnes) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
         
Maize  1.9     1.9 58.1 SAGARPA 
Wheat  5.1     5.1 183.9 SAGARPA 
         
 
Source : Apoyos y Servicios a la Comercialización Agropecuaria , ASERCA (Agricultural Marketing Support and Services) and SAGARPA. 
Note : The exchange rate corresponds to the annual average rate for 1998 published by the Bank of Mexico (9.15 pesos/US$1). 
  
  G/AG/N/MEX/8/Rev.1
Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 
 
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year beginning … 
 Quantity of total exports 
(thousands of tonnes) 
1 2 3 
071333 Beans 1998  4.7 
100110 Wheat   183.9 
100190    
100510 Maize   231.2 
100590    
100700 Sorghum   0.1 
040520 Sugar   1,429.6 
170111    
170112    
170191    
170199    
170230    
170240    
170260    
170290    
170310    
170390    
210690    
    
Source :  SAGARPA. 
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