WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/USA/77 
12 October 2010 
 (10-5252) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 16 September 2010, 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 year 2008 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008 
 
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 
   
2008  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 6,254.892 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2008 (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:   11,119   
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   Research and advisory function.  Acquires,  maintains, and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,149 Includes National Agricultural Library functions. 
  Buildings & Facilities 127 Conducts research on a wide va riety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Misc. Contributed Funds 19 plant an d animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
Cooperative State Rese arch, Extension,  
and Education Service (CSREES)  Renamed National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) beginning FY2009 by 2008 Farm 
Act (PL110-246). 
  Research and Education Activities 650  Res earch function.  Provides grants to state agricultural research  establishments.  Pa rticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
   
  Integrated activities 54 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Extension Activities 422 Advisory function.  Participates with state cooperative extension system on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
  Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers 6  Advisory function. 
  Community-based organizations receive grants a nd contracts to provide outreach and technical 
assistance to disadvantaged farms.  Assists producers in the community in their farm 
ownership and operation, and in their particip ation in government programs.  Funding shifted 
to CSREES beginning in 2005.   No direct payments. 
   
  Biomass Research and Development 10 Funds  research and development pr ojects leading to the produc tion 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 
2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  (Previously admi nistered by Rural Cooperative-Business 
Service.) 
    
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Page 4 Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA ) & Natural Resources   
Conservation Service (NRCS) 2/   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance   734 Extension, advisory, and training service functions. Revised data. USDA agenci es 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 as reauthoriz ed under 2008 Farm Act (PL110-246). 
Rural Bus. and Coop. Development Ser.(RBCD)   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 30 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centres 
for development of new cooperatives and improve operations of existing cooperatives 
(PL 104-127); also provides grants for value-adde d marketing for cooperatives reauthorized by 
the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
Rural Energy for American Program 
    (formerly Renewable Energy Program) 17 Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ra nchers, and small rural 
businesses to purchase renewable energy system s and make energy efficiency improvements.  
Reauthorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries & Expenses 3/ 1,176  Inspectio n/pest and disease control function.   
  Buildings & Facilities  4  Protects animal and plant resources from destru ctive 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 government s provide a number of generally available s ervices. 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 (GIP&S)  Marketing/in spection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Salaries & Expenses 37  Provides for official inspection and implementati on of the system of standards for marketing 
and conducts surveillance and investigatory ac tivities to protect producers and consumers from 
unfair trade practices. 
   
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)   Safety/inspection function.   
  Salaries & Expenses  908  Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspec. & Grading of Farm Products 13  
    
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 Page 5Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 85  Devel ops marketing standards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States & Possessions  11 Grants to states for pr ojects, such as improving market ing information, and developing g rading 
standards. 
  Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act F und  11  Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade practices.  
  Expenses and Refunds, Inspection and Grading of Farm 
Products (formerly called Miscellaneous Trust Funds) 177  Grading and certification services ar e provided on a fee-for-service basis. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 78  Research  and advisory function.  Performs economi c research and analysis for the public, 
congress, and the Executive Branch. 
   
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)   
  National Agricultural Statistics Service  160  Research and advisory function.  Pr ovides official estimates of resource utili zation, production, 
and prices of agricultural products. 
   
Executive Operations   
  World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) 4  Research and advi sory function.  Provides economi c information about current outlo ok and 
situation for commodity supply and price. Combin ed with other executive operations in the 
Budget after 1994. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Operations 867  Advisory function. 
  To promote conservation of soil and water, N RCS provides technical a ssistance, conducts soil 
surveys, and assesses erosion fact ors (formerly activity of "SCS"). 
   
  Resource Conservation and Development 52  Assists individuals and localities to de velop area-wide plans for resource conserva tion and 
development. Some cost-share payments prior to 1994. 
   
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0   
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 60,519   
   
Food & Consumer Services (FCS)   
  Food Program Administration 138  Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children.  
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Page 6 Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
   
  Food Stamp Program 39,319  Low-income people receive financ ial assistance to help purchas e nutritious food.  (Renamed 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning FY2009 by the 2008 Farm Act 
(PL110-246)). 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 13,932 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. 6,160  Food supplements to improve health of low-income mothers, infants, and young childr en. 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 230  CAP include previously separate programs: Commodity Supplemental Food, Emergency Food , 
assistance to Indian Reservations and to Pacific Islands and Nutrition for the Elderly.  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
   Section 32 (AMS) 740  Funds purchases of commoditi es distributed to low-income, children, and elderly people 
through the FNS food programs described above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 5,776   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
   Direct Payments: 4,821  Payments made to producers and landowners based on acreage and production in a prior base 
period, as specified in the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and reauthorized in the 2008 Farm Act 
(PL110-246). 
   
  Tobacco quota buyout 955  Buyout of marketing quota und er 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. 
    
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 Page 7Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 65  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  62  Under the 1994 Federal Crop In surance Reform Act (P.L.103-354), producers of crops not 
currently insurable under other programs received  benefits if it was determined by the USDA 
that there had been yield losses greater than 35 per cent for the area, and greater than 
50 per cent for the individual farm.  The area lo ss requirement was eliminated per Section 109 
of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-224). The 50 per cent loss 
requirement for each producer has been continued. 
   
  Emergency loans 4/ 3  Emergency loans provides emergency funding and te chnical assistance for farmers and 
ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and for carrying out emergency 
water conservation m easures in periods of severe drought. 
   
(g) Structural adjustment through producer retirement 
programs: 0   
   
(h) Structural adjustment through resource retirement 
programs: 0  
   
(i) Structural adjustment th rough investment aids: 123   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 5/ 119  Program incl udes (i) short-term and long-term loans ma de at preferential interest rates and 
(ii) guarantees of private loans.  Eligibility (cle arly defined in regulations) determined by status 
as owner-operator of a family-sized farm in situa tions 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: 3,983  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) & Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 2,036  Soil erosion reduction and other environmental benefits are addressed through 10-year ren tal 
agreements to establish permanent cover crops on cropland.  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Emergency Conservation Program 28  Assist s in funding emergency conservation measur es necessary to rest ore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)      Agricultural Management Assistance Pr ogram 7  Provides cost-share assistance for conservation practices that improve water m anagement, 
water quality, and erosion control.  R eauthorized under 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
   Conservation Stewardship Program 
      (replaces former Conservation Security Program) 356  Provides payments for structural and land  management practices that address resource 
concerns.  Authorized by 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
   Grassland Reserve Program 3  Long-term  contracts or easements to restore and c onserve grassland.  Reauthorized under 2008 
Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program 173  Conservation and restoratio n of wetlands through long-term  agreements. Producers must 
implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base. Funding transferred to NRCS 
under 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 84  Provides technical assistance and cost-share assistance to  landowners to develop habi tat for 
upland wildlife, wetlands wildlife, endangered species, fish, and other wildlife. Funds come 
from CCC under 5-10 year contracts (Title III, Public Law 104-127). 
   
   Farmland Protection Program 
       (formerly Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program) 96  Conservation plans are made and easements purchased through State, tribe, or local 
government agencies to protect topsoil by  limiting conversion to non-agricultural 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 La w 104-127);  renamed under 2008 Farm Act (PL 
110-246). 
    
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 Page 9Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
  Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQIP) 1,200 Encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt practi ces that reduce environm ental and resource 
problems.  Half of the funds are targeted to livestock production practi ces. Authorized by the 
1996 Farm Act (PL 104-127) and reauthorized  under the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and 
2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246).  Includes expenditu res for the Klamath Basin program and 
Agricultural Water Enhancemen t Program (formerly the Ground and Surface Water program) 
that were previously reported separately. 
   
(k) Payments Under Regional  Assistance Programs 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0   
   
Grand Total  81,585   
   
 
1/  Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal year s. Outlays were excluded from domes tic U.S. tables if not relat ed 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 agricult ure. 
 
2/  In providing technical assistance, USDA agencies explain and determine eligibilit y for conservation programs, help develop individual conservation plans, help in stall approved practices, provide  
information and educational assi stance, and consult with univers ities and other government agenci es. The Farm Service Agency da ta relate only to participation in  the Conservation Reserve Program 
(CRP).  
 
3/  Includes $350 million for pest and disease management programs. 
 
4/ Data on state outlays for agriculture are not yet available in the Census of G overnments for FY2008 due to a lag in reportin g. New data will become  available in late 2010. 
 
5/  Derived as the difference between FmHA and commercial interest rates times the value of loans made during the year.  Data a lso include budget outlays for recognized losses on FmHA loan 
guarantees.  Farm Credit System (FCS) program s are not included because loans are not subsidized. The Farm Credit Amendments Ac t of 1986 forbids the FCS from under pricing its competition.  
Also, the FCS interest rates are greater than commercial rates,  after adjusting announced rates for the mandatory stock purchas e requirement paid by borrowers without compensation. 
 
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 108-357, American Jobs  Creation Act of 2004, Title II, Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (22 October 200 4). 
Public Law 110-28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katr ina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 ( 25 May 2007). 
Public Law 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (18 June 2008).  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2008 
 
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. Amount 1/ 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
  Barley 0.118 1,259.357 62.968  2/ 
  Corn 20.820 49,312.615 2,465.631  2/ 
  Cotton 1,129.963 3, 984.193 199.210  1,129.963 
  Dairy 3,972.980 35,050. 757 1,752.538  3,972.980 
  Dry peas 0.028 166.945 8.347  2/ 
  Honey 0.067 226.294 11.315  2/ 
  Lentils 0.004 80.943 4.047  2/ 
  Livestock 3/ 659.800 90,447.744 4,522.387  2/ 
  Mohair 1.055 3.602 0.180  1.055 
  Oats 0.016 269.763 13.488  2/ 
  Peanuts 14.435 1,193.617 59.681  2/ 
  Rice 4.162 3,603.460 180.173  2/ 
  Sorghum 0.115 1,631.065 81.553  2/ 
  Soybeans 6.573 29,458.225 1,472.911  2/ 
  Sugar 1,145.980 2, 104.100 105.205  1,145.980 
  Wheat 2.159 16,625.759 831.288  2/ 
  Wool 4.914 32.486 1.624  4.914 
     
    Total  6,963.189   6,254.892  
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non-product-specific (AMS) Calculated AMS Value of production Current Total AMS 
  
Mil. dol. Amount 1/ 
Mil. dol. 5 per cent of value 
Mil. dol.  
Mil. dol. 
1 2 3 4 5 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 5,988.837 316,512.942 15,825.647 2/ 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    6,254.892 
          
 
1/ Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics  Service (NASS), in general.  Cash receipts from the  Econom ic Research Service Farm Income Data were used for fruits and nuts, 
vegetables, horses and mules, other livestock, and "other crops", excluding cash receipts for some specific crops that are avai lable as actual 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). 
3/ Livestock category includes a ll types of livestock eligible for Livestock Indemnity Program payments--cattle & calves, sheep  & lambs, poultry, swine, goats, llamas, alpacas, emus, deer, elk, 
reindeer, and equine.    
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2008 
 
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 
     
Butter   1 Oct. 2008   Price suppor t/quota 2,314.853 1,279 0.728  754.101  1/ 
         
Non-fat dry milk   1 Oct. 2008   Pric e support/quota 1,763.698 1,342 0.629  265.248 2/ 
   2,028.252 1,342 0.087  59.704  
         
Cheddar cheese   1 Oct. 2008   Price support/quota 2,491.223 1, 283 1.216  1,469.199 2/ 
   2,888.055 1,283 0.235  377.188  
         
Total Dairy   
  2,925.440  
   
    
Sugar   1 Oct. 2008   Price suppor t/quota 396.832 230.824 6.832  1,134.201  3/ 
    
Total All Commodities  
(before de minimis)  4,059.641 
1/ External reference price is 1986-88 average price from FAS/US DA reported prices, FOB Northern Europe and other world ports. 
2/ Applied administered prices were adju sted in August 2009. The first row applies to the 1 October 2008 – 31 July 2009 period,  and the second row applies to the 1 August 2009 – 30 September 
2009 period. 
3/  Reference price based on 1986-88 average Caribbean price adjusted to include tr ansportation costs of $28.66/tonne (28.66 + 202.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbean pr ice is the simple average of 
12 monthly prices.  Applied administered pr ice is the announced loan rate for cane s ugar (18 cents per lb.).  Eligible producti on for market price support is the smaller of either actual production or 
the Overall Allotment Qu antity (OAQ), as provided for in the 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) and continued under the 2008 Farm Act ( PL 110-246). The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be 
marketed during any year, thereby determining the maximum amount  of production eligible for pr ice support.  Eligible production  for 2008 is actual sugar production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2008 
 
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 2008 Marketing loan gains     0.010    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.001      Subtotal other payments     0.011  0.011  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       0.011  
                      
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2008 Loan deficiency payments     129.930    
  Marketing loan gains     0.100    
  Certificate exchange gains     823.131    
  Subtotal other payments     953.161  953.161             
  Subtotal all direct payments       953.161  
                      
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2008 Dairy indemnities     0.651    
  Dairy disaster payments     290.000   1/ 
  Dairy market loss payment 
(MILC)     756.889    
  Subtotal other payments     1,047.540  1,047.540  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       1,047.540  
                      
           
  Livestock 1 Jan. 2008 Li vestock indemnity payments     659.800   2/ 
  Subtotal other payments     659.800  659.800  
             Subtotal all direct payments       659.800  
                      
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2008 Loan deficiency payments     1.044    
  Marketing loan gains     0.007    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.003      Subtotal other payments     1.054  1.054  
           
  Subtotal all direct payments       1.054  
                      
 
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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 
                      
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2008 Marketing loan gains     1.466    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.130    
  Certificate exchange gains     3.578    
  Subtotal other payments     5.174  5.174             
  Subtotal all direct payments       5.174  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2008 Loan deficiency payments     4.913    
  Marketing loan gains     0.001    
  Subtotal other payments     4.914  4.914  
             Subtotal all direct payments       4.914  
                      
           
All Commodities           
(before de 
minimis ) 2008   Subtotal all direct payments 
    2,671.654  2,671.654 
 
                      
 
1/ Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Program (DELA P) payments were authorized by the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Act.  The pro gram provides a one-time payment to dairy operations that 
produced milk in the U.S. and commercially marketed it between February and July 2009 . The payments are intended to offset loss es from low milk prices and high production costs during that 
period.   
 
2/ Livestock category includes a ll types of livestock eligible for Livestock Indemnity Program payments--cattle & calves, sheep  & lambs, poultry, swine, goats, llamas, alpacas, emus, deer, elk, 
reindeer, and equine.  Data indicating the sh are of payments going to different categor ies of eligible livestock is not availab le. 
 
Public Law References:  
Public Law 111-80,  Agriculture, Rural De velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2 010, (2010 Agriculture Appropriations Act) 
(16 October 2009). 
 
 
  
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Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008 
 
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 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.170        
  Subtotal other support 0.170  0.063 0.107    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.107  0.011 0.118  
                      
           
  Corn 1 Sept. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 31.080        
  Subtotal other support 31.080  10.260 20.820    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    20.820   20.820  
                      
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2008 Storage payments 81.731        
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 24.371          Upland cotton EAA 74.661          ELS cotton user marketing payments 9.630          Subtotal other support 190.393  13.591 176.802    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    176.802  953.161 1,129.963  
                      
 
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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. 2008 TOTAL AMS     2,925.440 1,047.540 3,972.980  
                      
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.042        
  Subtotal other support 0.042  0.014 0.028    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.028   0.028  
                      
           
  Honey 1 Jan. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.101        
  Subtotal other support 0.101  0.034 0.067    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.067   0.067  
                      
           
   Lentils 1 July 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.008        
  Subtotal other support 0.008  0.004 0.004    1/ 
           
  TOTAL AMS    0.004   0.004  
                      
           
  Livestock 1 Jan. 2008 TOTAL AMS      659.800 659.800  
           
 
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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 
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.001        
  Subtotal other suport 0.001  0.000 0.001    1/ 
           
  TOTAL AMS    0.001  1.054 1.055  
           
           
  Oats 1 June 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.024        
  Subtotal other support 0.024  0.008 0.016    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.016   0.016  
                      
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy  12.852        
  Subtotal other support 12.852  3.591 9.261    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    9.261  5.174 14.435  
                      
           
  Rice 1 Aug. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 6.386        
  Subtotal other support 6.386  2.224 4.162    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    4.162   4.162  
                      
 
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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 
           
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.196        
  Subtotal other support 0.196  0.081 0.115    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    0.115   0.115  
                      
           
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 11.283        
  Subtotal other support 11.283  4.710 6.573    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    6.573   6.573  
                      
           
  Sugar 1 Oct. 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 17.371        
  Subtotal other support 17.371  5.592 11.779    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    11.779 1,134.201  1,145.980  
                      
           
  Wheat 1 June 2008 Commodity loan interest subsidy 3.340        
  Subtotal other support 3.340  1.181 2.159    1/            
  TOTAL AMS    2.159   2.159  
                      
 
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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 
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2008 TOTAL AMS      4.914 4.914  
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de minimis ) 2008 TOTAL AMS 273.247 0.000 41.353 231.894 4,059.641 2,671.654 6,963.189  
           
                      
 
1/ Fees/levies include loan origination a nd related fees for most loan commodities. 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2008 and fiscal year 2008 
 
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 
(2+3-4) 6 
      
Irrigation on Bureau of 
Reclamation 
 Projects in 17 Western States:  203.828  203.828 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) 62.590  18.058 44.532 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 8,669.369  4,160.789 4,508.580 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. 
The chosen guarantee (coverage) level commonly ranges from 50 per cent to 
85 per cent of the historical average yield or expected revenue. Data include 
information for the Group Risk Plan (GRP), introduced in 1993, and the 
Group Risk Income Plan (GRIP) and Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) plan, 
both introduced in 1999.  GRP and GRIP indemnities are paid when county-
wide results fall below the guarantee leve l that ranges as high as 90 per cent of 
expected yield or revenue. 
      
       
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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 
(2+3-4) 6 
      
Countercyclical payment 1,219.841    1,219.841 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 
2002 Farm Act (PL107-171). 
      
Farm storage facility loans 3.564   3.564 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 Ac t of 1949.  It was discontinued in 
the early 1980s and re-established in FY2000. 
      
Biomass crop assistance program 8.492   8.492 Provides financial assistance to produ cers or entities that deliver eligible 
biomass material to desi gnated biomass conversion fa cilities for use as heat, 
power, biobased products or biofuels.  A ssistance is for costs of collection, 
harvest, storage and transportation asso ciated with delivery of eligible 
materials.  Authorized by the 2008 Farm Act (PL 110-246). 
      
Total non-product-specific  
support : 9,963.856 203.828 4,178.847 5,988.837 AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$316,513 mil. = $15,826 mil. in 2008) 
 
 
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