WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/USA/62 
28 February 2008 
 (08-0905) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 27 February 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America .  The notification concerns export subsidy commitments 
(Tables ES:1 and ES:2 ) for 2003 , 2004  and 2005 . 
   
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Page 2 Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning  (1) Subsidized exports Food aid (2)  Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes)  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5  6 7 
Wheat and wheat flour  0 0 1,971,506 (3) 363,814,616 14,522,060 
Coarse grains  0 0 259,600 (4) 46,117,755 1,560,599 
Rice  0 0 205,500  2,368,925 38,544 
Vegetable oils  0 0 246,300  14,082,900 141,299 
Butter and butter oil  0 0 0  30,497,220 21,097 
Skim milk powder  1,750,040 68,201 81,300  82,463,935 68,201 
Cheese  934,500 3,030 0  3,635,638 3,030 
Other milk products  0 0 0  20,974 34 
Bovine meat  0 0 0  22,822,166 17,589 
Pigmeat  0 0 0  497,055 395 
Poultry meat  0 0 0  14,554,827 27,994 
Live dairy cattle (head)  0 0 0  11,881,419 11,024 
Eggs (dozen)  0 0 0  1,604,478 6,919,603 
Upland Cotton (5)  203,595,407 2,357,379 0  0 0 
 
(1) All quantity commitments are for the period 1 July 2003 through  30 June 2004 while budgetary ou tlay commitments are impleme nted on fiscal year basi s beginning 1 October 2003. 
(2) Data is for food aid to all destinations on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2003. 
(3) Includes wheat, bulgur wheat, and wh eat flour on wheat equivalent basis. 
(4) Sorghum. 
(5) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton User 
Marketing Certificate Program constituted export subsidies within th e meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On February 8, 2006, the United States enacted legislation to 
repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marketing year (i.e., July 31, 2006).  Qu antity and budgetary data are based on when payments were made. 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies (1) 
 
(US$) Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies (1) 
(US$) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
(2) 
(tonnes) Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Wheat and wheat flour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  (3) 
Coarse grains 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Rice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Vegetable oils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Butter and butter oil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Skim milk powder 1,750,040 0 0 0 0 1,750,040 68,201 USDA/FAS  
Cheese 934,500 0 0 0 0 934,500 3,030 USDA/FAS  Other milk products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Bovine meat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Pigmeat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Poultry meat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Live dairy cattle (head) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Eggs (dozen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Upland Cotton (4)  203,595,407 0 0 0 0 203,595,407 2,357,379 USDA/FSA  (5) 
 
(1) Budgetary Outlays are on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2003. 
(2) Quantity commitments are reported for the 1 July 2003 through 1 June 2004 period. 
(3) USDA/FAS – U.S. Departme nt of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. 
(4) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Program cons tituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marketin g year (i.e., July 31, 2006).  Quantity and budgetary data are  based on when payments were made. 
(5) USDA/FSA – U.S. Depa rtment of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency.  
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Page 4 Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Marketing year 1 July 2003 through 30 June 2004 Unit Quantity of total exports 
1 2  3 
Bovine meat  Metric Tons 453,842 
Live dairy cattle  Head 8,702 
Pigmeat  Metric Tons 266,726 
Poultry meat  Metric Tons 2,442,722 
Eggs  Dozen 82,613,811 
Cheese  Metric Tons 28,056 
Coarse Grains  Metric Tons 7,063,294 
Rice  Metric Tons 2,196,724 
Skim milk powder  Metric Tons 149,132 
Other milk products  Metric Tons 14,933 
Wheat  Metric Tons 31,926,206 
Oilseeds  Metric Tons 26,448,159 
Butter and butter oil  Metric Tons 5,142 
Oilcakes  Metric Tons 5,452,913 
Vegetables  Metric Tons 3,010,516 
Vegetable oils  Metric Tons 774,715 
Fruit  Metric Tons 3,362,316 
Tobacco  Metric Tons 155,354 
Upland Cotton  Metric Tons 2,984,718 
  
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 Page 5Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning  (1) Subsidized exports Food aid (2)  Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes)  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5  6 7 
Wheat and wheat flour  0 0 2,429,150 (3) 363,814,616 14,522,060 
Coarse grains  0 0 392,800 (4) 46,117,755 1,560,599 
Rice  0 0 186,000  2,368,925 38,544 
Vegetable oils  0 0 285,600  14,082,900 141,299 
Butter and butter oil  0 0 0  30,497,220 21,097 
Skim milk powder  0 0 37,200  82,463,935 68,201 
Cheese  0 0 0  3,635,638 3,030 
Other milk products  0 0 0  20,974 34 
Bovine meat  0 0 0  22,822,166 17,589 
Pigmeat  0 0 0  497,055 395 
Poultry meat  0 0 0  14,554,827 27,994 
Live dairy cattle (head)  0 0 0  11,881,419 11,024 
Eggs (dozen)  0 0 0  1,604,478 6,919,603 
Upland Cotton (5)  276,500,047 2,412,625 0  0 0 
 
(1) All quantity commitments are for the period 1 July 2004 through  30 June 2005 while budgetary ou tlay commitments are impleme nted on fiscal year basi s beginning 1 October 2004. 
(2) Data is for food aid to all destinations on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2004. 
(3) Includes wheat, bulgur wheat and wheat  flour on wheat equivalent basis. 
(4) Includes sorghum and barley. 
(5) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Pr ogram constituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marketin g year (i.e., July 31, 2006).  Quantity and budgetary data are  based on when payments were made. 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies (1) 
 
(US$) Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies (1) 
(US$) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
(2) 
(tonnes) Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Wheat  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  (3) 
Coarse grains 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Rice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Vegetable oils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Butter and butter oil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Skim milk powder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Cheese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Other milk products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Bovine meat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Pigmeat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Poultry meat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Live dairy cattle (head) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Eggs (dozen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Upland Cotton (4) 276,500,047 0 0 0 0 276,500,047 2,412,625 USDA/FSA  (5) 
 
(1) Budgetary outlays are on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2004. 
(2) Quantity commitments are reported for the 1 July 2004 through 1 June 2005 period. 
(3) USDA/FAS – U.S. Departme nt of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. 
(4) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Program cons tituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marketin g year (i.e., July 31, 2006).  Quantity and budgetary data are  based on when payments were made. 
(5) USDA/FSA –  U.S. Depa rtment of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency.  
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 Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Marketing year 1 July 2004 through 30 June 2005 Unit Quantity of total exports 
1 2  3 
Bovine meat  Metric Tons 184,680 
Live dairy cattle  Head 1,044 
Pigmeat  Metric Tons 359,716 
Poultry meat  Metric Tons 2,819,874 
Eggs  Dozen 117,760,147 
Cheese  Metric Tons 32,353 
Coarse grains  Metric Tons 6,929,215 
Rice  Metric Tons 2,266,390 
Skim milk powder  Metric Tons 322,065 
Other milk products  Metric Tons 16,385 
Wheat  Metric Tons 28,248,988 
Oilseeds  Metric Tons 30,071,602 
Butter and butter oil  Metric Tons 6,201 
Oilcakes  Metric Tons 6,528,572 
Vegetables  Metric Tons 3,126,446 
Vegetable oils  Metric Tons 750,538 
Fruit  Metric Tons 3,148,172 
Tobacco  Metric Tons 163,143 
Upland Cotton  Metric Tons 2,815,632 
  
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Page 8 Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Calendar / marketing year 
beginning  (1) Subsidized exports Food aid (2)  Annual commitment levels 
  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tonnes) Quantity 
(tonnes)  Outlays 
(US$) Quantity 
(tonnes) 
1 2 3 4 5  6 7 
Wheat and wheat flour  0 0 1,478,911 (3) 363,814,616 14,522,060 
Coarse grains  0 0 481,400 (4) 46,117,755 1,560,599 
Rice  0 0 89,000  2,368,925 38,544 
Vegetable oils  0 0 244,800  14,082,900 141,299 
Butter and butter oil  0 0 0  30,497,220 21,097 
Skim milk powder  0 0 13,800  82,463,935 68,201 
Cheese  0 0 0  3,635,638 3,030 
Other milk products  0 0 0  20,974 34 
Bovine meat  0 0 0  22,822,166 17,589 
Pigmeat  0 0 0  497,055 395 
Poultry meat  0 0 0  14,554,827 27,994 
Live dairy cattle (head)  0 0 0  11,881,419 11,024 
Eggs (dozen)  0 0 0  1,604,478 6,919,603 
Upland Cotton (5)  266,943,517 3,641,521 0  0 0 
 
(1) All quantity commitments are for the period 1 July 2005 through  30 June 2006 while budgetary ou tlay commitments are impleme nted on fiscal year basi s beginning 1 October 2005. 
(2) Data is for food aid to all destinations on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2005. 
(3) Includes wheat, bulgur wheat and wheat  flour on wheat equivalent basis. 
(4) Includes sorghum and barley. 
(5) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Pr ogram constituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marketin g year (i.e., July 31, 2006).  Quantity and budgetary data are  based on when payments were made. 
  
   G/AG/N/USA/62
 Page 9Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
 
Description of products Direct export 
subsidies (1) 
 
(US$) Sales of 
stocks Producer 
financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal 
transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific 
export 
subsidies (1) 
(US$) Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports 
(2) 
(tonnes) Data source  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Wheat  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS (3) 
Coarse grains 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Rice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Vegetable oils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Butter and butter oil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Skim milk powder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Cheese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Other milk products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Bovine meat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Pigmeat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  Poultry meat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Live dairy cattle (head) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Eggs (dozen) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USDA/FAS  
Upland Cotton (4) 266,943,517 0 0 0 0 266,943,517 3,641,521 USDA/FSA  (5) 
 
(1) Budgetary outlays are on a fiscal year basis beginning 1 October 2005. 
(2) Quantity commitments are reported for the 1 July 2005 through 1 June 2006 period. 
(3) USDA/FAS – U.S. Departme nt of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. 
(4) The panel and Appellate Body reports in the dispute United States – Subsidies on Upland Cotton (DS267) found that certain p ayments to exporters under the Upland Cotton 
Domestic Marketing Certificate Program cons tituted export subsidies within the meaning of the Agreement on Agriculture.  On Feb ruary 8, 2006, the United States enacted 
legislation to repeal the program at the end of the 2005 marketin g year (i.e., July 31, 2006).  Quantity and budgetary data are  based on when payments were made. 
(5) USDA/FSA – U.S. Depa rtment of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency.  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  Unit ed States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Marketing year 1 July 2005 through 30 June 2006 Unit Quantity of total exports 
1 2  3 
Bovine meat  Metric Tons 272,436 
Live dairy cattle  Head 2,053 
Pigmeat  Metric Tons 427,833 
Poultry meat  Metric Tons 2,739,319 
Eggs  Dozen 97,956,586 
Cheese  Metric Tons 37,966 
Coarse grains  Metric Tons 7,191,940 
Rice  Metric Tons 2,662,535 
Skim milk powder  Metric Tons 255,450 
Other milk products  Metric Tons 6,291 
Wheat  Metric Tons 26,886,880 
Oilseeds  Metric Tons 25,329,087 
Butter and butter oil  Metric Tons 4,714 
Oilcakes  Metric Tons 7,012,791 
Vegetables  Metric Tons 3,170,592 
Vegetable oils  Metric Tons 715,025 
Fruit  Metric Tons 3,338,498 
Tobacco  Metric Tons 166,808 
Upland Cotton  Metric Tons 3,834,262 
 
 
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