WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/USA/66 
19 January 2009 
 (09-0199) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 13 January 2009, 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 2006 and 2007 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006 
 
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 
   
2006  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 7,742.017 
   
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2006 (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:   10,783   
  
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)  Research and advisory function.  Acquires,  maintains, and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,135 Includes National Agricultural Library functions. 
  Buildings & Facilities 171 Conducts research on a wide va riety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Misc. Contributed Funds 16 plant an d animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
Cooperative State Resear ch, Extension,    
and Education Service (CSREES)   
  Research and Education Activities 594 Resear ch function.  Provides grants to state ag ricultural research establishments.  Par ticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
   
  Integrated activities 53 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Initiative for Future Agri culture and Food Systems 18 Funds high priori ty research, education, and extension. 
  Extension Activities 423 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. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA) & Natural Resources Conservation 
Service (NRCS) 2/   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance   687 Extension, advisory, and training se rvice functions. USDA ag encies provide var ious 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 conser vation technical assistance under 2002 Farm 
Act (PL107-171).  
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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 
Rural Bus. and Coop. Development Ser.(RBCD)   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 29 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centres 
for development of new cooperatives and im prove operations of existing cooperatives (PL 
104-127); also provides grants for value-added ma rketing for cooperatives  authorized by the 
2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Biomass Research and Development 7 Funds  research and development pr ojects leading 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).  (Previously admini stered by Natural Resources Conservation 
Service.) 
   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries & Expenses 3/ 1,103  Inspectio n/pest and disease control function.   
  Buildings & Facilities  5  Protects animal and plant resources from destru ctive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  15   
   
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.  Exclud es state credit programs.  Am ount reported is net of producer 
fees and taxes paid for various services.  No new data available for 2006; 2005 expenditures 
assumed for 2006. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and    
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)  Marketing/in spection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Salaries & Expenses 5/ 37  Provides for official inspectio n and implementation 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  832  Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspec. & Grading of Farm Products 6   
  
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 67  Devel ops marketing standards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States & Possessions  5  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.   
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  149  Grading and certifica tion services are provided on  a fee-for-service basis. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 73  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  143  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 838  Advisory function. 
  To promote conservation of soil and water, NRCS  provides technical assi stance, conducts soil 
surveys, and assesses erosion factors. 
   
  Resource Conservation and Development 51  Assists individuals and localities to de velop area-wide plans for resource conserva tion and 
development. 
   
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)   
  Trade Adjustment Assistance 3 Under the Trade Adjust ment 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.  Only technical assistance  is reported for 2006. Cash benefits would be 
reported by commodity as non-exempt direct support, but there were no awards in 2006. 
   
(b)  Public Stockholding for Food Security: 0  
   
(c)  Domestic food aid: 54,177   
   
Food & Nutrition Services (FNS)   
  Food Program Administration 141  Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children. 
   
  Food Stamp Program 34,620  Low-income people receive financial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. 
    
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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 
  Child Nutrition Programs 12,437  Cash and commodities to assist children to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sc hool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs. 
   
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants,
  and Children. 5,056 Food supplements to improve health of low-income mothers, infants, and young children 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 198  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) 1,725 Funds purchases  of commodities distributed  to needy people through the FNS food programs 
described above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 6,145   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
   Direct Payments: 5,178  Payments made 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). 
   
  Tobacco quota buyout 967  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.  
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 1,068  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  137  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 loss requ irement was eliminated per Section 109 of the 
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 10 6-224). The 50 per cent loss requirement for 
each producer has been continued. 
    
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 Page 7Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
  Crop disaster payments (crop year)  798  Under the Food Securi ty Act of 1985, the Disaster Assistance Acts of 1988 and 1989, and 
subsequently, assistance was provided to cr op producers suffering from natural disasters.  
Assistance could be provided when there were production losses of at least 30%.  Crop year 
2006 disaster payments were authorized under the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28). 
   
  Livestock compensation program 6/ 112  Livestock Compensation Pr ogram payments were authorized under the U.S. Troop Readiness , 
Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recove ry, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 
110-28).  Provides benefits to livestock pr oducers who suffered feed losses or incurred 
additional feed costs resulting from natu ral disasters during 2005, 2006, or 2007. 
   
  Livestock indemnity program 6/ 13  Livestock Indemnity Progr am payments were authorized under the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 
(P.L.110-28).  Provides benefits to livestock pr oducers for livestock de aths caused by natural 
disasters in 2005, 2006, or 2007. 
   
  Emergency loans 7/ 8  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: 136  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 7/ 132  Program incl udes (i) short-term and long-term loans made  at preferential 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 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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Page 8 Agency and program, by measure and type (some agency names 
have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
(j)  Environmental payments: 3,726  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) & Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,931  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 108  Assist s in funding emergency conservation measur es necessary to rest ore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)   
   Klamath Basiin  11  Expenditures for water conser vation measures to conserve  endangered salmon runs.  
Authorized under EQIP ground and surface wa ter program by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
    
   Ground and Surface Water 70  Provides cost-share, loans, and incentive payments to producers to conserve ground and 
surface water supplies.  Authoriz ed by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   
   Agricultural Management Assistance Pr ogram 5  Provides cost-share assistance for conservation practices that improve water m anagement, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   Conservation Security Program 257  Provides payments for st ructural and land management practices that address resource 
concerns.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   Grassland Reserve Program 35  Long-term  contracts or easements to restore and c onserve grassland. Authorized by 2002 Farm 
Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program 191  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 43  Provides technical assistance and cost-share  assistance to landowners to develop hab itat 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). 
    
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 Page 9Agency 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 74  Conservation plans are made and easem ents purchased through State, tribe, or loca l 
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 Law 104-127). 
   
  Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)   992  Encourag es farmers and ranchers to adopt practices that reduce environ mental 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). 
   
   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 Regional  Assistance Programs 0  
   
(l)  Other: 0   
   
Grand Total  76,035   
   
 
1/  Unless otherwise specified, data are outlays for fiscal years.   Outlays were excluded from domestic U.S. tables if not rela ted 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 eligibility for conservation programs, help develop individual conservation plans, help install approved practices, provide 
information and educational assi stance, and consult with universities and other government agencies. The Farm Service Agency da ta relate only to participation in the Conservation Reserve Program 
(CRP).  
 
3/  Includes $720 million for pest and disease management prog rams, of which $377 million was indemnities paid for destruction of crops as part of pest and disease control and eradication 
programs through Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. 
 
4/ Data on state outlays for agriculture ar e not available in the Census of Government s for FY2006. Data is anticipated to be a vailable again beginning FY2008. 
 
5/  Outlays for Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards were formerly reported separately but have since been combined in t he Budget document.  Outlays fo r each no longer separately 
estimated from appropriations. 
 
6/ Under the LCP and LIP, producers could claim losses for only one  of the three calendar years covered by the programs.  Since  expenditures were not accounted for separately by calendar year, 
estimates reported here assu me equal expenditures for each of the calendar years covered by the programs. 
  
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Page 10 7/  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 s ubsidized. 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 107-210, Trade Act of 2002 (6 August 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).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2006 
 
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 9.478 498.691 24.935  2/ 
  Beef cattle & sheep 50.000 35,934.656 1,796.733  2/ 
  Corn 18.610  32,094.586 1,604.729  2/ 
  Cotton 1,365.177 5, 013.238 250.662  1,365.177 
  Dairy 5,044.122 23,557. 661 1,177.883  5,044.122 
  Dry peas 30.351 86.371 4.319  30.351 
  Honey 0.137 162.215 8.111  2/ 
  Lentils 14.356 40.322 2.016  14.356 
  Mohair 0.981 4.790 0.240  0.981 
  Oats 0.022 181.005 9.050  2/ 
  Peanuts 18.258 612.798 30.640  2/ 
  Rice 2.930 1,982.696 99.135  2/ 
  Sorghum 4.574 885.394 44.270  2/ 
  Soybeans 64.827 20,415.948 1,020.797  2/ 
  Sugar 1,279.632 2, 423.644 121.182  1,279.632 
  Wheat 2.265  7,710.014 385.501  2/ 
  Wool 7.398 24.510 1.226  7.398 
     
    Total  7,913.118   7,742.017 
      
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Page 12 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 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 3,430.094 246,424.784 12,321.239  2/ 
          
     
Total: Current Total AMS    7,742.017 
          
 
1/  Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statis tics Service (NASS), in general.   Cash receipts from the Econom ic Research 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 actual val ue 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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 Page 13Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2006 
 
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. 2006   Price support/ quota 218.258 159.826  83.551  4,882.010  1/ 
      
Sugar   1 Oct. 2006   Price support/q uota 396.832  230.824  7.662  1,271.878  2/ 
    
All Commodities  
(before de minimis) 6,153.888  
 
 
1/ Reference price is 1986-88 aver age estimated CIF price derived from FAS/USDA reported prices for butter and non-fat 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 averag e Caribbean price adjusted to include tr ansportation costs of $28.66/ton (28.66 + 20 2.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbean price 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.).  The 1 cent per lb . penalty for sugar forfeited to the government ended under the 2002 
Farm Act.  Eligible production for market price support is th e Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ) , as provided for in the 2002 Fa rm Act, unless actual production is less than the OAQ.  The OAQ 
sets the amount of sugar that may be mark eted during any year, hereby determining the maximum amount of production eligible for  price support. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2006 
 
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 2006 Loan deficiency payments     9.209    
  Marketing loan gains     0.140      Subtotal other payments     9.349  9.349  
           
  Barley 1 June 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       9.349  
                      
           
  Beef cattle & sheep 1 Jan. 2006 Livestock assistance grant program     50.000   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     50.000  50.000  
            
 1 Jan. 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       50.000  
                      
                     
  Corn 1 Sept. 2006 Loan deficiency payments     3.611    
  Marketing loan gains      0.005    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.036      Subtotal other payments     3.652  3.652  
            
  Corn 1 Sept. 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       3.652  
                      
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2006 Loan deficiency payments     106.983    
  Marketing loan gains     6.170    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.005      Certificate exchange gains     966.892    
  Subtotal other payments     1,080.050  1,080.050  
             Cotton 1 Aug. 2006 Subtotal a ll direct payments       1,080.050  
                      
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2006 Dairy indemnities     0.181    
  Dairy disaster payments     5.333   2/ 
  Dairy market  loss payment (MILC)     156.598      Subtotal other payments     162.113  162.113  
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       162.113  
                      
 
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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 
           
   Dry peas 1 July 2006 Loan deficiency payments     29.238    
  Marketing loan gains      0.926    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.103    
  Subtotal other payments     30.267  30.267  
           
   Dry peas 1 July 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       30.267  
                      
           
   Lentils 1 July 2006 Loan deficiency payments     12.666    
  Marketing loan gains      1.300    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.278    
  Subtotal other payments     14.244  14.244  
              Lentils 1 July 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       14.244  
                      
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2006 Loan deficiency payments     0.979    
  Subtotal other payments     0.979  0.979              
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       0.979  
                      
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2006 Loan deficiency payments     0.015    
  Marketing loan gains     0.037    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.006    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.005      Subtotal other payments     0.063  0.063  
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2006 Subtotal a ll direct payments       0.063  
                      
           
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2006 Loan deficiency payments     4.466    
  Marketing loan gains     0.005    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.075      Subtotal other payments     4.546  4.546             
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       4.546  
                      
                      
  Soybeans 1 Sept.2006 Loan deficiency payments     49.366    
  Marketing loan gains     0.258    
  Certificate exchange gains     0.029    
  Subtotal other payments     49.653  49.653             
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       49.653  
                      
 
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Page 16 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 
           
  Wheat 1 June 2006 Loan deficiency payments     0.165    
  Marketing loan gains     0.008    
  Subtotal other payments     0.173  0.173  
             Wheat 1 June 2006 Subtotal all direct payments       0.173  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2006 Loan deficiency payments     7.395    
  Marketing loan gains     0.003      Subtotal other payments     7.398  7.398  
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2006 Subtotal a ll direct payments       7.398  
                      
           
           
All Commodities           
(before de minimis ) 2006   Subtotal all direct payments    0.000 1,412.486  1,412.486  
                      
 
1/ The Livestock Assistance Grant Program provided block grants  to States with counties suffe ring exceptional or extreme drough t conditions during 2006 to help livestock producers partially 
recover forage production losses. Funded under Section 32  of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935.  
2/ Dairy disaster payments authorized und er the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care , Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability  Appropriations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28) for losses incurred from 
1 Jan 2005 through 31 Dec 2007.  No data are available on what share of expenditures was attributable to each covered year; est imate assumes one-third of total expended for losses in each year.   
 
Public Law References:  
Public Law 110-28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 ( 25 May 2007). 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006 
 
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 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.185        
  Subtotal other support 0.185  0.056  0.129    1/ 
             Barley 1 June 2006 TOTAL AMS         0.129  9.349 9.478  
                      
           
  Beef cattle & sheep 1 Jan. 2006 TOTAL AMS          50.000 50.000  
                      
           
  Corn 1 Sept. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 25.791        
  Subtotal other support 25.791  10.833  14.958    1/            
  Corn 1 Sept. 2006 TOTAL AMS         14.958  3.652 18.610  
                      
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2006 Storage payments 206.064       2/ 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 102.825        
  Subtotal other support 308.889  23.762  285.127    1/ 
             Cotton 1 Aug. 2006 TOTAL AMS        285.127  1,080.050 1,365.177  
                      
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2006 TOTAL AMS          4,882.010 162.113 5,044.122  
                      
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.099        
  Subtotal other support 0.099  0.015  0.084    1/            
 Dry peas 1 July 2006 TOTAL AMS         0.084  30.267 30.351  
                      
 
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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 
           
  Honey 1 Jan. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.199        
  Subtotal other support 0.199  0.062  0.137    1/            
  Honey 1 Jan. 2006 TOTAL AMS        0.137   0.137  
                      
           
   Lentils 1 July 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.120        
  Subtotal other support 0.120  0.008  0.112    1/ 
           
   Lentils 1 July 2006 TOTAL AMS         0.112  14.244 14.356  
                      
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.002        
  Subtotal other suport 0.002  0.000  0.002    1/ 
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2006 TOTAL AMS        0.002  0.979 0.981  
                      
           
  Oats 1 June 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.030        
  Subtotal other support 0.030  0.008  0.022    1/ 
             Oats 1 June 2006 TOTAL AMS         0.022   0.022  
                      
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2006 Storage payments 14.034       2/ 
  Commodity loan interest subsidy  7.045          Subtotal other support 21.079  2.884  18.195    1/ 
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2006 TOTAL AMS        18.195  0.063 18.258  
                      
           
  Rice 1 Aug. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 5.729        
  Subtotal other support 5.729  2.799  2.930    1/ 
           
  Rice 1 Aug. 2006 TOTAL AMS         2.930   2.930  
                      
           
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.053        
  Subtotal other support 0.053  0.025  0.028    1/ 
             Sorghum 1 Sept. 2006 TOTAL AMS         0.028  4.546 4.574  
                      
 
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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 
           
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 25.021        
  Subtotal other support 25.021  9.847  15.174    1/            
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2006 TOTAL AMS        15.174  49.653 64.827  
                      
           
  Sugar 1 Oct. 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 13.009        
  Subtotal other support 13.009  5.256  7.753    1/ 
           
  Sugar 1 Oct. 2006 TOTAL AMS         7.753 1,271.878  1,279.632  
                      
           
  Wheat 1 June 2006 Commodity loan interest subsidy 2.829        
  Subtotal other support 2.829  0.737  2.092    1/ 
           
  Wheat 1 June 2006 TOTAL AMS        2.092  0.173 2.265  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2006 TOTAL AMS        0.000    7.398 7.398  
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de minimis) 2006 TOTAL AMS     403.036 0.000 56.292  346.743 6,153.888 1,412.486 7,913.118  
           
                      
 1/ Fees/levies include loan origination a nd related fees for most loan commodities. 
2/ The 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171) established new storage payments for peanuts and sugar.  Sugar storage payments were never im plemented.
 
Public Law References:  
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (13 May 2002). (2002 Farm Act)  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2006 and fiscal year 2006 
 
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: 
 239.545 
 239.545 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. New estimates are not made every year; the 2005 estimate was assumed for 2006. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for  
  grazing livestock  on Federal Land 
  (fiscal year data are used)-- 61.425 
 23.452 37.973 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-- 3,510.470 
 1,897.360 1,613.110 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 th e 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) leve l commonly ranges from 50% to 85% 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 pa id when county-wide results fall 
below the guarantee level that ranges as  high as 90% 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 
      
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.  Th e data come from results of a mail survey by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic  Research Service, reported by G. 
B. Wallace and others in "State Cred it Subsidy Programs for Agriculture," 
Agricultural Income and Finance Situation and Outlook Report, pp. 10-14 
(December 1990). The last estimate was made in 1994. 
      
Countercyclical payments 1,487.981  
  1,487.981 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). 
      
Farm storage facility loans: 2.679 
  2.679 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. 
      
Total non-product-specific     
support: 5,111.361 239.545 1,920.812 3,430.094 AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$246,425 mil. = $12,321 mil. in 2006)  
  
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Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007 
 
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 
   
2007  19,103.294 Millions of US dollars 6,259.888 
   
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2007 (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:   10,747   
   
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)   Research and advisory function.  Acquires,  maintains, and disseminates information. 
  Agricultural Research  1,103 Includes National Agricultural Library functions. 
  Buildings & Facilities 191 Conducts research on a wide va riety of topics, including soil and water conservation, 
  Misc. Contributed Funds 16 plant an d animal sciences, human nutrition, and integrated agricultural systems. 
   
Cooperative State Resear ch, Extension,    
and Education Service (CSREES)   
  Research and Education Activities 631  Res earch function.  Provides grants to state agricultural research  establishments.  Pa rticipates 
in cooperative planning with state research institutions. 
   
  Integrated activities 58 Funds integrated resear ch, education, and extension grants programs.  
  Extension Activities 431 Advisory function.  Participates with state cooperative extension system on applied education, 
information, and technology transfer. 
  Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers 5  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. 
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA ) & Natural Resources   
Conservation Service (NRCS) 2/   
  Conservation Program Technical Assistance   627  Extension, advisory, and training service functions. Revised data. USDA agenc ies 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 (PL107-171).  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
Rural Bus. and Coop. Development Ser.(RBCD)   
   Rural Cooperative Development Grants 31 Provides grants to non- profit corporations and institutions of higher learning to fu nd centres 
for development of new cooperatives and im prove operations of existing cooperatives (PL 
104-127); also provides grants for value-added ma rketing for cooperatives  authorized by the 
2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Biomass Research and Development 8  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 
2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). (Previously administ ered by Natural Resources Conservation 
Service.) 
   
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)   
  Salaries & Expenses 3/ 1,117  Inspectio n/pest and disease control function.   
  Buildings & Facilities  3  Protects animal and plant resources from destru ctive pests and diseases. 
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  14   
   
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. No  new data available for 2007; 2005 expenditures 
assumed for 2007. 
   
Grain Inspection, Packers and    
Stockyard Administration (GIP&S)  Marketing/in spection functions.  Establishes standards. 
  Salaries & Expenses 40  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  818  Provides in-plant inspection to as sure quality of meat and poultry and the accuracy of labeling. 
  Inspec. & Grading of Farm Products 8   
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)  Marketing function.   
  Marketing Services 69  Devel ops marketing standards and provides news and inspection services. 
  Payments to States & Possessions  9  Grants to states for pr ojects, such as improving market ing information, and developing g rading 
standards.  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
  Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act F und  10  Uses license fees to take legal actions against unfair buyer trade practices.  
  Miscellaneous Trust Funds  140  Grading and certifica tion services are provided on  a fee-for-service basis. 
   
Economic Research Service (ERS)   
  Economic Research Service 73  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  143  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 844  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: 54,408   
   
Food & Nutrition Services (FNS)   
  Food Program Administration 139  Food progr ams providing access to more nutritious di ets for low-income people and children. 
   
  Food Stamp Program 34,885  Low-income people receive financial assistance to help purchase nutritious food. 
   
  Child Nutrition Programs 13,045  Cash and commodities to assist children to attain adequate diets.  Includes special milk, sc hool 
lunch and breakfast, homeless children, and other programs.  
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
  Special Supplemental Nutrition program    
   for Women, Infants, and Children. 5,309  Food supplements to improve health of low-income mothers, infants, and young childr en. 
   
  Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) 191  CAP include previously separate programs: Commodity Supplemental Food, Emergency Food , 
assistance to Indian Reservations and to Paci fic Islands  and Nutrition for the Elderly.  
   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)   Sect ion 32 (AMS) 839  Funds purchases  of commodities distributed  to needy people through  the FNS food programs 
described above. 
   
(d)  Decoupled income support: 6,130   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
   Direct Payments: 5,175  Payments made 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). 
   
  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. 
   
(f)  Payments for relief from natural disasters: 926  
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP, crop 
year)  66  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 loss requ irement was eliminated per Section 109 of the 
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 10 6-224). The 50 per cent loss requirement for 
each producer has been continued. 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
  Crop disaster payments (crop year)  730  Under the Food Securi ty Act of 1985, the Disaster Assistance Acts of 1988 and 1989, and 
subsequently, assistance was provided to cr op producers suffering from natural disasters.  
Assistance could be provided when there were production losses of at least 30%.  Crop year 
2006 disaster payments were authorized under th e U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care,  
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28) 
   
  Livestock compensation program 5/ 112  Livestock Compensation Pr ogram payments were authorized under the U.S. Troop Readiness , 
Veterans’ Care,  Katrina Rec overy, and Iraq Accountability A ppropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 
110-28).  Provides benefits to livestock pr oducers who suffered feed losses or incurred 
additional feed costs resulting from natu ral disasters during 2005, 2006, or 2007.  
   
  Livestock indemnity program 5/ 13 Livestock Indemnity Program  payments were authorized unde r the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans’ Care,  Katrina Recovery, and Ira q Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 
(P.L.110-28).  Provides benefits to livestock pr oducers for livestock de aths caused by natural 
disasters in 2005, 2006, or 2007. 
   
  Emergency loans 6/ 5  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: 124   
   
Farm Service Agency (FSA)   
  Farm Credit Programs 6/ 120  Program incl udes (i) short-term and long-term loans made  at preferential 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 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: 3,827  
   
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) & Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS)   
  Conservation Reserve Program 1,948  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 39  Assist s in funding emergency conservation measur es necessary to rest ore farmland damaged 
by natural disasters. 
   
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)      Klamath Basiin  8  Expenditures for water conser vation measures to conserve  endangered salmon runs.  
Authorized under EQIP ground and surface wa ter program by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
    
   Ground and Surface Water 60  Provides cost-share, loans, and incentive payments to producers to conserve ground and 
surface water supplies.  Authoriz ed by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   Agricultural Management Assistance Pr ogram 5  Provides cost-share assistance for conservation practices that improve water m anagement, 
water quality, and erosion control.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   Conservation Security Program 382  Provides payments for st ructural and land management practices that address resource 
concerns.  Authorized by 2002 Farm Act (PL 107-171). 
   
   Grassland Reserve Program 13  Long-term  contracts or easements to restore and c onserve grassland. Authorized by 2002 Farm 
Act (PL 107-171). 
   
  Wetland Reserve Program 248  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 42  Provides technical assistance and cost-share  assistance to landowners to develop hab itat 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). 
    
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have changed) Outlays (million 
dollars) 1/ Description of program 
   
  Farm and Ranch Lands Protecti on Program 73  Conservation plans are made and easem ents purchased through State, tribe, or loca l 
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 Law 104-127). 
   
  Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQIP) 993  Encourages farmers and ra nchers to adopt practices  that reduce environme ntal 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). 
   
   Renewable Energy Program 16 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 Regional  Assistance Programs 0   
   
(l)  Other: 0   
   
Grand Total  76,162   
   
 
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 $449 million for pest and disease management progr ams, of which $107 million was indemnities paid for destruction of crops as part of pest and di sease control eradication programs 
through Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. 
 
4/ Data on state outlays for agriculture ar e not available in the Census of Government s for FY2007. Data is anticipated to be a vailable again beginning FY2008. 
 
5/ Under the LCP and LIP, producers could claim losses for only one of the three calend ar years covered by the programs.  Since  expenditures were not accounted fo r separately by calendar year, 
estimates reported here assu me equal expenditures for each of the calendar years covered by the programs. 
 
6/  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. 
  
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Page 30 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). 
  
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 Page 31Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2007 
 
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 0.043 851.682 42.584  2/ 
  Corn 17.421  52,090.108 2,604.505  2/ 
  Cotton 207.910 5,196.688 259.834  2/ 
  Dairy 5,016.536 35,652. 656 1,782.633  5,016.536 
  Dry peas 0.022 166.728 8.336  2/ 
  Honey 0.069 158.048 7.902  2/ 
  Lentils 0.010 73.953 3.698  2/ 
  Mohair 0.778 4.105 0.205  0.778 
  Oats 0.011 228.613 11.431  2/ 
  Peanuts 2.572 762.646 38.132  2/ 
  Rice 3.581 2,273.955 113.698  2/ 
  Sorghum 0.041 1,950.936 97.547  2/ 
  Soybeans 5.224 26,752.197 1,337.610  2/ 
  Sugar 1,235.842 2, 124.278 106.214  1,235.842 
  Wool 6.733 30.258 1.513  6.733 
     
    Total  6,496.791   6,259.888 
     
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below) 2,022.793 307,040.622 15,352.031  2/ 
           
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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 
     
Total: Current Total AMS    6,259.888 
          
 
1/ Value of production reported by National Agricultural Statistics  Service (NASS), in general.  Cash receipts from the Economi c Research 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 actual val ue 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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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2007 
 
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. 2007   Price support/ quota 218.258 159.826  85.759  5,011.058  1/ 
       
Sugar   1 Oct. 2007   Price support/ quota 396.832  230.824  7.393  1,227.318  2/ 
    
All Commodities  
(before de minimis)  6,238.377 
 
1/ Reference price is 1986-88 average estim ated CIF price derived from FAS/USDA repor ted prices for butter and non-fat 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 averag e Caribbean price adjusted to include tr ansportation costs of $28.66/ton (28.66 + 20 2.164 = 230.824).  Annual Caribbean price 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.).  The 1 cent per lb . penalty for sugar forfeited to the government ended under the 2002 
Farm Act.  Eligible production for market  price support is the Overal l Allotment Quantity (OAQ), as provided for in the 2002 Fa rm Act.  The OAQ sets the amount of sugar that may be marketed 
during any year, thereby determining the maximum amount of production eligible for price support. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing Year 2007 
 
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 
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2007 Loan deficiency payments     0.590    
  Commodity loan forfeit     0.005      Certificate exchange gains     0.236    
  Subtotal other payments     0.831  0.831  
             Cotton 1 Aug. 2007 Subtotal a ll direct payments       0.831  
                      
           
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2007 Dairy indemnities     0.144    
  Dairy disaster payments     5.333   1/ 
  Subtotal other payments     5.477  5.477             
  Dairy 1 Oct. 2007 Subtotal all direct payments       5.477  
                      
           
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2007 Loan deficiency payments     0.763    
  Marketing loan gains     0.011    
  Subtotal other payments     0.774  0.774             
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2007 Subtotal all direct payments       0.774  
                      
                      
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2007 Loan deficiency payments     0.003    
  Subtotal other payments     0.003  0.003  
           
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2007 Subtotal all direct payments       0.003  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2007 Loan deficiency payments     6.732    
  Marketing loan gains     0.001    
  Subtotal other payments     6.733  6.733  
             Wool 1 Jan. 2007 Subtotal a ll direct payments       6.733  
                      
 
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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 
           
All Commodities           
(before de 
minimis) 2007   Subtotal all direct payments     9.436  9.436  
                      
 
1/ Dairy disaster payments authorized under the U.S. Troop Re adiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrin a Recovery, and Iraq Accountability  Appropriations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28) for losses incurred from 
1 Jan 2005 through 31 December 2007.  No data are available on what share of expenditures was attributable to each covered year ; estimate assumes one-third of total expended for losses in each 
year.   
 
Public Law References:  
Public Law 110-28, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katr ina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 ( 25 May 2007). 
 
 
  
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Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007 
 
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 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.089        
  Subtotal other support 0.089  0.046 0.043    1/            
  Barley 1 June 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.043   0.043  
                      
           
  Corn 1 Sept. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 28.959        
  Subtotal other support 28.959  11.538 17.421    1/            
  Corn 1 Sept. 2007 TOTAL AMS    17.421   17.421  
                      
           
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2007 Storage payments 181.235        
  Commodity loan interest subsidy 46.688          Subtotal other support 227.923  20.844 207.079    1/            
  Cotton 1 Aug. 2007 TOTAL AMS    207.079  0.831 207.910  
                      
 
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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. 2007 TOTAL AMS     5,011.058 5.477 5,016.536  
                      
           
 Dry peas 1 July 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.034        
  Subtotal other support 0.034  0.012 0.022    1/            
 1 July 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.022   0.022  
                      
           
  Honey 1 Jan. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy  0.115        
  Subtotal other support 0.115  0.046 0.069    1/            
  Honey 1 Jan. 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.069   0.069  
                      
           
   Lentils 1 July 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.016        
  Subtotal other support 0.016  0.006 0.010    1/ 
           
   Lentils 1 July 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.010   0.010  
                      
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.004        
  Subtotal other suport 0.004  0.000 0.004    1/ 
           
  Mohair 1 Jan. 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.004  0.774 0.778  
           
 
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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 
           
  Oats 1 June 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.022        
  Subtotal other support 0.022  0.011 0.011    1/            
  Oats 1 June 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.011   0.011  
                      
           
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy  4.960        
  Subtotal other support 4.960  2.388 2.572    1/            
  Peanuts 1 Aug. 2007 TOTAL AMS    2.572   2.572  
                      
           
  Rice 1 Aug. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 6.453        
  Subtotal other support 6.453  2.872 3.581    1/            
  Rice 1 Aug. 2007 TOTAL AMS    3.581   3.581  
                      
           
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 0.075        
  Subtotal other support 0.075  0.034 0.041    1/            
  Sorghum 1 Sept. 2007 TOTAL AMS    0.041   0.041  
                      
 
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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 
           
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 9.711        
  Subtotal other support 9.711  4.490 5.221    1./            
  Soybeans 1 Sept. 2007 TOTAL AMS    5.221  0.003 5.224  
                      
           
  Sugar 1 Oct. 2007 Commodity loan interest subsidy 14.671        
  Subtotal other support 14.671  6.148 8.523    1/            
  Sugar 1 Oct. 2007 TOTAL AMS    8.523 1,227.318  1,235.842  
                      
           
  Wool 1 Jan. 2007 TOTAL AMS   0.000   6.733 6.733  
                      
           
All commodities           
(before de minimis ) 2007 TOTAL AMS 293.032 0.000 48.436 244.596 6,238.377 13.818 6,496.791  
                      
 
1/ Fees/levies include loan origination a nd related fees for most loan commodities. 
 Public Law References:
 
Public Law 107-171, Farm Security and Rural I nvestment Act (May 13, 2002). (2002 Farm Act) 
  
 
  
  
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Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  United States 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Marketing year 2007 and fiscal year 2007 
 
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:  239.545  239.545 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.  New estimates are not made every year;  the 
2005 estimate was assumed for 2007. 
      
Net Federal budget outlays for 
grazing livestock on Federal Land:  
(fiscal year data are used) 60.436  22.528 37.908 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 3,540.032  2,739.002 801.030 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% to 85% 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 level that ranges as high as 90% 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 
      
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 come from the results of a  mail survey 
by the U.S. Depart ment 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).  The la st estimate was made in 1994. 
      
Countercyclical payments: 893.381    893.381 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). 
      
Farm storage facility loans: 2.123   2.123 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. 
      
Total non-product-specific  
support : 4,544.778 239.545 2,761.530 2,022.793 AMS is not subject to reduction because the total is less than 5 per cent of 
value of production of U.S. agriculture  
 (.05*$307,041 mil. = $15,352 mil. in 2007) 
 
 
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