WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/MEX/21 
15 November 2010 
 (10-6102) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
 
The following submission, dated 14 September 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mexico .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
relevant supporting tables) for 2005 -2007 . 
 
    
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)1 (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
   
25,161.2 Millions of 1991 pesos 894.6 
   
 
1 Official Journal of the Fede ration, December 1994, Schedule LXXVII, Section 1, Part IV. 
 
Note 1 :  The deflator used was the National Cons umer Price Index (INPC) base 1991 = 5.5834. 
 
Note 2 :  The new Mexican peso was released into  circulation on 1 January 1993 (N$1 = $1,000).  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 
(1) General services (paragraph 2)  2,061.0  
 General research (subparagraph a), training (s ubparagraph c) and extension and advisory 
(subparagraph d) services 
National research, advisory and training agencies  (budgets for the National Institute for Forestry, 
Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP), th e Mexican Water Technology Institute (IMTA), 
the Shared Risk Trust (FIRCO), the Nationa l Commission for Arid Zones (CONAZA) and the 
National Institute for Capacity-Building in th e Rural Sector (INCA Rural) and for higher 
education institutions) 753.2 SHCP 
 Pest and disease control (subparagraph b) 
Agricultural and livestock health (budgets for th e National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety 
and Quality Service (SENASICA) and th e Countryside Alli ance Programmes) 602.4 SAGARPA 
 Infrastructural works (subparagraph g) 
Infrastructural works in irrigation areas and st orm zones for non-hydraulic agricultural production 
and livestock production (Natio nal Water Commission, CNA). 705.5 SHCP 
    
(2) Decoupled income support (paragraph 6)  2,537.4  
 Decoupled income support 
Programme of Direct Support fo r Rural Producers (PROCAMPO) 2,537.4 SAGARPA 
    
(3) Payments for relief from natural disasters (paragraph 8)  97.9  
 Fund to Support Rural Communities  Affected by Extreme Climatic  Events (FAPRACC) 97.9 SAGARPA 
     
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(4)  Structural adjustment assistance prov ided through investment aids (paragraph 11)1 706.5  
 Structural assistance provid ed through investment aids 
Countryside Alliance Programmes (includi ng Agricultural and Livestock Programmes) 706.5 SAGARPA 
 
    
(5) Payments under environmental programmes (paragraph 12)  92.1 SAGARPA 
 Programme for the Acquisition of Water-Use Rights (PADUA) 
Comprehensive Programme for Sust ainable Agriculture and Productive Conversion in Areas Liable 
to Recurrent Damage (PIASRE) 5.5 
86.6  
SAGARPA 
    
(6) Payments under regional assi stance programmes (paragraph 13)1 565.2  
 Countryside Alliance Programmes (rural development) 
Support for the implementation of producti on projects in marginal rural areas 565.2 SAGARPA 
 
 
1 Includes the Federal and State budgets  for the Countryside Alliance Programme. 
* SHCP = Ministry of Finance and Public Cr edit;  SAGARPA = Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock, Rural Develo pment, Fisheries and  Food.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies gen erally available to agriculture  195.5  
Transfers through interest rates1 
Preferential rates available to agriculture as a whole 96.3 SHCP 
  
Transfers through insurance2 
Insurance premium subsidy genera lly available to all producers 99.2 SHCP 
 
    
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers 1,215.9  
Electric power subsidy3 
Subsidy for electricity charges for agricultural use 924.0 CFE and LFC 
  
Agricultural diesel 
Subsidy for agricultural diesel 291.8 ASERCA 
 
    
 
1 Includes the Support Programme for Access to the Rural Financial System (PAASFIR) and the resources of the Rural Sector Capita lization and Investment Fund (FOCIR). 
2 Includes transfers by AGROASEMEX (supplier of specialized insu rance services for the agriculture sector) and the agricultural insurance premium subsidy. 
3 Electricity charges for agricultural use. 
* SHCP:  Ministry of Finance and Public Credit;  CFE:  Federa l Electricity Commission;  LFC:  Central Light and Power (Mexico C ity metropolitan area utility company);  and ASERCA:  
Agricultural Marketing Support and Services.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Production value Description of basic product 
(including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from supporting tables  
DS.5 to DS.7 below) 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
(from supporting table DS.8 
below) 
  
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos)  
 
(10% of production value) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Cotton1  135.2   293.8 29.4 135.2 
Rice  16.4  99.3 9.9 16.4 
Sugar2  1.6 ( de minimis )  3,360.6 336.1 0.0 
Coffee3  9.7 ( de minimis )  647.4 64.7 0.0 
Canola  0.9  2.9 0.3 0.9 
Safflower  31.8  38.1 3.8 31.8 
Citrus fruit  30.5 ( de minimis )  480.3 48.0 0.0 
Beans  44.1 ( de minimis )  1,022.3 102.2 0.0 
Maize (corn)  581.7  5,465.3 546.5 581.7 
Sorghum  109.0 ( de minimis )  1,183.3 118.3 0.0 
Soya  13.7  76.9 7.7 13.7 
Wheat  114.8  876.7 87.7 114.8 
Bovine animals  374.9 ( de minimis )  8,408.0 840.8 0.0 
Sheep  0.0 ( de minimis )  337.3 33.7 0.0 
Swine  19.0 ( de minimis )  5.274.2 527.4 0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS4/  14.6 ( de minimis )  68,195.8 6,819.6 0.0 
Total AMS     894.6 
1 Production value for cotton corresponds to cotton fibre. 
2 Production value for sugar corresponds to sugar cane.  
3 Production value for coffee co rresponds to coffee cherries.  
4 Production value corresponds to the total value of agricultural production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 2005 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(1991 pesos/tonne) External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST/…) 
 
(1991 pesos/tonne)Eligible production 
 
 
 
(Thousands of tonnes)Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
        
        
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
2005 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production 
  
(Thousands 
of tonnes) Total price-related 
direct payments Other 
non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
  
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source * 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cotton  Direct payment per t onne   140.7  127.8 127.8 SAGARPA 
Rice  Direct payment per tonne    234.1  16.4 16.4 SAGARPA 
Canola  Direct payment per t onne   3.8  0.9 0.9 SAGARPA 
Safflower  Direct payment per tonne   136.7  31.5 31.5 SAGARPA 
Maize (corn)  Direct payment per tonne   6,822.5  379.9 379.9 SAGARPA 
Sorghum  Direct payment per t onne   1,983.1  97.3 97.3 SAGARPA 
Soya  Direct payment per t onne   103.5  13.6 13.6 SAGARPA 
Wheat1/  Direct payment per tonne   2,402.8  82.1 82.1 SAGARPA 
 
1 Includes wheat forage. 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
2005 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Total AMS 
   
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton  Price coverage 7.4 7.4 127.8 135.2 SAGARPA 
Rice   - 0.0 16.4 16.4 SAGARPA 
Sugar  Fund for Expropriated 
Sugar Sector Enterprises 1.6 1.6 - 1.6 SAGARPA 
Coffee  Fund for the Stabilization, 
Strengthening and 
Reorganization of the Coffee-Growing Sector, and price coverage 9.7 9.7 - 9.7 SAGARPA 
Canola   - 0.0 0.9 0.9 SAGARPA 
Safflower  Price coverage  0.4 0.4 31.5 31.8 SAGARPA 
Citrus fruit  Price coverage and 
citriculture 30.5 30.5 - 30.5 SAGARPA 
Beans  Cooperation agreemen ts 44.1 44.1 - 44.1 SAGARPA 
Maize (corn)  Price coverage, storage 
(pignoración ), land 
freight, cabotage, cooperation agreements, 
and DICONSA (social 
development sector enterprise)
 201.9 201.9 379.9 581.7 SAGARPA  
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basic product Calendar year 
2005 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Total AMS 
  
 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Sorghum  Price coverage, storage 
(pignoración ), land 
freight, negative impacts 
on the 
production/marketing process, and cooperation 
agreements 11.8 11.8 97.3 109.0 SAGARPA 
Soya  Price coverage  0.1 0.1 13.6 13.7 SAGARPA 
Wheat  Price coverage, negative 
impacts on the production/marketing 
process, and access to 
fodder grains 32.7 32.7 82.1 114.8 SAGARPA 
Bovine animals  Certified TIF ("Federal 
Inspection Type") 
abattoirs, PROGAN** and price coverage 374.9 374.9 - 374.9 SAGARPA 
Sheep  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 SAGARPA 
Swine  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs 
and price coverage 19.0 19.0 - 19.0 SAGARPA 
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food. 
** PROGAN = Programme for Sustainabl e Livestock Production and Live stock and Apiculture Planning. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2005 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos)Other 
non-product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details) 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Associated fees/levies Total 
non-product-specific 
support 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
Direct Support Programme for Crop 
Conversion  0.9   0.9 SAGARPA 
       
Trade infrastructure  13.7   13.7 SAGARPA        
      
Non-product-specific AMS     14.6  
      
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)1 (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
   
25,161.2 Millions of 1991 pesos 284.9 
   
 
1 Official Journal of the Fede ration, December 1994, Schedule LXXVII, Section 1, Part IV. 
 
Note 1 :  The deflator used was the National Cons umer Price Index (INPC) base 1991 = 5.7861. 
 
Note 2 :  The new Mexican peso was released into  circulation on 1 January 1993 (N$1 = $1,000).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 
(1) General services (paragraph 2)  1,994.7  
 General research (subparagraph a), training (s ubparagraph c) and extension and advisory 
(subparagraph d) services 
National research, advisory and training agencies  (budgets for the National Institute for Forestry, 
Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP), th e Mexican Water Technology Institute (IMTA), 
the Shared Risk Trust (FIRCO), the Nationa l Commission for Arid Zones (CONAZA) and the 
National Institute for Capacity-Building in th e Rural Sector (INCA Rural) and for higher 
education institutions) 876.8 SHCP 
 
 Pest and disease control (subparagraph b) 
Agricultural and livestock health (budgets for th e National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety 
and Quality Service (SENASICA) and th e Countryside Alli ance Programmes) 577.9 SAGARPA 
 Infrastructural works (subparagraph g) 
Infrastructural works in irrigation areas and st orm zones for non-hydraulic agricultural production 
and livestock production (Natio nal Water Commission, CNA). 540.0 SHCP 
    
(2) Decoupled income support (paragraph 6)  2,596.7  
 Decoupled income support 
Programme of Direct Support fo r Rural Producers (PROCAMPO) 2,596.7 SAGARPA 
    
(3) Payments for relief from natural disasters (paragraph 8)  69.5  
 Fund to Support Rural Communities  Affected by Extreme Climatic  Events (FAPRACC) 69.5 SAGARPA 
     
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(4) Structural adjustment assistance provid ed through investment aids (paragraph 11)  619.2  
 Structural assistance provid ed through investment aids 
Countryside Alliance Programmes (includi ng Agricultural and Livestock Programmes) 619.2 SAGARPA 
    
(5) Payments under environmental programmes (paragraph 12)  103.9  
 Programme for the Acquisition of Water-Use Rights (PADUA) 
Comprehensive Programme for Sust ainable Agriculture and Productive Conversion in Areas Liable 
to Recurrent Damage (PIASRE) 23.9 
80.0 SAGARPA 
SAGARPA 
    
(6) Payments under regional assi stance programmes (paragraph 13)  477.9  
 Countryside Alliance Programmes (rural development) 
Support for the implementation of producti on projects in marginal rural areas 477.9 SAGARPA 
 
1 Includes the Federal and State budgets  for the Countryside Alliance Programme. 
* SHCP = Ministry of Finance and Public Cr edit;  SAGARPA = Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock, Rural Develo pment, Fisheries and  Food.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies gen erally available to agriculture  239.3  
Transfers through interest rates1 
Preferential rates available to agriculture as a whole 149.4 SHCP  
Transfers through insurance2 
Insurance premium subsidy genera lly available to all producers 89.9 SHCP 
    
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers 1,349.4  
Electric power subsidy3 
Subsidy for electricity charges for agricultural use 996.4 CFE and LFC 
  
Agricultural diesel 
Subsidy for agricultural diesel 353.0 ASERCA 
    
 
1 Includes the Support Programme for Access to the Rural Financia l System (PAASFIR), the Rural Sector Capitalization and Investm ent Fund (FOCIR) and the Sp ecial Fund fo r Technical 
Assistance and Agricultural Credit Guarantees. 
2 Includes transfers by AGROASEMEX (supplier of specialized insu rance services for the agriculture sector) and the agricultural insurance premium subsidy. 
3 Electricity charges for agricultural use. 
* SHCP:  Ministry of Finance and Public Credit;  CFE:  Federa l Electricity Commission;  LFC:  Central Light and Power (Mexico C ity metropolitan area utility company);  and ASERCA:  
Agricultural Marketing Support and Services.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Production value Description of basic product 
(including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from supporting tables DS.5 
to DS.7 below) 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
(from supporting table DS.8 
below)  
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos)  
 
(10% of production value) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Cotton1  59.4   348.5 34.9 59.4 
Rice  15.7  111.1 11.1 15.7 
Sugar2/  1.7 (de minimis)   3,218.4 321.8 0.0 
Coffee3/  22.5  (de minimis)   700.5 70.0 0.0 
Canola  0.4 (de minimis)   3.9 0.4 0.0 
Safflower  13.5  29.7 3.0 13.5 
Citrus fruit  25.6  ( de minimis )  669.9 67.0 0.0 
Beans  76.6  ( de minimis )  1,509.2 150.9 0.0 
Maize (corn)  651.5 (de minimis)   7,607.4 760.7 0.0 
Sorghum  98.1  ( de minimis )  1,492.8 149.3 0.0 
Soya  17.1  36.5 3.7 17.1 
Wheat  179.1  978.9 97.9 179.1 
Bovine animals  373.4 ( de minimis )  8,499.0 849.9 0.0 
Goats  0.0 ( de minimis )  273.6 27.4 0.0 
Sheep  0.0 ( de minimis )  348.7 34.9 0.0 
Swine  23.4 ( de minimis )  5,006.2 500.6 0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS4/  22.3  (de minimis)   72,179.6 7,218.0 0.0 
Total AMS     284.9 
1 Production value for cotton corresponds to cotton fibre. 
2 Production value for sugar corresponds to sugar cane. 
3 Production value for coffee co rresponds to coffee cherries. 
4 Production value corresponds to the total value of agricultural production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar year 2006 Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price 
 
 
(1991 pesos / tonne) External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST/…) 
 
(1991 pesos / tonne)Eligible 
production 
 
(Thousands of 
tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
        
        
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production 
  
(Thousands 
of tonnes) Total price-related 
direct payments Other 
non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
  
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source * 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cotton  Direct payment per t onne   82.7  59.4 59.4 SAGARPA 
Rice  Direct payment per tonne    241.6  15.7 15.7 SAGARPA 
Canola  Direct payment per t onne   3.8  0.4 0.4 SAGARPA 
Safflower  Direct payment per tonne   64.7  13.5 13.5 SAGARPA 
Maize (corn)  Direct payment per tonne   8,462.0  503.4 503.4 SAGARPA 
Sorghum  Direct payment per t onne   2,269.6  51.5 51.5 SAGARPA 
Soya  Direct payment per t onne   126.8  15.4 15.4 SAGARPA 
Wheat  Direct payment per tonne    2,472.1  116.9 116.9 SAGARPA 
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Total AMS 
   
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton   - 0.0 59.4 59.4 SAGARPA 
Rice   - 0.0 15.7 15.7 SAGARPA 
Sugar  Fund for Expropriated Sugar 
Sector Enterprises 1.7 1.7 - 1.7 SAGARPA 
Coffee  Fund for the Stabilization, 
Strengthening and 
Reorganization of the Coffee-Growing Sector, and price coverage 22.5 22.5 - 22.5 SAGARPA 
Canola   - 0.0 0.4 0.4 SAGARPA 
Safflower  Price coverage  0.0 0.0 13.5 13.5 SAGARPA 
Citrus fruit  Price coverage and 
citriculture 25.6 25.6 - 25.6 SAGARPA 
Beans  Cooperation agreemen ts 76.6 76.6 - 76.6 SAGARPA 
Maize (corn)  Price coverage, cabotage, 
storage ( pignoración ), 
negative impacts on the production/marketing 
process, cooperation 
agreements, and compensation in relation to 
the grain basis
 148.1 148.1 503.4 651.5 SAGARPA  
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basic product Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Total AMS 
  
 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Sorghum  Price coverage, cooperation 
agreements, and compensation in relation to 
the grain basis 46.6 46.6 51.5 98.1 SAGARPA 
Soya  Price coverage and 
cooperation agreements  1.7 1.7 15.4 17.1 SAGARPA 
Wheat  Price coverage, cooperation 
agreements, access to fodder 
grains, and compensation in 
relation to the grain basis 62.3 62.3 116.9 179.1 SAGARPA 
Bovine animals  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs, 
PROGAN** and price coverage 373.4 373.4 - 373.4 SAGARPA 
Goats  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 SAGARPA 
Sheep  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 SAGARPA 
Swine  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs, 
and price coverage 23.4 23.4 - 23.4 SAGARPA 
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food. 
** PROGAN = Programme for Sustainabl e Livestock Production and Livest ock and Apiculture Planning.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2006 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2006 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos)Other 
non-product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details) 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
non-product-specific 
support 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
Direct Support Programme for Crop 
Conversion  0.0   - SAGARPA 
       
Trade infrastructure  22.3   22.3 SAGARPA        
      
Non-product-specific AMS     22.3  
      
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food. 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) 1 (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
   
25,161.2 Millions of 1991 pesos 589.3 
   
 
1 Official Journal of the Fede ration, December 1994, Schedule LXXVII, Section 1, Part IV. 
 
Note 1 :  The deflator used was the National Cons umer Price Index (INPC) base 1991 = 6.0156. 
 
Note 2 :  The new Mexican peso was released into  circulation on 1 January 1993 (N$1 = $1,000).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 
(1) General services (paragraph 2)  2,691.0  
 General research (subparagraph a), training (s ubparagraph c) and extension and advisory 
(subparagraph d) services 
National research, advisory and training agencies  (budgets for the National Institute for Forestry, 
Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP), th e Mexican Water Technology Institute (IMTA), 
the Shared Risk Trust (FIRCO), the Nationa l Commission for Arid Zones (CONAZA) and the 
National Institute for Capacity-Building in th e Rural Sector (INCA Rural) and for higher 
education institutions) 1,303.1 SHCP 
 Pest and disease control (subparagraph b) 
Agricultural and livestock health (budgets for th e National Agriculture and Food Health, Safety 
and Quality Service (SENASICA) and th e Countryside Alli ance Programmes) 736.3 SAGARPA 
 Infrastructural works (subparagraph g) 
Infrastructural works in irrigation areas and st orm zones for non-hydraulic agricultural production 
and livestock production (Natio nal Water Commission, CNA). 651.6 SHCP 
    
(2) Decoupled income support (paragraph 6)  2,579.9  
 Decoupled income support 
Programme of Direct Support fo r Rural Producers (PROCAMPO) 2,579.9 SAGARPA 
    
(3) Payments for relief from natural disasters (paragraph 8)  69.9  
 Fund to Support Rural Communities  Affected by Extreme Climatic  Events (FAPRACC) 69.9 SAGARPA 
     
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(4) Structural adjustment assistance provid ed through investment aids (paragraph 11)1 788.3  
 Structural assistance provid ed through investment aids 
Countryside Alliance Programmes (includi ng Agricultural and Livestock Programmes) 788.3 SAGARPA 
    
(5) Payments under environmental programmes (paragraph 12)  71.7 SAGARPA 
 Programme for the Acquisition of Water-Use Rights (PADUA) 
Comprehensive Programme for Sust ainable Agriculture and Productive Conversion in Areas Liable 
to Recurrent Damage (PIASRE) 0.0 
71.7  
SAGARPA 
    
(6) Payments under regional assi stance programmes (paragraph 13)1 660.8  
 Countryside Alliance Programmes (rural development) 
Support for the implementation of producti on projects in marginal rural areas 660.8 SAGARPA 
 
1 Includes the Federal and State budgets  for the Countryside Alliance Programme. 
* SHCP = Ministry of Finance and Public Cr edit;  SAGARPA = Ministry of Agriculture, Li vestock, Rural Develo pment, Fisheries and  Food.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies gen erally available to agriculture  258.1  
Transfers through interest rates1 
Preferential rates available to agriculture as a whole 171.5 SHCP  
Transfers through insurance2 
Insurance premium subsidy genera lly available to all producers 86.6 SHCP 
    
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers 1,106.9  
Electric power subsidy3 
Subsidy for electricity charges for agricultural use 848.6 CFE and LFC  
Agricultural diesel 
Subsidy for agricultural diesel 258.3 ASERCA 
    
 
1 Includes the Support Programme for Access to the Rural Financia l System (PAASFIR), the Rural Sector Capitalization and Investm ent Fund (FOCIR), the Special Fund for Technical Assistance 
and Agricultural Credit Guarantees, and th e Special Fund for Agricultural Financing. 
2 Includes transfers by AGROASEMEX (supplier of specialized insu rance services for the agriculture sector) and the agricultural insurance premium subsidy. 
3 Electricity charges for agricultural use. 
* SHCP:  Ministry of Finance and Public Credit;  CFE:  Federa l Electricity Commission;  LFC:  Central Light and Power (Mexico C ity metropolitan area utility company);  and ASERCA:  
Agricultural Marketing Support and Services.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Production value Description of basic product 
(including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from supporting tables DS.5 
to DS.7 below) 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support 
(from supporting table DS.8 
below)  
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos)  
 
 
(10% of production value) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Cotton1  135.8   332.4 33.2 135.8 
Rice  17.9  101.7 10.2 17.9 
Sugar2  1.5 (de minimis)   3,302.1 330.2 0.0 
Coffee3  13.1 (de minimis)   808.8 80.9 0.0 
Canola  0.4  2.5 0.2 0.4 
Safflower  28.7  44.5 4.4 28.7 
Citrus fruit  19.8 ( de minimis )  756.3 75.6 0.0 
Beans  128.3  1,154.0 115.4 128.3 
Maize (corn)  385.4 ( de minimis )  9,544.8 954.5 0.0 
Sorghum  67.6 ( de minimis )  1,984.1 198.4 0.0 
Soya  6.5  53.5 5.4 6.5 
Wheat  271.7  1,211.5 121.2 271.7 
Bovine animals  716.0 ( de minimis )  8,397.6 839.8 0.0 
Goats  0.1 ( de minimis )  272.2 27.2 0.0 
Sheep  0.1 ( de minimis )  345.1 34.5 0.0 
Swine  65.7 (de minimis)   4.918.4 491.8 0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS4  23.3 (de minimis)   78,173.2 7,817.3 0.0 
Total AMS     589.3 
1 Production value for cotton corresponds to cotton fibre. 
2 Production value for sugar corresponds to sugar cane. 
3 Production value for coffee co rresponds to coffee cherries. 
4 Production value corresponds to the total value of agricultural production.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(1991 pesos / tonne) External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/…) 
 
(1991 pesos / tonne) Eligible production 
 
 
 
(Thousands of tonnes)Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
        
        
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production 
  
(Thousands 
of tonnes) Total price-related 
direct payments Other 
non-exempt 
direct payments
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
  
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source * 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cotton  Direct payment per t onne   148.7  104.8 104.8 SAGARPA 
Rice  Direct payment per tonne    270.6  17.8 17.8 SAGARPA 
Canola  Direct payment per t onne   0.7  0.1 0.1 SAGARPA 
Safflower  Direct payment per tonne   112.5  22.8 22.8 SAGARPA 
Maize (corn)  Direct payment pe r tonne   152.6  8.5 8.5 SAGARPA 
Sorghum  Direct payment per t onne   242.2  2.0 2.0 SAGARPA 
Soya  Direct payment per t onne   38.6  2.6 2.6 SAGARPA 
Wheat  Direct payment per tonne   53.5  2.9 2.9 SAGARPA 
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Total AMS 
 
  
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton  Price coverage 31.0 31.0 104.8 135.8 SAGARPA 
Rice  Negative impacts on the 
production/marketing process 0.1 0.1 17.8 17.9 SAGARPA 
Sugar  Fund for Expropriated 
Sugar Sector Enterprises 1.5 1.5 - 1.5 SAGARPA 
Coffee  Fund for the 
Stabilization, Strengthening and 
Reorganization of the 
Coffee-Growing Sector, and price coverage 13.1 13.1 - 13.1 SAGARPA 
Canola  Negative impacts on the 
production/marketing process 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 SAGARPA 
Safflower  Price coverage, and 
negative impacts on the production/marketing 
process 5.9 5.9 22.8 28.7 SAGARPA 
Citrus fruit  Price coverage and 
citriculture 19.8 19.8 - 19.8 SAGARPA 
Beans  Non-exempt direct 
payments 128.3 128.3 - 128.3 SAGARPA  
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basic product Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Total AMS 
 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Maize (corn)  Price coverage, contract 
farming, cabotage 
and/or land freight, storage ( pignoración ), 
and negative impacts on 
the production/marketing 
process
 376.8 376.8 8.5 385.4 SAGARPA 
Sorghum  Price coverage, contract 
farming, cabotage 
and/or land freight, and negative impacts on the 
production/marketing 
process 65.6 65.6 2.0 67.6 SAGARPA 
Soya  Price coverage, and 
negative impacts on the 
production/marketing process
 3.9 3.9 2.6 6.5 SAGARPA 
Wheat  Price coverage, contract 
farming, negative impacts on the 
production/marketing 
process, and access to fodder grains 268.8 268.8 2.9 271.7 SAGARPA 
Bovine animals  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs, PROGAN** 
and price coverage 716.0 716.0 - 716.0 SAGARPA 
Goats  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 SAGARPA 
Sheep  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) abattoirs 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 SAGARPA  
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basic product Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details)Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(Millions of 
1991 pesos) Total AMS 
 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Swine  Certified TIF (Federal 
Inspection Type) 
abattoirs and price coverage 65.7 65.7 - 65.7 SAGARPA 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agricu lture, Livestock, Rural Developm ent, Fisheries and Food.   
** PROGAN = Programme for Sustainabl e Livestock Production and Live stock and Apiculture Planning. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mexico 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2007 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2007 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos)Other 
non-product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details) 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-specific 
support 
 
 
(Millions of 1991 pesos) Data source* 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
Direct Support Programme for Crop 
Conversion  0.0   - SAGARPA 
       
Trade infrastructure  23.3   23.3 SAGARPA        
      
Non-product-specific AMS     23.3  
      
 
* SAGARPA = Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock, Rural Deve lopment, Fisheries and Food. 
 
 
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