WORLD TRADE  
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G/AG/N/BRA/27 
1 March 2012 
 (12-1183) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 14 February 2012,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Brazil .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the years  2006/07 , 2007/08  and 2008/09 .  
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007  
 
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) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
912,105.15 
  
 
US$ '000  
 
341,807.9 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
1) GENERAL SERVICES 
(i) Research, including general research, research 
in connection with environmental programmes, 
and research programmes re lating to particular 
products Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to 
infrastructure, acquisition of equi pment and other expenditures in 
activities of coordination and maintenance of research and the 
diffusion of their results 96,192.3 General 
Budget 
  Agricultural development for social insertion research programme 5,881.7  
  Agricultural zoning service 3,933.9  
  Environmental research re lated to agriculture 450.2  
  Meteorological services re lated to agriculture 352.9  
  Sustainability and co mpetitiveness research programme 85,573.7  
(ii) Pest and disease control, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control 
measures, such as early warning systems, 
quarantine and eradication Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary and 
phytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control, 
training programmes related to disease control and prevention, warning 
services 35,515.8 General 
Budget 
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy prevention programme 296.9  
  Foot-and-Mouth Disease er adication programme 23,611.8  
  Pest and disease cont rol in animals 5,889.5  
  Pest and disease cont rol in plants 5,717.6   
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year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(iii) Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to secondary education that provides intermediate professional 
qualification and higher education oriented to rural activities provided 
by agricultural colleges and universities 152,616.2 
 General 
Budget 
  Capacity building programmes 4,975.7  
  Educational services for rural areas 15,399.7  
  Maintenance of agricultural techni cal public institutions 132,240.8  
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to 
producers and consumers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in  activities that 
provide technical assistance and rural extension services to small 
producers, operation and improvemen t of meteorological services, 
services for cooperatives and other farm associations (studies, 
researches and training) 113,172.0 
 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of equipments by municipaliti es for services in rural areas 2,704.1  
  Extension services on agric ultural production 36,456.6  
  Extension services on ru ral development 12,239.7  
  Extension services on sustainab ility and competitiveness 165.3  
  Management of public programmes 34,123.2  
  Publicity of public  interest 1,324.6  
  Support for projects of agricultural development 17,815.9  
  Support for technological innovation projects to family farming 317.9  
  Technology transfer 5,467.8  
  Weather forecast information 2,557.0  
(v) Inspection services, including general 
inspections services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
and standardization purposes Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to classification and inspectio n of animal and vegetal products, 
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fields 
registration), standardization an d grading, animal genetic and 
zootechnic improvement 21,299.6 
 General 
Budget 
  Classification and inspection of agricultural inputs 3,687.8  
  Food safety programmes 17,414.8  
  Inspection of agricultural services 144.2  
  Inspection of organic production 52.9   
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
marketing information, advice and promotion relating to particular products but excluding 
expenditure for unspecified purposes that could 
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price 
or confer a direct economic benefit to 
purchasers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to improvement of the mark eting system and development of 
new markets, support to the creati on and maintenance of expositions 
parks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of  central market 
facilities, and improvement of agricultural market information services 5,370.0 General 
Budget 
  International promotion services 442.1  
  Support for marketing projects 4,927.9  
(vii) Infrastructural services, including: electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of 
transport, market and port facilities, water 
supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, 
and infrastructural works associated with 
environmental programmes. In all cases the 
expenditure shall be direct ed to the provision or 
construction of capital works only, and shall 
exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm 
facilities other than for the reticulation of 
generally-availabl e public utilities.  It shall not 
include subsidies to inpu ts or operating costs, 
or preferential user charges. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to implementation and oper ation of irrigation programmes, 
construction and maintenance of pub lic dams for irrigation and for 
urban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural 
electricity network services and f acilities, electricity distribution, 
forestry development and management and environmental programmes 60,706.4 General 
Budget 
  Rural electric infrastructure 39.7  
  Support for infrastructure proj ects in rural areas 4,259.4  
  Support for irrigation programmes 56,407.3  
(viii) Agrarian organization;  agrarian reform 
settlement Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to agrarian policy, agrari an reform and settlement projects 803,717.1 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of rural land fo r agrarian organization 672,914.6  
  Management of the rural se ttlement programme 84,042.9  
  Preparatory measures  to acquisition of rural land 9,852.5  
  Support for rural settlement projects 36,907.1   
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Page 6 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question  
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY 
PURPOSES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources , in activities 
related to expenditures with formation, maintenance and selling of government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food 
security programme as defined by Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), 
from 17/01/91 180,941.9 General 
Budget 
 Inspection of public stocks 822.3  
 Management of public stockholding programme 147,869.1  
 Programme of acquisition of agric ultural products from family 
farming 32,250.4  
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to 
the poor 780,784.8 General 
Budget 
 Meals for children in public schools 780,784.8  
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE 
PROGRAMME Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to decrease risk and un certainty in agriculture, through 
agricultural insurance sponsored by the federal government 95,271.6 General 
Budget 
 Warranty-Crop Fund 95,271.6  
 Total 2,345,587.8  
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and diffe rential treatment - "D evelopment programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question  
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Funds for variable input acquisitions PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds, 
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferential 
interest rates generally availabl e to low-income or resource-
poor producers (under PRONAF Programme)  102,957.8 Central Bank 
Funds for agricultural investments INVESTME NT CREDIT - government and private funds, 
directed to improve rural struct ure, acquisition of machines, 
equipment, vehicles and animal services  512,054.9 Central Bank 
Funds for input subsidies INPUT SUBSIDIES - government funds gene rally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers (under PRONAF 
Programme)  215.7 General 
Budget 
Debt rescheduling programmes DEBT RESCHEDULING - Resche duling of debts in longer 
terms and most favourable conditions (under PRONAF and 
PROCERA Programmes)  27,700.5 National 
Treasury  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007  
 
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support  
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
(US$ '000) Product-specific  
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(US$ '000) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ '000) 
1 2 3 4 
Cassava 389.0 - " de minimis " 
Coffee 82,021.5 - " de minimis " 
Cotton 341,807.9 - 341,807.9 
Edible Beans 7,709.2 - " de minimis " 
Grapes 1,663.3 - " de minimis " 
Maize 101,786.7 - " de minimis " 
Rice 74,527.0 - " de minimis " 
Sisal 141.0 - " de minimis " 
Soybean 168,021.0 - "de minimis " 
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9) 1,469,988.3 - " de minimis " 
Current Total AMS   341,807.9 
 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total 
market 
price 
support 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Cotton July 2006 Minimum Support Price 1,488.80 1,255.46 0.8  186.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Edible Beans July 2006 Minimum Support Price 397.28 472.49 37. 8  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2006 Minimum S upport Price 93.76 131.35 1,892.7  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2006 Minimum Support Price 207.72 174.13 182.1  6,117.5 MAPA/CONAB 
Public Option Contracts 250.53 857.7 2,621.0 62,905.4 MAPA/CONAB 
   Total 69,022.9 
Sisal July 2006 Minimum Support Pri ce 470.88 265.97 0.7  141.0 MAPA/CONAB 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description 
of basic 
products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/...) 
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Coffee July 2006 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)    82,021.5   82,021.5 MAPA/ 
CONAB 
Cotton July 2006 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)    341,621.9   341,621.9 MAPA/ 
CONAB 
Edible 
Beans July 2006 Agricultural 
Products' Sale Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)    526.3   526.3 MAPA/ 
CONAB 
Maize July 2006 Agricultural 
Products' Sale Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)    22,917.8   22,917.8 MAPA/ 
CONAB 
Soybean July 2006 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)    153,978.2   153,978.2 MAPA/ 
CONAB 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$ '000) Other product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$ '000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$ '000) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cassava July 2006 Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 392.5  3.5 389.0   389.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Coffee July 2006       82,021.5 82,021.5 MAPA/CONAB 
Cotton July 2006      186. 0 341,621.9 341,807.9 MAPA/CONAB 
Edible 
Beans July 2006 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 7,182.8   7,182.8  526. 3 7,709.2 MAPA/CONAB 
Grapes 
(Wine) July 2006 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 1,663.3   1,663.3   1,663.3 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2006 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 59,409.3   59,409.3  22,917. 8 101,786.7 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 19,645.7  186.2 19,459.6    MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2006 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 5,504.1   5,504.1 69,022.9  74,527.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Sisal July 2006      141.0  141.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Soybean July 2006 Private Option 
Risk Premium (PROP) 14,042.9   14,042.9  153,978. 2 168,021.0 MAPA/CONAB  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2006/2007  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s)  Agricultural year 
beginning  Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(US$ '000)  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-product-specific 
production and 
marketing credit  July 2006 - 276,589.5 - 276,589.5 Central Bank 
Debt rescheduling 
programmes July 2006 - 1,155,465.2 - 1,155,465.2 National  
Treasury 
Risk Minimizing 
Agribusiness 
Programme January 2007 37,933.6 - - 37,933.6 General Budget 
Total     1,469,988.3  
 
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  "De minimis " Clause Verification 
Agricultural Year 2006/2007 
 
Product Product-Specific AMS Value of Production AMS/Value of 
Production 
US$ '000 US$ '000 
1 2 3 4 
Cassava 389.0 2,555,865.9 0.02% 
Coffee 82,021.5 4,145,206.8 1.98% 
Cotton 341,807.9 2,048,803.2 16.68% 
Edible Beans 7,709.2 1,993,231.9 0.39% 
Grapes 1,663.3 877,401.1 0.19% 
Maize 101,786.7 8,020,527.9 1.27% 
Rice 74,527.0 2,348,229.8 3.17% 
Sisal 141.0 107,652.3 0.13% 
Soybean 168,021.0 13,248,137.7 1.27% 
 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
  Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS Value of Production AMS/Value of 
Production 
US$ '000 US$ '000 
1 2 3 4 
Total 1,469,988.3 74,571,789.0 1.97%  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2007/2008  
 
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) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
912,105.15 
  
 
US$ '000  
 
520,413.3 
  
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 Page 15Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
1) GENERAL SERVICES 
(i) Research, including general research, research 
in connection with envi ronmental programmes, 
and research programmes relating to particular 
products Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to 
infrastructure, acquisition of equi pment and other expenditures in 
activities of coordination and ma intenance of research and the 
diffusion of their results 164,985.0 General 
Budget 
  Agricultural development for social insertion research programme 7,227.2  
  Agricultural energy deve lopment program 26,781.9  
  Agricultural zoning service 3,489.3  
  Environmental research rela ted to agriculture 1,223.7  
  Meteorological services re lated to agriculture 392.6  
  Sustainability and co mpetitiveness research programme 125,870.4  
(ii) Pest and disease contro l, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control measures, such as early warning systems, 
quarantine and eradication Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary and phytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control, 
training programmes related to dis ease control and prevention, warning 
services 74,082.3 General 
Budget 
  Foot-and-Mouth Disease er adication programme 26,939.8  
  Pest and disease cont rol in animals 38,130.0  
  Pest and disease cont rol in plants 9,012.5  
(iii) Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to secondary education that  provides intermediate professional 
qualification and higher education orie nted to rural activities provided 
by agricultural colleges and universities 183,308.2 General 
Budget 
  Capacity building programmes 18,321.9  
  Educational services for rural areas 7,234.1   
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year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
  Maintenance of agricultural techni cal public institutions 157,752.1  
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to 
producers and consumers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities that 
provide technical assistance and ru ral extension services to small 
producers, operation and improveme nt of meteorological services, 
services for cooperatives and othe r farm associations (studies, 
researches and training) 540,239.9 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of equipments by municipaliti es for services in rural areas 104,538.5  
  Extension services on agric ultural production 230,440.0  
  Extension services on ru ral development 18,077.6  
  Extension services on sustainab ility and competitiveness 2,581.7  
  Management of public programmes 44,383.2  
  Publicity of public  interest 4,914.1  
  Support for projects of agricultural development 122,661.4  
  Technology transfer 10,861.8  
  Weather forecast information 1,781.6  
(v) Inspection services, including general 
inspections services and the inspection of 
particular products for health, safety, grading 
and standardization purposes Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to classification and inspecti on of animal and vegetal products, 
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fields 
registration), standardization a nd grading, animal genetic and 
zootechnic improvement 43,217.6 General 
Budget 
  Classification and inspection of agricultural inputs 6,823.4  
  Food safety programmes 34,985.9  
  Inspection of agricultural services 368.9  
  Inspection of organic production 1,039.4  
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
marketing information, advice and promotion relating to particular products but excluding 
expenditure for unspecified purposes that could 
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price 
or confer a direct economic benefit to purchasers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to improvement of the mark eting system and development of 
new markets, support to the creation and maintenance of expositions 
parks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of central market 
facilities, and improvement of agricultural market information services 6,504.1 General 
Budget 
  International promotion services 1,351.4  
  Support for marketing projects 5,152.7   
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year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(vii) Infrastructural services, including: electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, water 
supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, 
and infrastructural works associated with 
environmental programme s. In all cases the 
expenditure shall be directed to the provision or 
construction of capital works only, and shall exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm 
facilities other than for the reticulation of 
generally-availabl e public utilities . It shall not 
include subsidies to inputs or operating costs, 
or preferential user charges. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to implementation and ope ration of irrigation programmes, 
construction and maintenance of pub lic dams for irrigation and for 
urban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural 
electricity network services and facilities, electricity distribution, 
forestry development and management and environmental programmes 632,361.6 General 
Budget 
  Rural electric infr astructure 2,241.0  
  Support for infrastructure proj ects in rural areas 328,224.0  
  Support for irrigation programmes 301,896.7  
(viii) Agrarian organization; agrarian reform 
settlement Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to agrarian policy, agrari an reform and settlement projects 556,398.6 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of rural land fo r agrarian organization 403,641.4  
  Management of the rural se ttlement programme 117,369.3  
  Preparatory measures  to acquisition of rural land 35,387.9  
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY 
PURPOSES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with forma tion, maintenance and selling of 
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food 
security programme as defined by  Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), 
from 17/01/91 234,159.6 General 
Budget 
 Inspection of public stocks 815.7  
 Management of public stockholding programme 184,679.1  
 Programme of acquisition of agric ultural products from family 
farming 48,664.9   
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year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to 
the poor 812,756.2 General 
Budget 
 Meals for children in public schools 812,756.2  
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE 
PROGRAMME Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to decrease risk and un certainty in agriculture, through 
agricultural insurance sponsored by the federal government 48,588.6 General 
Budget 
 Warranty-Crop Fund 48,588.6  
 Total 3,296,601.8 
  
  
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 Page 19Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2007/2008  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and diffe rential treatment - "D evelopment programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Funds for variable input acquisitions PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds, 
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferential 
interest rates generally availabl e to low-income or resource-
poor producers (under PRONAF Programme)  137,773.9 Central Bank 
Funds for agricultural investments INVESTME NT CREDIT - government and private funds, 
directed to improve rural struct ure, acquisition of machines, 
equipment, vehicles and animal services  727,272.2 Central Bank 
Funds for input subsidies INPUT SUBSIDIES - government funds gene rally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers (under PRONAF 
Programme)  2,770.3 General 
Budget 
Debt rescheduling programmes DEBT RESCHEDULING – Resche duling of debts in longer 
terms and most favourable conditions (under PRONAF and 
PROCERA Programmes)  32,296.7 National 
Treasury  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2007/2008  
 
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support  
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
(US$ '000) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ '000) 
1 2 3 4 
Coffee 14,464.3 - " de minimis " 
Cotton 325,128.0 - 325,128.0 
Maize 72,397.7 - " de minimis " 
Rice 2,253.6 - " de minimis " 
Sisal 1,169.7 - " de minimis " 
Wheat 195,285.3 - 195,285.3 
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9) 2,126,768.4 - " de minimis "  
Current Total AMS  - 520,413.3 
  
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 Page 21Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2007/2008  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total 
market 
price 
support 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Cotton July 2007 Minimum Support Price 1,660.73 1,255.46 0.6  259.8 MAPA/CONAB 
Edible beans July 2007 Minimum Support Price 424.98 472.49 1, 8  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2007 Minimum Support Pri ce 98.87 131.35 177.1  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2007 Minimum Support Pri ce 229.26 174.13 6.8  377.5 MAPA/CONAB 
Sisal July 2007 Minimum S upport Price 544.11 265.97 4.2  1,169.7 MAPA/CONAB 
Wheat March 2008 Minimu m Support Price 212.56 
130.93 255.3  20,840.4 MAPA/CONAB 
Acquisition from Public Option 
Contracts 250.17 1,103.2 2,507.9 129,035.3 MAPA/CONAB 
    Total: 149,875.7  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2007/2008  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description 
of basic 
products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/...) 
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Coffee July 2007 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)     14,464.3  14,464.3 MAPA/CONAB 
Cotton July 2007 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)     324,868.2  324,868.2 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2007 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)     58,353.9  58,353.9 MAPA/CONAB 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2007/2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$ '000) Other product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$ '000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$ '000) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Coffee July 2007       14,464.3 14,464.3 MAPA/CONAB 
Cotton July 2007      259. 8 324,868.2 325,128.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2007 Premium for 
Product Outflow (PEP) 14,043.9   14,043.9  58,353. 9 72,397.7 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2007 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 1,876.1   1,876.1 377.5  2,253.6 MAPA/CONAB 
Sisal July 2007      1,169.7  1,169.7 MAPA/CONAB 
Wheat March 
2008 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 45,409.6   45,409.6 149,875.7  195,285.3 MAPA/CONAB  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Agricultural year 2007/2008  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s)  Agricultural year 
beginning  Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(US$ '000)  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-product-specific 
production and 
marketing credit  July 2007 - 680,588.8 - 680,588.8 Central Bank 
Debt rescheduling 
programmes July 2007 - 1,347,181.8 - 1,347,181.8 National  
Treasury 
Risk Minimizing 
Agribusiness 
Programme January 2008 98,997.8 - - 98,997.8 General Budget 
Total     2,126,768.4  
 
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  "De minimis " Clause Verification 
Agricultural Year 2007/2008 
 
Product Product-Specific AMS Value of Production AMS/Value of 
Production 
US$ '000 US$ '000 
1 2 3 4 
Coffee 14,464.3 5,708,740.1 0.25% 
Cotton 325,128.0 2,141,864.3 15.18% 
Maize 72,397.7 11,313,516.3 0.64% 
Rice 2,253.6 3,816,472.9 0.06% 
Sisal 1,169.7 117,659.7 0.99% 
Wheat 195,285.3 1,473,515.6 13.25% 
  
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
  Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS Value of Production AMS/Value of 
Production 
US$ '000 US$ '000 
1 2 3 4 
Total 2,126,768.4 96,165,528.6 2.21%  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009  
 
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) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables) 
1 2 3 
 
 
912,105.15 
  
 
US$ '000  
 
292,913.3 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2009  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction 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 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
1) GENERAL SERVICES 
(i) Research, including general research, research 
in connection with envi ronmental programmes, 
and research programmes relating to particular 
products Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to 
infrastructure, acquisition of equi pment and other expenditures in 
activities of coordination and ma intenance of research and the 
diffusion of their results 209,949.4 General 
Budget 
  Agricultural development for social insertion research programme 6,547.9  
  Agricultural energy deve lopment programme 15,027.3  
  Agricultural zoning service 6,109.6  
  Environmental research rela ted to agriculture 1,148.4  
  Meteorological services re lated to agriculture 166.7  
  Sustainability and co mpetitiveness research programme 180,949.4  
(ii) Pest and disease contro l, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control measures, such as early warning systems, 
quarantine and eradication Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary and phytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control, 
training programmes related to dis ease control and prevention, warning 
services 63,307.2 General 
Budget 
  Foot-and-Mouth Disease er adication programme 22,090.5  
  Pest and disease cont rol in animals 22,408.6  
  Pest and disease cont rol in plants 18,808.1   
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year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(iii) Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to secondary education that  provides intermediate professional 
qualification and higher education orie nted to rural activities provided 
by agricultural colleges and universities 188,748.3 General 
Budget 
  Capacity building programmes 16,493.0  
  Educational services for rural areas 3,627.9  
  Maintenance of agricultural techni cal public institutions 168,627.5  
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of 
information and the results of research to 
producers and consumers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities that 
provide technical assistance and ru ral extension services to small 
producers, operation and improveme nt of meteorological services, 
services for cooperatives and othe r farm associations (studies, 
researches and training) 654,698.6 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of equipments by municipaliti es for services in rural areas 114,367.7  
  Extension services on agric ultural production 66,235.8  
  Extension services on ru ral development 17,066.3  
  Extension services on sustainab ility and competitiveness 1,725.2  
  Management of public programmes 45,298.0  
  Publicity of public  interest 9,878.0  
  Support for projects of agricultural development 197,621.3  
  Support for technological innovation pr ojects to family farming 188,359.7  
  Technology transfer 12,692.5  
  Weather forecast information 1,454.1  
(v) Inspection services, including general 
inspections services and the inspection of particular products for health, safety, grading 
and standardization purposes Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to classification and inspecti on of animal and vegetal products, 
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fields 
registration), standardization a nd grading, animal genetic and 
zootechnic improvement 50,285.8 General 
Budget 
  Classification and inspection of agricultural inputs 7,759.6  
  Food safety programmes 41,184.5  
  Inspection of agricultural services 272.0  
  Inspection of organic production 1,069.7   
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year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
marketing information, advice and promotion relating to particular products but excluding 
expenditure for unspecified purposes that could 
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price 
or confer a direct economic benefit to 
purchasers Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to improvement of the mark eting system and development of 
new markets, support to the creation and maintenance of expositions 
parks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of central market 
facilities, and improvement of agricultural market information services 1,837.9 General 
Budget 
  International promotion services 1,074.3  
  Support for marketing projects 763.6  
(vii) Infrastructural services, including: electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of 
transport, market and port facilities, water 
supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, 
and infrastructural works associated with 
environmental programme s. In all cases the 
expenditure shall be directed to the provision or 
construction of capital works only, and shall 
exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm 
facilities other than for the reticulation of 
generally-availabl e public utilities . It shall not 
include subsidies to inputs or operating costs, 
or preferential user charges. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to implementation and ope ration of irrigation programmes, 
construction and maintenance of pub lic dams for irrigation and for 
urban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural 
electricity network services and facilities, electricity distribution, 
forestry development and management and environmental programmes 593,221.1 General 
Budget 
  Rural electric infr astructure 2,484.3  
  Support for infrastructure proj ects in rural areas 347,382.6  
  Support for irrigation programmes 243,354.1  
(viii) Agrarian organization; agrarian reform 
settlement Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to agrarian policy, agrari an reform and settlement projects 502,589.9 General 
Budget 
  Acquisition of rural land fo r agrarian organization 371,989.1  
  Management of the rural se ttlement programme 99,933.1  
  Preparatory measures  to acquisition of rural land 30,667.8   
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year in question 
(US$ '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY 
PURPOSES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with forma tion, maintenance and selling of 
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food 
security programme as defined by  Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), 
from 17/01/91 236,785.6 General 
Budget 
 Inspection of public stocks 1,272.5  
 Management of public stockholding programme 189,412.1  
 Programme of acquisition of agric ultural products from family 
farming 46,101.0  
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to 
the poor 1,013,208.7 General 
Budget 
 Meals for children in public schools 1,013,208.7  
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE 
PROGRAMME Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to decrease risk and un certainty in agriculture, through 
agricultural insurance sponsored by the federal government 65,134.4 General 
Budget 
 Warranty-Crop Fund 65,134.4  
 Total 3,579,767.0  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and diffe rential treatment - "D evelopment programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of measur e in year in question 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Funds for variable input acquisitions PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds, 
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferential 
interest rates generally availabl e to low-income or resource-
poor producers (under PRONAF Programme)  134,250.1 Central Bank 
Funds for agricultural investments INVESTME NT CREDIT - government and private funds, 
directed to improve rural struct ure, acquisition of machines, 
equipment, vehicles and animal services  705,096.0 Central Bank 
Funds for input subsidies INPUT SUBSIDIES - government funds gene rally available to 
low-income or resource-poor producers (under PRONAF 
Programme)  2,233.0 General 
Budget 
Debt rescheduling programmes DEBT RESCHEDULING – Resche duling of debts in longer 
terms and most favourable conditions (under PRONAF and 
PROCERA Programmes)  29,152.2 National  
Treasury  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009 
 
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support  
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
(US$ '000) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ '000) 
1 2 3 4 
Edible Beans 19,035.8 - " de minimis " 
Grapes 17,985.3 - " de minimis " 
Maize 35,775.8 - " de minimis " 
Milk 1,899.9 - " de minimis " 
Rice 64,795.5 - " de minimis " 
Sisal 856.0 - " de minimis " 
Sugar Cane 29,794.7 - " de minimis " 
Wheat 292,913.3 - 292,913.3 Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9) 1,907,682.8 - " de minimis "  
Current Total AMS   292,913.3 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total 
market 
price 
support 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Edible beans July 2008 Minimum Support Pr ice 639.41 472.49 101.9  17,005.8 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2008 Minimu m Support Price 120.36 
131.35 205.0  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
  Public Option Contracts 122. 86 4,860.6  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2008 Minimum Support Price 263.70 
174.13 0.3  26.2 MAPA/CONAB 
Public Option Contracts 293.48 558.1 1,836.75 64,769.4 MAPA/CONAB 
    Total: 64,795.5  
Sisal July 2008 Minimum Support Pri ce 476.97 265.97 4.1  856.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Wheat March 2009 Minimum Support Price 285.23 130.93 191.0  29,471.7 MAPA/CONAB 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description 
of basic 
products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/...) 
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Edible 
Beans July 2008 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)     491.5  491.5 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2008 Agricultural 
Products' Sale 
Option Private 
Premium 
(PEPRO)     3,041.0  3,041.0 MAPA/CONAB 
Sugar Cane July 2008 Production Cost 
Equalization     29,794.7  29,794.7 MAPA/CONAB 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$ '000) Other product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
 
(US$ '000) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$ '000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$ '000) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Edible 
Beans July 2008 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 1,538.5   1,538.5 17,005.8 491.5 19,035.8 MAPA/CONAB 
Grapes 
(Wine) July 2008 Premium for 
Product Outflow (PEP) 17,985.3   17,985.3   17,985.3 MAPA/CONAB 
Maize July 2008 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 21,443.1   32,734.9  3,041. 0 35,775.8 MAPA/CONAB 
  Private Option 
Risk Premium 
(PROP) 11,453.3  161.5     MAPA/CONAB 
Milk July 2008 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 1,899.9   1,899.9   1,899.9 MAPA/CONAB 
Rice July 2008      64,795.5  64,795.5 MAPA/CONAB 
Sisal July 2008      856.0  856.0 MAPA/CONAB Sugar Cane July 2008       29,794.7 29,794.7 MAPA/CONAB 
Wheat March 
2009 Premium for 
Product 
Outflow (PEP) 263,441.6   263,441.6 29,471.7  292,913.3 MAPA/CONAB  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2008/2009  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s)  Agricultural year 
beginning  Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(US$ '000)  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(US$ '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-product-specific 
production and 
marketing credit  July 2008 - 589,625.9 - 589,625.9 Central Bank 
Debt rescheduling 
programmes July 2008 - 1,216,017.0 - 1,216,017.0 National  
Treasury 
Risk Minimizing 
Agribusiness 
Programme January 2009 102,039.8 - - 102,039.8 General Budget 
Total     1,907,682.8  
 
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  "De minimis " Clause Verification 
Agricultural Year 2008/2009 
 
Product Product-Specific AMS Value of Production AMS/Value of 
Production 
US$ '000 US$ '000 
1 2 3 4 
Edible beans 19,035.8 2,221,807.1 0.86% 
Grapes 17,985.3 807,323.8 2.23% 
Maize 35,775.8 7,532,061.8 0.47% 
Milk* 1,899.9 8,530,160.3 0.02% 
Rice 64,795.5 3,541,383.2 1.83% 
Sisal 856.0 123,760.6 0.69% 
Sugar Cane 29,794.7 11,999,774.8 0.25% 
Wheat 292,913.3 1,015,071.5 28.86% 
  
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
  Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS Value of Production AMS/Value of 
Production 
US$ '000 US$ '000 
1 2 3 4 
Total 1,907,682.8 82,108,953.3 2.32% 
 
 
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