WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUR/14
30 May 2002
(02-2987)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for the calendar
year 2001  (Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of
Turkey  on 17 May 2002.G/AG/N/TUR/14
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 2001 - 31 December 2001
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency 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)
123
below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/TUR/14
Page 3Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 2001 - 31 December 2001
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$ millionProduct-specific measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS (aggregate)
US$ million
12 3 4
Wheat
Barley
MaizeRye
Oats
Tobacco55.71
4.60
0.00
-0.10
0.00
-64.5555.71 de minimis
4.60 de minimis
0.00 de minimis
-0.10 de minimis
0.00 de minimis
-64.55 de minimisG/AG/N/TUR/14
Page 4Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD:  1 January 2001 – 31 December 2001
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1 January 2001Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(US$/tonne)External
reference
price
(US$/tonne)Eligible
production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(US$ million)Data sources
123 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Wheat Price support 136.67 98.50 1,459,482 55.71 1
Barley Price support 109.33 104.50 951,697 4.60 1
Maize Price support 129.83 107.50 9 0.00 2
Rye Price support 102.50 110.00 13,985 -0.10 1
Oats Price support 102.50 110.00 2 0.00 1Tobacco Price support 1,583.33 3,197.00 40,000 -64.55 3
Sugar Beet No private buyer
1 – Polatli Commodity Exchange Activity Report 2001.
2 – Bursa Commodity Exchange Monthly Bulletin, 2001.
3 – TEKEL – (The State Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages Monopoly)G/AG/N/TUR/14
Page 5Annex to Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Turkey
REPORTING PERIOD: 1 January 2001 - 31 December 2001
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Detailed Calculations
Description of
basic productsTotal
production
tonnesProduction eligible
to receive the
applied
administered price
tonnesExchange
rate
US$/TLApplied
administered price
US$/tonneMarket price
US$/tonne1986-88 Average
reference price
US$/tonneMarket Price
Support
US$/tonneTotal value of
production
US$ millionMarket price
support budgetary
outlays
US$ millionAggregate
measurement of
support
%
1 2 345 6 7 8
(5 - 7)9
(2 * 6)10
(3 * 8)11
((10 / 9) * 100)
Wheat
BarleyMaizeRye
Oats
TobaccoSugar beet*19,000,000
7,500,0002,200,000
220,000
265,000
200,280
12,550,6501,459,482
951,697
9
13,985
2
40,000
9,700,000US$1 =
TL  1,200,000136.67
109.33129.83102.50
102.50
1,583.33
41.67177.61
114.33
96.58
120.29
173.38
1,617.60
41.6798.50
104.50107.50110.00
110.00
3,197.00
19.6038.17
4.83
22.33
-7.50
-7.50
-1,613.67
22.073,374.59
857.48212.48
26.46
45.95
323.97522.9955.71
4.600.00
-0.10
0.00
-64.55
214.081.65
0.540.00
-0.40
0.00
-19.92
40.93
*No private buyer
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