WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PHL/15
9 September 1998
(98-3435)
Committee on Agriculture
NOTIFICATION
          The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 1997
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of the Philippines
on 20 August 1998.G/AG/N/PHL/15
Page 2Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programs"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question
('000 Pesos)Data sources
12 3 4
Funds for agricultural
investmentInvestment Credit and Grants.  Government funds directed to improve rural structure,
acquisition of machines, equipment and postharvest facilities.1,926,906 Department of Agriculture
Presidential AgrarianReform Council
Funds for variable inputacquisitionInput subsidies.  Government funds directed to production at preferential rates for the
procurement of planting materials such as seeds.180,523 Department of AgricultureG/AG/N/PHL/15
Page 3Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
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)
'000 PesosProduct-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate) in
'000 Pesos
12 3 4
Rice 617,447.27 617,447.27*
Corn 148,463.04 148,463.04*
Total AMS 765,910.31
*  de minimisG/AG/N/PHL/15
Page 4Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1997Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(Pesos/kg)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
Pesos/kgEligible
production
(MT)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
('000 Pesos)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Rice Price support 14.00 4.56 65,407.55 0 617,447.27 NFA
Corn Price support 6.00 2.26 39,696.00 0 148,463.04 NFA
NFA – National Food Authority
Notes:
1. Eligible production cons ists of rice procured pl us palay (paddy) procured converted in to rice terms using a 65% milling recov ery rate.
2. The total volume of rice production in 1997 was 7.324 million tonnes valued at P 88,574 billion.
3. The total market price support for rice is 0.70% of the value of production.
4. The total volume of corn production in 1997 was 4.33 million tonnes valued at P 27.164 billion.5. The total market price support for corn is 0.54% of the value of production.
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