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THE COMPETITION IN 1997

U.S. and Competitor Expenditures on Export Promotion and
Export Subsidies for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products

 

TABLE 1: COMPETITORS’ 1997 EXPENDITURES ON
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT PROMOTION AND EXPORT SUBSIDIES

Country

Gov' t
Funding

Industry
Funding

 

Gov't/Indust
Promotion in
the U.S.

Export
Subsidy

Total

 

----------$1,000---------

European Union 1/

6,000

0

 

N/A

7,158,000

7,164,000

Denmark

5,100

8,900

 

N/A

0

14,000

France 2/

10,300

50,100

 

4,802

0

60,400

Germany 2/

0

31,614

 

3,000

0

31,614

Greece 2/

16,000

3,000

 

4,000

0

19,000

Ireland 2/

19,993

9,720

 

N/A

0

29,713

Italy

39,600

27,700

 

10,800

0

67,300

Netherlands 2/

5,400

78,800

 

200

0

84,200

Spain

40,000

0

 

8,000

0

40,000

United Kingdom 2/

5,810

6,550

 

N/A

0

12,360

EU TOTAL

148,203

216,384

 

30,802

7,158,000

7,522,587

             
             
Argentina 2/

2,000

0

 

1,000

0

2,000

Australia 2/

56,800

120,135

 

5,967

0

176,935

Brazil

1,350

1,930

 

900

0

3,280

Canada

11,300

13,000

 

5,700

115,600

139,900

Chile

9,900

7,200

 

2,300

0

17,100

India 2/

12,400

1,200

 

3,180

0

13,600

Japan

2,000

0

 

578

0

2,000

Korea

3,500

0

 

150

0

3,500

Malaysia 2/

0

23,422

 

315

0

23,422

New Zealand

5,200

217,570

 

42,440

0

222,770

Norway 2/

0

15,000

 

1,000

72,000

87,000

Switzerland 2/

44,500

0

 

N/A

317,500

362,000

Taiwan

1,000

1,300

 

N/A

21,000

23,300

Turkey

800

7,700

 

N/A

50,000

58,500

NON-EU TOTAL

150,750

408,457

 

63,530

576,100

1,135,307

             
             
TOTAL FOREIGN

298,953

624,841

 

94,332

7,734,100

8,657,894

             
U.S. COMPARABLES

135,020

175,663

   

121,462

432,145

             
1/ Includes funds for promotion in third countries. Another $100 million is used for promotion within the EU.
2/ FY or CY 1996 expenditures.        
             
These figures are based on the best information available. They may not include all government spending at the national and regional levels, or additional expenditures by industry groups. Industry funding in many countries legislatively mandated is based on legislatively mandated contributions by producers, processors, handlers or exporters.
 

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