CCP 05/CRS.3


COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS

Sixty-fifth Session

Rome, Italy, 11-13 April 2005

CONSULTATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURPLUS DISPOSAL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Table of Contents

 

APPENDIX I

COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS REPORTED TO THE CSSD, BY COMMODITY GROUP
1994 to October 2004

Commodity

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

- 000 metric tonnes -

    

Wheat/wheat flour

3,440.4

2,392.4

2,211.8

1,610.7

2,479.4

4,351.6

415.2

228.4

72.0

3,982.9

198.7

Other grains/cereals

1,760.0

1,257.9

1,420.1

926.4

475.4

1,520.8

58.5

20.2

8.3

1,408.5

-

Rice

621.4

874.8

359.2

239.3

975.2

567.2

11.0

187.9

15.5

406.4

171.5

Oil

221.0

187.5

190.1

184.4

146.0

159.7

9.6

0.3

8.9

256.9

-

Dairy products

58.8

14.0

7.9

6.2

6.0

112.6

1.0

0.7

0.1

24.4

10

Soybean/soybean meal

356.3

268.0

148.0

102.0

147.3

653.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

655.9

-

Pulses

127.3

133.3

181.5

145.0

53.8

46.9

7.4

3.8

1.9

128.2

-

Sugar

43.4

29.2

15.7

16.2

3.5

3.4

2.0

0.6

0.3

0.0

-

Other commodities

116.0

28.0

16.5

24.8

28.2

438.9

2.0

0.2

0.1

59.8

525.1

  Total

6,744.6

5,185.1

4,550.8

3,255.0

4,314.8

7,854.3

506.7

442.1

107.1

6,922.9

905.3

 

appendix ii

CSSD NOTIFICATION, BY SUPPLIER, RECIPIENT AND BY TRANSACTION TYPE FOR EACH COMMODITY
1994 to October 2004

         

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Notifications:

                            
                               

By aid-supplying country

  

137

134

234

168

105

97

41

30

25

34

24

By World Food Programme

15

13

39

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

                               

Recipient countries involved in:

                      
                               

Bilateral notifications

  

67

58

62

68

60

52

33

24

18

30

24

                               

Type of Transaction

                          
 

(All Commodities)

                      
                               
   

Type 1

    

101

72

145

95

37

51

27

2

1

513

-

   

Type 1 & 2

    

9

6

9

8

1

1

1

0

-

23

1

   

Type 2

    

77

48

37

23

31

20

16

13

9

225

1

   

Type 3

    

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

   

Type 4

    

24

23

31

15

14

16

-

20

-

-

20

   

Type 3 & 4

    

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

   

Type 5

    

4

5

7

3

7

2

5

4

-

-

-

   

Type 1&6

    

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

   

Type 6

    

76

44

35

18

14

13

9

7

2

353

-

   

Type 9

    

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

   

Type 10a

    

38

33

19

22

39

9

2

-

9

11

2

   

Type 13

    

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

n/a

  

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

 

Total Transactions

329

231

283

184

144

112

60

39

24

1,125

24

Number of aid-supplying

  

11

10

11

10

11

8

7

6

4

2

3

countries

                            

 

APPENDIX III

COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS REPORTED TO THE CSSD, 2003

Type of transaction, by number and volume
(All Commodities)

 

No.

%

MT

%

Type 1

513

45.6%

729,782

10.5%

Type 1 & 2

23

2.0%

176,570

2.6%

Type 2

225

20.0%

3,042,043

43.9%

Type 4

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Type 5

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Type 6

353

31.4%

2,183,207

31.5%

Type 10a

11

1.0%

791,298

11.4%

Total

1,125

100.0%

6,922,900

100.0%

 

APPENDIX IV

CSSD NOTIFICATIONS AS COMPARED TO GLOBAL FOOD AID DELIVERIES

000 MT

    
                         
   

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

                         

Total Food Aid Shipments

17,334

12,926

10,203

7,228

7,322

8,375

14,985

11,339

11,012

9,682

10,227

according to WFP a/

                      

(all commodities)

                      
                         

Volume of Food Aid

14,308

7,084

5,476

4,565

3,255

4,315

7,854

507

442

107

* 6,922

reported through CSSD

                      

(all commodities)

                      
                         

% which has been reported through CSSD

82.5%

54.8%

53.7%

63.2%

44.5%

51.5%

52.4%

4.5%

4.1%

1.1%

* 67.7%

                         

a/ Source: Food Aid Monitor, WFP (INTERFAIS), May 2004
 

                    
* 2003 figures reflect the United States food aid notifications for FY 2001 and FY 2003 reported in the year 2003

 

APPENDIX V

REGISTER OF TRANSACTIONS

  1. Donations of domestically produced commodities from a government to a government of an importing country, an intergovernmental organization or a private institution for free distribution directly to the final consumers in the importing country.
     
  2. Donations of domestically produced commodities from a government to a government of an importing country, or an intergovernmental organization or a private institution for distribution, by means of sale on the open market of the importing country.
     
  3. Monetary grants by the government of an exporting country to an importing country, for the specific purpose of purchasing a commodity from the exporting country.
     
  4. Monetary grants by a government either to a supplying country (or countries) or to a recipient country for the specific purpose of purchasing a commodity from an exporting country (or countries) or from local suppliers in the recipient country for delivery to/in the specific recipient country.
     
  5. Monetary grants by a government to an intergovernmental organization or to a private institution for the specific purpose of purchasing commodities in the open market (including local purchase) for delivery to/in eligible recipient countries (developing countries).
     
  6. Transfers of commodities under the rules and established procedures of the World Food Programme.
     
  7. Sales from the currency of the importing country which is not transferable and is not convertible into currency of the importing country which is not transferable and is not convertible into currency or goods and services for use by the contributing country.
     
  8. Sales for the currency of the importing country which is partially convertible into currency or goods and services for use by the contributing country.
     
  9. Government-sponsored loans of agricultural commodities repayable in kind.
     
  10. Sales on credit in which, as a result of government intervention, or of a centralized marketing scheme, the interest rates, period of repayment (including periods of grace) or other related terms do not conform to the commercial rates, periods or terms prevailing in the world market. In particular with respect to period of repayment, credit transactions are distinguished as follows: (a) 10 years or more; (b) over 3 years and under 10 years.
     
  11. Sales in which the funds for the purchase of commodities are obtained under a loan from the government of an exporting country tied to the purchase of those commodities, distinguished as follows with respect to period of repayment: (a) 10 years or more; (b) over 3 years and under 10 years.
     
  12. Transactions under categories 1 to 4 and 7 to 11 subject to tied Usual Marketing Requirements or to tied Offset Purchasing Requirements.
     
  13. Transactions under categories 1 to 4 and 7 to 11 subject to tied purchase of fixed quantities of the same or another commodity from the exporting country.
     
  14. Government and non-government sponsored barter transactions not involving price concessions.
     
  15. Non-government sponsored barter transactions involving price concessions
     
  16. Sales for non-convertible currency non involving price concessions.

 

APPENDIX VI

BILATERAL CONSULTATION COMMODITY TABLE
(As of October 2004)

This table shows which countries wish to be consulted bilaterally prior to the official notification
of any transaction concerning the commodities indicated.

Delegation

Wheat/ Wheat flour

Maize/ Maize flour

Soybean/Soybean meal

Rice

Pulses

Oils

Sugar

Dairy Products

Other Products

Argentina

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Australia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

Austria

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brazil

  

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X –meat, poultry, pork

Canada

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

EEC

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

France

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X –meat, poultry, pork

Germany

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X –meat, poultry, pork

Netherlands

X

X

  

X

          

New Zealand

              

X

X - meat

Peru

  

X

        

X

    

United Kingdom

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

United States

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

APPENDIX VII

CONSULTATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURPLUS DISPOSAL

PRO FORMA FOR PRIOR NOTIFICATION AND BILATERAL CONSULTATION

Appendix C, Reporting procedures and consultative obligations under the FAO principles of surplus disposal

Not for publication until the transaction is officially announced.

  1. TYPE OF TRANSACTION:
     
  2. AID-SUPPLYING COUNTRY:
     
  3. RECIPIENT COUNTRY OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION:
  1. COMMODITY TABLE:
 Quantity  
(M.T.)		 Market Value
(US$/fob)
  1. SUPPLY PERIOD:
     
  2. TERMS OF LOANS OR SALES ON CREDIT:
     
  3. PROVISIONS TO SAFEGUARD NORMAL PRODUCTION AND COMMERCIAL TRADE, INDLUDING UMR’S:

5-YEAR HISTORY OF COMMERCIAL IMPORTS BY COMMODITY

Commodity

  

Calendar Year

          

Amount (M.T.)

          

Total

  

5-Year Average

  

Source

  
  1. EXPLANATORY COMMENTS INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE RECIPIENT COUNTRY:
     
  2. RESPONSE TO BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS BY: