Geneva, Dec 3 - European Union export subsidies for most agricultural products except sugar fell in the marketing year 2006/07, according to EU figures notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Under proposals currently under negotiation in the WTO's Doha round, developed countries will phase out export subsidies for agriculture by 2013, and developing countries by 2016.
2006/07 2005/06
product euros tonnes euros tonnes
mln '000 mln '000
wheat/wheat flour 50.4 824.6 107.7 10,978.8
sugar 470.1 1,336.9 442.8 1,215.0
butter 239.2 253.8 292.3 295.4
cheese 108.8 292.5 142.6 319.4
skim milk powder 0.0 0.0 14.6 117.0
other milk products 130.3 461.8 278.4 740.9
beef 54.1 116.1 121.0 188.7
pigmeat 18.3 70.4 19.5 77.0
poultry meat 96.7 228.4 58.9 180.0
NOTES. Figures exclude food aid. Marketing years are July-June, except for Sugar,
which is October-September.