EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND THE DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM Release No. 0213.97 Tom Amontree (202) 720-4623 tom.amontree@usda.gov Lynn Goldsbrough (202) 720-3329 goldsbrough@fas.usda.gov USDA ANNOUNCES ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND THE DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM Lake Tahoe, Nevada, June 30, 1997--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced one year allocations under the Export Enhancement Program (EEP) and Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) for the period July 1997 through June 1998. "These allocations allow for the continuation of our export efforts for a variety of U.S. agricultural products while maintaining USDA's continued compliance with its Uruguay Round export subsidy reduction commitments," said Glickman. "It is USDA's intention to use the EEP and DEIP where needed and as appropriate." U.S. agricultural products continue to face trade distortions in world markets, including the use of export subsidies by the European Union. Export sales will be facilitated through the payment of bonuses by the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Sales of wheat, wheat flour, barley/malting barley, barley malt, rice, vegetable oil, frozen poultry, eggs, nonfat dry milk, whole milk powder, butterfat, and cheddar, Feta, Gouda, cream, mozzarella, and processed American cheeses will be made through normal commercial channels at competitive world prices. Bonuses under the EEP program are available to 75 countries totaling 17,296,500 metric tons of wheat; 49 countries totaling 475,000 metric tons of wheat flour; 23 countries totaling 1,558,000 metric tons of barley/malting barley; 33 countries totaling 150,000 metric tons of barley malt; 27 countries totaling 178,000 metric tons of rice; 32 countries totaling 409,043 metric tons of vegetable oils; 27 countries totaling 31,715 metric tons of frozen poultry; and 7 countries totaling 20,925,000 dozen eggs. Bonuses under the DEIP program are available to 115 countries totaling 92,217 metric tons of nonfat dry milk; 97 countries totaling 7,487 metric tons of whole milk powder; 111 countries totaling 34,232 metric tons of butterfat; and 109 countries totaling 3,510 metric tons of cheddar, Feta, Gouda, cream, mozzarella, and processed American cheeses. Details of the program, including invitations for offers, will be issued in the future. Country quantities may be further limited by the applicable invitation. For more information, call the CCC Operations Division at (202) 720-5540 or (202) 720-6211. Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Wheat Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Africa and Middle East: 8,646,500 Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Caribbean, Central and South America: 250,000 Honduras, Nicaragua, Trinidad Asia: 7,900,000 Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka Europe and Former Soviet Union: 500,000 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ------------ Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Wheat Flour Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS 475,000 Africa and Middle East: Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Europe and Former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Asia: Sri Lanka Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Barley/Malting Barley Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Europe, Former Soviet Union, Africa and 1,383,000 Middle East: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Asia: 150,000 China, South Korea Caribbean, Central and South America: 25,000 Colombia for malting barley only. ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Barley Malt Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Caribbean, Central and South America: 90,000 Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela Asia: China, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand 40,000 Former Soviet Union: 5,000 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan South Africa: 15,000 ------------ Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Rice Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Africa and Middle East: 118,000 Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey Europe and Former Soviet Union: 60,000 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Vegetable Oils Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY Caribbean, Central and South America: 40,905 Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela Asia: 265,878 Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan Former Soviet Union: 8,181 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Africa and Middle East: 89,989 Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates West Africa: 4,090 Senegal ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Eggs Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY DOZEN Hong Kong: 13,085,000 Middle East: 7,840,000 Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, United Arab Emirates ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Frozen Poultry Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Middle East: 20,210 Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen Asia: 7,795 China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore Africa: 3,710 Angola, Benin, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Reunion, Togo Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Nonfat Dry Milk Powder Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Caribbean, Central and South America: 46,000 Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela Africa and Middle East: 18,000 Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia and Former Soviet Union: 28,217 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Byelarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Kazakstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Dry Whole Milk Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS 7,487 Caribbean, Central and South America: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela Africa, Middle East and Former Soviet Union: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Byelarus, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Butterfat Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Caribbean, Central and South America: 13,332 Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela Africa and Middle East: 4,400 Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia and Former Soviet Union: 16,500 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Byelarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Kazakstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Cheddar, Feta, Gouda, Cream, Mozzarella and Processed American Cheese Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS 3,510 Africa and Middle East: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Caribbean, Central and South America: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela Asia and Former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Byelarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, 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