USDA TARGETS MARKETS UNDER THE EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM Release No. 0262.98 Wayne Baggett (202) 720-2032 wayne.baggett@usda.gov Lynn K. Goldsbrough (202) 720-3930 goldsbrough@fas.usda.gov USDA TARGETS MARKETS UNDER THE EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND THE DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM WASHINGTON, June 30, 1998--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 1998 through June 1999. "These allocations are consistent with our Uruguay Round export subsidy reduction commitments and demonstrate our resolve to maintain export markets by countering unfair trading practices," Glickman said. "We reserve the right -- as do all countries -- to self-defense. It is USDA's intention to use the EEP and DEIP where needed and as appropriate." Because of market conditions, not all allocations will be made operational at this time. Invitations for offers under the DEIP and under EEP for frozen poultry, will be issued soon. If allocations are made operational, 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, Colby, cream, Gouda, Monterey jack, mozzarella, processed American and Swiss and Emmentaler cheeses will be made through normal commercial channels at competitive world prices. Allocations under the EEP program include 16,153,500 metric tons of wheat; 475,000 metric tons of wheat flour; 1,489,000 metric tons of barley/malting barley; 150,000 metric tons of barley malt; 131,796 metric tons of rice; 319,795 metric tons of vegetable oils; 30,475 metric tons of frozen poultry; and 16,256,000 dozen eggs. Bonuses under the DEIP program are available for 84,212 metric tons of nonfat dry milk; 5,003 metric tons of whole milk powder; 29,854 metric tons of butterfat; and 3,350 metric tons of Cheddar, Colby, cream, Gouda, Monterey jack, mozzarella, processed American, Swiss and Emmentaler cheeses. 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. Individual product/country allocations are listed below. NOTE: USDA news releases and media advisories are available on the Internet. Access the USDA Home Page on the World Wide Web at http://www.usda.gov Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Wheat Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Africa and Middle East: 8,003,500 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, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia: 7,400,000 Bangladesh, China, Philippines, Sri Lanka Caribbean, Central and South America: 250,000 Honduras, Nicaragua, Trinidad Europe and Former Soviet Union: 500,000 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 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 Global total 475,000 Africa and Middle East: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia: Sri Lanka Europe and Former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Barley/Malting Barley Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Asia: 150,000 China, South Korea Caribbean, Central and South America: 25,000 Colombia for malting barley only. Europe, Former Soviet Union, Africa and Middle East: 1,314,000 Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Barley Malt Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Asia: China, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand 40,000 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 Former Soviet Union: 5,000 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 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: 87,000 Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey Europe and Former Soviet Union: 44,796 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, 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 Africa and Middle East: 70,355 Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates Asia: 207,866 Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Caribbean, Central and South America: 31,980 Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela Former Soviet Union: 6,396 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan West Africa: 3,198 Senegal ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Eggs Eligible for Bonus Awards under the EEP REGION/COUNTRY DOZEN Hong Kong: 10,165,000 Middle East: 6,091,000 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 Africa: 3,000 Angola, Benin, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Reunion, Togo Asia: 7,265 China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore Middle East: 20,210 Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Nonfat Dry Milk Powder Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Africa and Middle East: 17,500 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: 27,800 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam Caribbean, Central and South America: 38,912 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 ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Dry Whole Milk Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Global total 5,003 Africa, Middle East and Former Soviet Union: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Belarus, 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 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 Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Butterfat Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Africa and Middle East: 2,500 Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, 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: 13,354 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam Caribbean, Central and South America: 14,000 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 ---------- Quantities and Destinations for U.S. Cheddar, Colby, cream, Gouda, Monterey jack, mozzarella, processed American and Swiss and Emmentaler cheeses Eligible for Bonus Awards under the DEIP REGION/COUNTRY METRIC TONS Global total 3,350 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 Asia and Former Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 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, 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