GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED COM.AG/W/2/Add. 6 20 May 196 Special Distribution Agriculture Committee Original: French YUGOSLAVIA Information Furnished in Respect of Vegetable Oils and Seeds A. Production: production measures and policies 1. Statistical data on total volume of production: total acreage and average yield 2. Trends in production and estimates for 1970 In this sector, sunflower is the most important crop cultivated in Yugoslavia. Production is organized on collective and individual farms and has developed as follows in the past few years: Year Area Production Yield (qts/ha) (hectares) ('000 e.t.) Total Collective farms 196 19,600 26 16.7 19.0 1966 14,000 22 1.2 20.3 1967 147,000 20 17,0 19.0 1970-400 _ 3. Statistical data on carry-over stocks and stockpiles There are no stocks. 4. Factors which affectproduction Increased production is primarily due to greater yield per production unit, resulting from improved agricultural techniques and the introduction of modern technology, new high-yield varieties, etc.. Policies and mesures of government or other bodies likely to influence production, other than those listed under B A general re-organization took place in the post-war period and investments were made in the irrigation and flood protection system.
COM.AG/W/2/Add 6 Page 2 B. Protection and support measures and policies I. Internal support measures and policies 1. Inventory of the instruments of support The Government has fixed a minimum sunflowerseed price that the purchaser, i.e. the vegetable oil industry, is required to pay. The purchaser is free to pay a higher price if themarket situation permits. To encourage more intensive use of fertilizers in crop production, producers are granted rebates on their purchases of domestic or imported fertilizers, equivalent on anaveraga to 30 per cent of the production price of the fertilizer. 2. Levels of guaranteed prices or support prices The Government has set a minimum purchase price of $96 per metric basis of a content of 3 per cent oil, 11 per cent humidity, and 3 per ton, cent on the impurities. For each oil content percentage figure above or below the 3 per cent level, the minimum price is adjusted upwards or downwards by $2.4 per ton of sunflowerseed. 3. Amount of producer subsidies According to orientation calculations, the subsidy on fertilizer amounts to $1.6 per ton. The Government's policy aims at reducing these rebates in the future, so that agricultural returns will result solely from the operation of the market. 4. Average returns to producers Measures have recently been taken to improve the quality of sunflowerseed and increase the oil content. For this reason returns to producers have been above the minimum level (minimum production price, not including marketing costs): In US$ per metric ton 196 99.76 1966 9. 1967 100.
COM.AG/W/2/Add 6. Method of determining returns to producers: constituent elements of these returas; relationship of price formation in domestic and international markets The relationship of price formation in the domestic and international markets are based on the same principles, i.e, the inter-play of supply and demand in the market. Il. Measures at the frontier Tariff Product Import duty Trade régime Item No. ad valorem Export Import -r 12.01 Oilseeds and oleaginous fruit, whole or broken: (1) Groundnuts (2) Copra (3) Palmnuts and kernels (4) Soyabeans () Linseed (6) Cotton seeds (7) Castor oil seeds () Other: (a) Sunflowerseeds D (b) Colza seeds D (c) Sesamum seeds D (d) Other / 1.07 Fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, crude, refined or purified: (1) Soyabcan oil: D (b) Rofined D (2) Cottonseed oil: D D (3) Groundnut oil D D
Tariff Product Import duty Traderégime ItemNo. ad valoremexport Import 1.07 (cont'd) (4) Glive oil: (a) Grude () Sunflowerseed oil: (6) Colza seed oil and (7) Linseed oil: () Palm nut oil: (9) Coconut oil: (a) (b) Crude Refined (10) Palm-kernel (11) Castor oil: (12) Almond oil: (13) Other: oil: mustard:.....~~~~~~~~~~~ D D D D /D /D D - Exports subject to licence. -. - Imports under global exchange quota. RK - Imports under commodity quotas.
COM/AG/W/2/Add.6 Page C. Consumption and internal prices 1. Statisticaldata on consumption 2. Trends in consumption and estimates for 1970 Sunflower production is not sufficient to edible oil, so that imports are necessary. cover domestic demand for Total consumption of edible oils developed as follows during the three years for which statistics are available: as (Thousand metric tons) 1964 123 196 120 1966 129 1970 (estimate) 10 3. Retail and wholesale prices on major internal markets Average retail prices for edible oil in the past three years were follows: (US$ 196 336. 1966 3.0 1967 3.0 per ton) The retail price of edible oil is lower than that of lard and as a result edible oil consumption has increased. 196 4 1966 9 1967 94 Index (lard price 100) 4. Fctors which condition the evolution of internal consumption. Policies and measures affeeting consumption There are no consumer subsidies.
COM.AG/W/2/Add.6 Page 6 D. lnternational trade and prices 1. Statistical date on the volume and value of imports and exports by source and destinetion Statistics on exports and imports are given in Annexes I and Il. The purchases of crude soyabean oil were made in the United States on credit terms, under Public Law 40. 2. Levels of export prices 3. Emport aidmeasures and policies (a) Specific data and comment on export, subsidies and other aids There are no export payments, subsidies or other aids. (b) Stock menagement policies asthey relate to exports No special policies are applied on stocks or exports. (c) Types and influence of non-commercial transactions and policies, including export credit No export credits are granted in respect of vegetable oils. 4. Description ofbilateral agreements affecting imports or exports Trade with countries with which clearing arrangements exist is conducted under bilateral agreements. The products and quotas mentioned in the schedules to such agreements are only of an indicative character.
221000 Pumpkin seeds,371 1,249,67 233 2,906 1,137,061 3)1 4,09 1,66,642 346 221010 Sunflower seeds,96 1,212,00 13 1,377 219,oo 19 7,26 1,097,41'02 11 221020 Hempseeds 3,706 1,67,110 04 2,22 1,112,120 441 2,4 62,2 31 22100 Poppy seeds 319 17,663 1 60 144,317 222 2 3 269 221091 Mustard seeds 20 2,600 130 7 177 0.4 60 10 221099 Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruit 9 1,13 123 42 4,246 101 4212010 Crude soyabean oil 20,773 290 4212020 Refined soyabean oil - - 421010 Crude olive oil _ 421024 Refined olive oil 0.016 17 - - - - - - 4216010 Crude sunflower oil - - - 7,070 1,399,920 19 4216020.Refined sunflower oil 0.167 113 677 0.0 4 6 0.36 216 600 4221010 Crude linseed oil 0.1 40 400 -. 1,09 241 02 220 4221020 Refined linseed oil... 422010 Crude castor oil 0 179,367 326 46 13,07 294 490 16,347 31 422020 Refined castor oil 60 22,943 30 - - - 4229090 Other vegetable oils 0.13 747-0.39 2,971-24 27,009.. _ T j COM.AG/W/2/Add.6 Page7 Annex I YUGOSLAV EXPORTS OF VEGETABLE OILS AND SEEDS (Quantity in tons; price in dollars 196 1966 1967 value in dollars; per metric ton) SITC Product. - _.. Quantity Value Price Quantity Value Price Quantity Value Price TOTAL 19,023.1-3 4,717,93 7,4.474 2,634,0 23,216.76,40,TO-
(Quantity in tons; value in doliars, price in dollars per metric ton) 2211010 Groundnuts, in shell _ 1 64,409 344 C47,2' 3 7 2211021 Groundnuts, shelled 310,094 27 1,10 273,172 232 70 21,6061 307 2212010 Copra 2,941 16,749 277 I 41 11,312 27 - - - 2213010 Palm kernels - 1,93 342,906 173 3 7j 174 221010 Linseed 24,73 3,494,9 142 122,06 2,9,612 131 6,63 322 679I 12 2216010 Cotton seeds 60 91000 11 o.6 22 420 4 9,0001 200 2217010 Castor oil seeds _ -_ ' _ 221000 Pumpkin seeds _- 0.6 762 127 96 j 2,631 299 221010 Sunflower seeds 4 6,70 14 4 1,930 44 0.31 l21 221020 Hempseeds - - - 2 1,70 7 3 9(14 366 C21030 Sesamum seeds 31,299 270 13 3,39?69 44 127,730 02 22100 Poppy seeds 240 104,9 437 2 336,499 410-4212010 Crude soya oil 1,40 3,90,472 20 1,223 4,63,331 ' 43,70 113 012,106l 263 1 4212021 Rerined soya oil 707 291,409 412 3,124 1,273,23 40 2,4 i 1,17,179. 4L0i 4213020 Refined cottonseed oil 1,33 9,31 431 10 6,oo 6o0 _ - - 421010 Crude olive oil 369 232,9 630 I 303,61'( 670 326 21,379 670 4221010 Crude linseed oil - - _14lo 30,44 203 6,271 1,14,321 14 4221021 Refined linseed oil 36 11,46 410 20,012 299 3 1,267 409 4222020 Refined palm oil 3,600 1,72,97 437 1,343 44,766 334 474 16,636 330 4223010 Crude coconut oil 2,1 6,663 306 il 4,13 31 - - - 4223020 Refined coconut oil 9 46,17 469 112 4,263 431 61 247,920 36 1 4229010 Crude tung oil 64 3,76 6o 26 113,139 422 - - - 4229020 Refined tung oil 0 44,3 173 3,26 43 16 6,14 340 4229030 Crude sesamum oil 30 12,600 420 44 1,200 410 20 10,610 31 4229040 Refined sesamum oil 10 4,361 436 20 9,100 4 21 9,;6 44 422010 Crude castor oil 32 1 9o 21 20 6,423 321 20 1 6,3) 320 422020 Reined castor oil 11 3 4,731 431 2 14,399 07 343 94,4o 410 4229090 Other vegetable oils 4 19,041 42 3 9,63 116 17 7,336 437 COM.AG/W/2/Add.7 Page Annex II YUGOSLAV IMPORTS OF VEGETABLE OILS AND SEEDS SITC Product 196 1966 967 Quantity Value Price Quantity Value Price Quantity Value Price OTAL TOTAL 2,360 119,30,~~~ ~~7310, 14 12,I4,4 î2462,370 6 3 17,233,03