MEMBERS' PARTICIPATION IN THE NORMAL GROWTH OF
WORLD TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS –
ARTICLE 18.5 OF THE AGREEMENT
ON AGRICULTURE

Note by the Secretariat[1]

Revision

1.1.  Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture provides that "Members agree to consult annually in the Committee on Agriculture with respect to their participation in the normal growth of world trade in agricultural products within the framework of the commitments on export subsidies under this Agreement." According to the Committee's Working Procedures, these consultations are to be undertaken at the November meetings of the Committee.

1.2.  The present note updates the information contained in the Secretariat note _G/AG/W/32/Rev.21 dated 10 November 2022. The attached tables contain, for selected exporters and selected agricultural products/product groups, data on export volumes and values (including international food aid) and shares in world exports. The statistics cover the period 2012 to 2022 and show the world market shares of the leading exporters for the products/product groups concerned. In addition, pie charts show the evolution of the world market shares of the leading exporters for the products/product groups concerned over the covered period. 

1.3.  The following products/product groups^[2], as defined in Annex 1 for statistical purposes, are covered by this note:

-_        Wheat and wheat flour

-_        Coarse grains

-_        Rice

-_        Oilseeds

-_        Vegetable oils

-_        Oilcakes

-_        Sugar

-_        Butter and butter oil

-_        Skim milk powder

-_        Cheese

-_        Whole milk powder[3]

-_        Bovine meat

-_        Pigmeat

-_        Poultry meat

-_        Sheepmeat

-_        Live animals

-_        Eggs

-_        Wine

-_        Fruits & Vegetables

-_        Tobacco

-_        Cotton

1.4.  The table below shows the aggregate export values of the product categories listed in paragraph 1.3 above ("selected" agricultural products) during the period 2012 to 2022. In addition, aggregate export values are shown for agricultural products other than the selected products ("other" agricultural products). The basket of "other" agricultural products includes basic agricultural products, such as coffee, cocoa, cut flowers or wool, but also many processed products, such as food preparations or whiskies. These "other" agricultural products account, in average, for about 38% of world exports of agricultural products.