Working Party on State Trading Enterprises - State Trading - New and full notification pursuant to article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII - Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - Addendum

STATE TRADING

NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A) OF THE
GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON
THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII

Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu

Addendum

The following communication, dated and received on 18 October 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

 

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The following statistical tables constitute an integral part of the notification for 2022-2023.[1]

 


TABLE I

STATE TRADING: Agriculture and Food Agency, Council of Agriculture, EXECUTIVE YUAN

STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS

Description of product(s) (including HS number(s))

Total quantity imported

(1,000 Mt)

Quantity imported by state trading enterprise

(1,000 Mt)

Average import price

Average representative domestic sales price

Mark‑up

National production

(brown rice)

(1,000 Mt)

Rice

2021

127.9

71.0

 

 

 

1,241.7

2022

154.3

91.5

 

 

 

1,251.5

2023

142.0

82.2

 

 

 

1,147.9

TABLE II

STATE TRADING: Agriculture and Food Agency, Council of Agriculture, EXECUTIVE YUAN

STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS

Description of product(s) (including HS number(s))

Total quantity exported

(1,000 Mt)

Quantity exported by state trading enterprise

(1,000 Mt)

Average procurement price

Average representative domestic sales price

Average export price

National production

(brown price)

(1,000 Mt)

Rice

2021

227.6

0

 

 

 

1,241.7

2022

168.6

0

 

 

 

1,251.5

2023

153.8

0

 

 

 

1,147.9

 

TABLE III

STATE TRADING: Agriculture and Food Agency, Council of Agriculture, EXECUTIVE YUAN

STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES

Description of product(s) (including HS number(s))

Domestic purchases by
state trading enterprise

(paddies)

(1,000 Mt)

National production

(brown rice)

(1,000 Mt)

Domestic sales by state
trading enterprise

(brown rice)

(1,000 Mt)

National consumption

(brown rice)

(1,000 Mt)

Rice

2021

358.1

1,241.7

466.6

1,147.5

2022

365.6

1,251.5

417.7

1,139.1

2023

287.4

1,147.9

331.7

1,115.9

 

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[1] _G/STR/N/20/TPKM.