Chinese Government donates 74,991 metric tons of rice in 2001

$13.83M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2001
End Date	May 17, 2028
Duration	9,998 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`86260`

Grant Description

According to Chinese Government reporting to the World Food Program’s International Food Aid Information System (INTERFAIS), the Chinese Government donated and delivered 74,991 metric tons of rice (in nine separate deliveries of 1033 tons, 1890 tons, 2892 tons, 3793 tons, 1757 tons, 3374 tons, 3557 tons, 48366 tons, and 8329 tons) to North Korea in 2001.

To estimate the monetary value of the rice donation ($13,830,590.13), AidData takes the international price of a ton of rice in January 2001 ($184.43) and multiplies it by 74,991 tons.

📚 Sources & References

Global price of Rice
Thailand (PRICENPQUSDM)
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