Chinese Government donates 2163.8 tons of wheat to North Korea in 2011
Commitment amount
$ 705967.0403490253
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 705967.04
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
North Korea
Sector
Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On December 20, 2011, Hu Jintao announced that the Chinese Government would donate 250,000 tons of crude oil (captured via Project ID#63332) and 500,000 tons of food (captured via Project ID#41496) to North Korea in a meeting with senior officials. This donation was decided upon right after the announcement of Kim Jong Il's death on December 19, 2011. The aid package was offered as a gesture of support for the new regime of Kim Jong Un. However, according to Chinese Government reporting to the World Food Program’s International Food Aid Information System (INTERFAIS), it ultimately donated 2163.8 metric tons of wheat to North Korea in 2011. To estimate the monetary value of the wheat donation ($574,012.86), AidData takes the international price of a ton of wheat in January 2011 ($265.28) and multiplies it by 2163.8 tons.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
10
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of North Korea [Government Agency]