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According to Chinese Government reporting to the World Food Program’s International Food Aid Information System (INTERFAIS), the Chinese Government donated and delivered 196,629 metric tons of maize (in twelve separate deliveries of 1829 tons, 2812 tons, 1023 tons, 2410 tons, 6217 tons, 772 tons, 2495 tons, 7656 tons, 4180 tons, 46185 tons, 43702 tons, and 77348 tons) to North Korea in 2000. To estimate the monetary value of the maize donation ($18,276,665.55), AidData takes the international price of a ton of maize in January 2000 ($92.95) and multiplies it by 196,629 tons.