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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 43,904 metric tons of wheat (in twelve separate deliveries of 573 tons, 579 tons, 1370 tons, 1586 tons, 4037 tons, 5157 tons, 3319 tons, 4406 tons, 4008 tons, 4066 tons, 3534 tons, and 11269 tons) to North Korea in 2001. To estimate the monetary value of the wheat donation ($4,806,170.88), AidData takes the international price of a ton of wheat in January 2001 ($109.47) and multiplies it by 43,904 tons.