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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 47,614 metric tons of rice (in 12 separate deliveries of 2448 tons, 7498 tons, 7482 tons, 180 tons, 4289 tons, 6548 tons, 5617 tons, 5077 tons, 2694 tons, 2701 tons, 2250 tons, and 830 tons) to North Korea in 2005. To estimate the monetary value of the rice donation ($288.38), AidData takes the international price of a ton of rice in January 2005 ($13,730,925.32) and multiplies it by 47,614 tons.