Chinese government provides USD 1.2 million grant for 3,516 tons food aid to Syria

📋 Staff Comments

1. This project includes record ID #104339, the rice shipment which was received in April 2023. The handover ceremony for the entirety of the food donation, including both rice and wheat, was held on June 11th and is the subject of this record. I have not found any information about the wheat shipments specifically, or else I would have split this record into separate records for wheat and rice instead of having an umbrella record for both and a separate record for the rice donation only. The date of the rice shipment is listed for the commitment date and implementation date for this project because it is the earliest datable shipment.
2. The value was estimated assuming a price of USD $479.5 per metric tonne of rice (in April 2023, when the rice was delivered) and USD $282.28 per metric tonne of wheat (in June 2023, when the wheat was delivered by) according to Fred economic data: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/categories/32217

📚 Sources & References

• Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei Attends the Handover Ceremony of Emergency Food Aid to Syria
• China donates more than 3,500 tons of grain to quake-hit Syria
• Global price of Rice
• Thailand
• Global price of Wheat (PWHEAMTUSDM)
• Syrian Trade receives 1,180 tons of rice as a gift from the People's Republic of China
• China hastens transport of relief supplies to Türkiye
• Syria: commerce ministry
• Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei published a signed article in Syrian media to publicize China's disaster relief measures
• Chinese Red Cross sends second set of aid for 10,000 people in Syria Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.