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Chinese Government donates 40,000 tons of flour, 20,000 tons of sugar, 20,000 tons of vegetable oil to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in June 2021

$45.2M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Kyrgyzstan
Country	Kyrgyz Republic
Start Date	Jun 01, 2021
End Date	Sep 22, 2029
Duration	3,035 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96056`

Grant Description

In June 2021, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a commodity assistance agreement.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) agreed to donate 40,000 tons of flour, 20,000 tons of sugar, 20,000 tons of vegetable oil to the Government of Kyrgyz Republic.

Then, on November 4, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered an initial batch of donated commodities — including 1,150 tons of white flour, 75 tons of sugar. and 50 tons of soybean oil — to the State Material Reserves Fund under the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The humanitarian aid arrived in 58 containers.

The State Material Reserves Fund under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic unloaded containers from October 5, 2021 to October 25, 2021 and the humanitarian cargo was placed in storage at the State Material Reserves Fund ’s central base located in Bishkek until a special decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic was taken.

The Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic Boobek Azhikeyev and Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Du Dewen signed the Acceptance and Transfer Act at the official handover ceremony in Bishkek on November 4, 2021.

📋 Staff Comments

1. To estimate the monetary value of the wheat flour donation ($9,550,400), AidData takes the international price of a ton of wheat in June 2021 ($238.76) and multiplies it by 40,000 tons. To estimate the monetary value of the sugar donation ($6,884,000), AidData takes the international price of a ton (2000 pounds) of sugar in June 2021 ($344.20) and multiplies it by 20,000 tons. To estimate the monetary value of the vegetable donation ($28,767,200), AidData takes the international price of a ton of soybean oil in June 2021 ($1,438.36) and multiplies it by 20,000 tons.

📚 Sources & References

China to provide food and grant assistance to Kyrgyzstan
Global price of Wheat (PWHEAMTUSDM)
Global price of Sugar (PSUGAISAUSDM)
China renders humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan in form of flour, sugar and soybean oil
China to send to Kyrgyzstan 40,000 tons of flour, 20,000 tons of sugar and oil
China offers food assistance to Kyrgyzstan
China renders humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan in form of flour, sugar and soybean oil 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.

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Government of Kyrgyzstan

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