China's cold-chain network expands to 270 million cubic metres of storage

Summary

China's national cold-chain logistics network continued to scale through the first half of 2026, with total cold-storage capacity reaching 270 million cubic metres at the end of June, up 4.6% year on year, state broadcaster CCTV reported on 26 July 2026. A backbone of 105 national cold-chain logistics bases now spans the eastern, central and western regions and handles the bulk of fresh-produce transshipment and distribution. New cold-chain international rail services out of Yunnan and long-range temperature-controlled containers have enabled unbroken cold-chain movement of imported durian, while the NDRC said it will further build out cold-chain facilities under the 15th Five-Year modern logistics plan.