As the first imported meat port in inland China, the Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan Bonded Port will initiate customs clearance procedures for frozen meat imported from Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and the Netherlands this month, according to news released from the 2014 China Cold-chain Industry Summit held in Chongqing a few days ago.

Currently, the capacity of Chongqing’s cold storage facilities has reached 500,000 tons with the figure anticipated to reach 700,000 by 2015. (CQNEWS) (Translated by Liu Kan)