CCTV News: The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing announced the cold chain logistics operation data for the first quarter on April 28. The data shows that the development of cold chain logistics in mainland China generally shows a trend of rebounding demand and stabilizing and rebounding.
According to statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the total demand of the cold chain logistics industry in the mainland was 116 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, of which the demand for high-quality fruits and vegetables and other cold chains has increased significantly. In the first three months of this year, the total revenue of cold chain logistics in mainland China was 139.25 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.
Cui Zhongfu, vice president of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, said that due to the overall rebound of the macro economy and the impact of the recovery growth of consumption, the market size of the cold chain in the first quarter showed a recovery growth trend.
From the perspective of consumption, the rapid growth in demand for food ingredients, including agricultural products and prefabricated dishes, has led to the recovery of demand for cold chain logistics.
In the first quarter, the national catering revenue was 1,344.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%, driving the continuous rebound of the cold chain and urban distribution markets of food ingredients. In addition, in the first quarter, the mainland imported 149.87 billion yuan of agricultural products from the Belt and Road countries, a year-on-year increase of 61.7%, and Peruvian cranberries, Vietnamese durians and other fruits achieved double-digit growth.
Cui Zhongfu said that the import of agricultural products in the first quarter of this year grew very fast, which played a very important role in driving the demand for cold chain infrastructure and the recovery of the cold chain market.
From the perspective of investment, the investment in cold chain infrastructure increased by more than 20% in the first quarter, and the investment in cold chain infrastructure represented by cold storage and refrigerated containers is accelerating, providing a solid foundation for the rapid recovery of cold chain logistics.
Since the beginning of this year, the state has continued to supplement the capital needs for the construction of urban and rural cold chain systems through central financial funds and local government special bonds. In the first quarter, the investment amount of cold chain storage projects nationwide was about 14.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.5%.
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