The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu received its first consignment of frozen German pork via rail, shaving more than 40 days from the time it would typically take for delivery by ship to the world’s top consumer of the meat. The Chengdu Daily newspaper reported today that the shipment took just 13 days travel the 12,000 kilometers from Nuremberg, via Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, entering into China’s Xinjiang region before heading to Chengdu International Railway Port. Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox The faster rail route enables frozen meat to reach into the vast hinterland of China with fewer risks of food becoming contaminated, the paper said. continue reading
The first delivery of frozen German pork has arrived in the Chinese city of Chengdu via rail, more 40 days faster than it would have taken by ship. The consignment took 13 days to travel the 12,000 km from Nuremberg through China, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan and Poland's Xinjiang region before reaching Chengdu. The quicker route means that frozen meat can reach Poland with less risk of contamination.