Yunnan plateau ecological vegetables are sold to Southeast Asia in batches through the China Laos railway cold chain trains, and tropical fruits from Southeast Asia are imported into China in reverse, making the two-way agricultural product circulation pattern more mature. The railway system has significantly shortened transportation time through multiple measures such as capacity tilt, innovative grouping, and faster customs clearance, enabling plateau vegetables to steadily open up overseas consumer markets.

Eye catching export data

As of August 6, 2026, the China Laos Railway has shipped 5006 cold chain vegetables this year, with a total volume of 100100 tons, a year-on-year increase of 62.76%. The export of Yunnan vegetables has become the category with the most prominent growth rate of freight transport along the whole line. The climate in Yunnan is suitable for planting high-quality vegetables throughout the year. A large amount of fresh agricultural products such as Shanghai lettuce and broccoli are gathered from Kunming and transported southward by cold chain trains via Wangjiaying West Station, relying on the Mohan Moding Cooperation Zone port to complete cross-border transportation. Local agricultural enterprises transport about 30 tons of vegetables by railway every day, and they can be loaded and shipped on the same night after harvesting.

Logistics clearance guarantee

Wangjiaying West Station implements priority allocation and release for fresh cold chain trains, implements a mixed grouping mode for fresh and general goods, and adapts to the characteristics of small and medium-sized merchants' small batch and multi batch shipments. Customs and railways have jointly opened a green channel for fresh produce, and simplified port procedures through models such as early declaration and railway express delivery. The entire 2000 kilometer journey only takes 3 days for railway transportation, which significantly reduces the time required for 5 days for road transportation and effectively reduces the loss of vegetables during transportation. Even if road traffic is blocked during the rainy season in Laos, the railway cold chain can still ensure stable delivery of goods to destinations such as Thailand on time. Keywords: China Laos railway, cold chain vegetable export

Double Win Value

This cross-border cold chain channel realizes a two-way cycle of Yunnan vegetables heading south and tropical fresh fruits heading north. Thai durians and Laotian bananas smoothly enter the domestic market, and Yunnan's characteristic plateau agriculture expands its export sales channels through this, promoting the long-term landing of Yunnan's Yunpin products overseas. Efficient and stable railway logistics has constantly strengthened the economic and trade ties between China and Laos, continuously injected strong traffic momentum into the high-quality joint construction of the the Belt and Road, and also built a reliable land artery for the coordinated development of cross-border agricultural industry chains.Editor/Min Jing