Commercial gold reserves at deposits in Russia grew by 614 tonnes in 2025, the Natural Resources Ministry has stated. At current (February 2026) prices for gold, these additional reserves are worth about US$97 billion. The top three deposits by reserves growth were the Fyodorovsko-Kedrovskoye deposit in Khakassia, with reserves of 21.7 tonnes of gold and […]
Russia’s Ezocm, a Yekaterinburg-based, non-ferrous metal processing company, is to enter the Vietnamese market, according to Denis Repin, its executive director. The Vietnamese market is of interest to the company due to the growing demand for products in the electronics, medical, and chemical industries, as well as a shortage of local production of high-purity metals, […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, at the Kremlin on Friday (January 30) in an unannounced high-level meeting. Larijani, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was appointed to his post last August. He previously visited Moscow in the summer following US airstrikes […]
Scientific organizations and business representatives from Russia and China have agreed to implement joint projects in scientific and technological support for the agricultural sector, in particular in pedigree poultry farming, the Russian Agriculture Ministry has stated. Agreements were signed during a visit in China by a Russian delegation led by the Agriculture Ministry’s advisor, Olga […]
Fish processing enterprises in Brazil are preparing to export their products to Russia, with specialists from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) planning to inspect five Brazilian fish processing enterprises in February for compliance with Russian requirements, Rosselkhoznadzor has said. There are no Brazilian enterprises in the Russian register of certified fish […]
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Russia exported 118,000 tonnes of fish and seafood to Japan, up 9% in 2025, valued at US$952 million (up 11%) compared to the previous year, according to Japanese customs data. The Russian Fish Union said that “Supplies of pollock roe increased 3% to 22,000 tonnes and decreased 3% in value to US$109 million. Japan is […]
The gradual emergence and importance of the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) is making itself felt, with Russia’s Krasnodar Territory, one of the largest agricultural regions in the country, exporting 252,000 tonnes of sunflower oil to Iran last year, according to the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal Center for Assessing the Safety and Quality of […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported 7,200 tonnes of chicken eggs worth US$8.6 million from Russia in 2025, becoming the leader in purchasing this Russian product in value terms, the Agroexport federal center has stated. This is the highest level since 2018, when exports reached values of US$12.5 million. The UAE overtook Mongolia, the previous […]
Trade turnover in fish and seafood between Russia and Middle Eastern countries grew 22% in 2025 to reach a value of US$107 million, the Russian Fish Union has said, based on an analysis of foreign customs services data. Exports from Russia to the UAE decreased 25% to 300 tonnes, but their value increased 35% to […]
A working meeting between Russian and Indian representatives of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, (AARI) together with Indian Foreign Minister Aquino Vimal, has taken place in St. Petersburg, during which both parties discussed the development of Russian-Indian scientific cooperation in the Arctic and polar regions. The AARI stated that “the meeting is a continuation […]
Production of open- and closed-field vegetables in Russia’s organized agricultural sector reached 7.6 million tonnes in 2025, the Russian Agriculture Ministry has said, stating that “The volumes of vegetable production largely meet the country’s domestic needs. As a result, Russia is very close to approaching the national food security doctrine target for self-sufficiency in vegetable […]
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