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Russia-Africa trade reached US$35 billion in 2025 with Russian exports including grain, dairy, and poultry exports, while African agricultural imports (coffee, fruit) to Russia also surged. Key areas include agricultural goods, military contracts, and nuclear energy, with Russia actively reducing trade barriers and diversifying into the processed foods and high-tech sectors. We cover Russia-Africa trade, investment, and market entry opportunities and provide your guide to navigating the commercial landscape and forging strategic partnerships for growth in Africa’s emerging markets. 

EAEU Agriculture
Featured March 16, 2026

Russian 2025 Agricultural Export Revenues To The Eurasian Economic Union Up 23% 

Russia increased both the volume and revenue from its 2025 exports of agricultural produce to the Eurasian Economic Union countries – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan – by 23% as it looks to diversify its export mix. Sunflower oil, confectionery, flour, pork, sugar, animal feed, rapeseed, wheat, canned vegetables, vegetable and meat extracts, coffee and tea exports all increased.

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China Oil
March 12, 2026

Chinese Purchases Of Russian Vegetable Oil Up 16% Year on Year

Russia became the top supplier to China of vegetable cooking oils in the last agricultural year, with exports up 16% over the previous 12 months. The global market has increased demand for Russian rapeseed oil, partially due to a worsening situation with imported canola supplies to China due to an ongoing China-Canada trade conflict, and the sluggish pace of Australian raw material arriving at Chinese oil mills as an alternative procurement channel

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Russian Commodity Loss
March 10, 2026

Russian Commodity Gains & Losses As A Result Of The Iran War  

The media coverage of the spill-over consequences of the military conflict in the Middle East has concentrated on energy shortages, and especially in the immediate region and Europe. However, there are numerous other commodities impacted as well. In this article we describe the benefits and problems this has brought to Russia – and other Eurasian and global actors. We discuss these in detail.

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Putin Speech
February 28, 2026

Russia Embraces Biotechnology As An Economic Pillar – Putin Speech

The Future Technologies Forum has been taking place in Moscow, a premium annual event that showcases and discusses the technologies of tomorrow, the impacts these may have and how to adapt to them. President Putin usually gives the Plenary speech, a signal of how important these issues are to Russia’s development. This year’s theme was […]

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Margarine Norway
February 28, 2026

Norway Buys Margarine From Russia For The First Time

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has taken a tentative look back over its shoulder to the West as Norway appeared among the buyers of Russian margarine for the first time in 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Center. Margarine products worth more than 21 million krone (€1.86 million) were shipped to the Norwegian market, Agroexport […]

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hong-kong Flour
February 26, 2026

Russia’s Altai Republic Exports First Flour To Hong Kong

Russia’s Altai Republic has sent a first shipment of almost 2,000 tonnes of flour to Hong Kong, the regional branch of the Federal Agricultural Product Safety and Quality Center has said. Experts from the Center’s Altai branch determined the organoleptic indicators, quality characteristics, and physical and chemical properties of the product. In addition, the customer […]

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Crab China
February 23, 2026

Russia Retains Position As China’s Largest Supplier Of Crabs

Russia retained its position as the main supplier of crabs to the Chinese market in 2025, the Russian Fisheries Association (VARPE) has stated. Last year, Russia’s share in China’s crab imports in physical terms grew to 34.2% from 31.2% in 2024 and to 59.3% from 58.4% in value terms, VARPE said, citing Chinese customs statistics. […]

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