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.
Russia exported over 1.2 million tonnes of agricultural products to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2024, up 40% compared to the previous year, according to Russia’s Agroexport Centre. The top five agricultural products included wheat, which accounted for 71%, barley at 17%, peas at 4%, dried lentils at 2% and chickpeas at around 1%. […]
Azerbaijan exported 145,600 tonnes of tomatoes in 2024, up 3.6% compared to the previous year, accordig to the Azeri State Statistics Committee, while the value of the product also increased – by 8.3% to reach US$175.4 million. In 2023, Azerbaijan exported 140,600 tonnes of tomatoes worth US$162 million. In both cases, the primary buyer was […]
Health & Nutrition also known as H&N, has received its first halal certificate, allowing it to supply products to the countries of the Persian Gulf. The certificate was granted for the products of the Yalutorovsky Dairy Plant in the Tyumen region, the press service said. The certified product range includes ultra-pasteurized milk, cream and cottage […]
Agricultural trade between India and Russia has grown by more than 60% in the past year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said during current talks with India’s Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar. “We are interested in further developing mutual trade,” Patrushev said during the meeting, adding that Russia is ready to increase exports of […]
In 2024, Russia exported agricultural products worth nearly $280 million to Morocco, a threefold increase compared to the previous year, according to estimates from the Agroexport Center. Growth was driven by supplies of wheat, which increased 3 to 4 times in value. “Thanks to more competitive prices and quality, Russia became the leader among wheat […]
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Russian pig farmers had a significant boost in 2024, when China, the world’s largest importer of pork, began accepting Russian pork from April. That has resulted in expectations that 2025 will be a record-breaking year in Russian pork meat exports. Yury Kovalev, the CEO of the National Union of Pig Breeders stated that Russia exported […]
The upcoming BRICS Congress will take place in June, where it is planned to approve the creation of a BRICS Agrarian Alliance, according to Lyudmila Orlova, the President of the Russian National Movement of Conservation Agriculture. Orlova stated that “We held a round table in December and have now agreed on holding a congress and […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published our 2025 Guide to North Africa, which discusses Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment trends with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. North Africa is a key development region offering much potential for Russia as it transitions away from its colonial-era towards a more definitive North African and global […]
Russia boosted exports of agricultural products 20% year-on-year to over $3 billion to Egypt in 2024, the Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center has said, citing preliminary expert estimates. The main export product was wheat, accounting for 84% of all deliveries. Sunflower oil at 13%, soybean oil at 2%, and dried lentils and chickpeas under 1% each […]
Russia’s supply chains are showing signs of adapting far more quickly than in the past, with one example being butter imports from Azerbaijan, Uruguay and Argentina this year, which have all increased, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Azerbaijan delivered 940 tonnes of butter, four times the amount it did […]
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has said it has introduced a colouring procedure for wheat intended for export in accordance with the requirements of customers from several countries. The first colouring procedure was carried out at Vysotsky port in the Leningrad region, with a batch of 28,000 tonnes of wheat destined […]
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