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Featured March 19, 2026

St. Petersburg Exchange Opens Office In Beijing

The St.Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) has established a Representative Office in Beijing to assist develop Russia-China commodities trade. It has already signed cooperation agreements with various Chinese exchanges in Shanghai, Qingdao and Xinjiang. SPIMEX trades in oil and petroleum products, petrochemicals, gas, coal, timber, metals, construction materials, agricultural products, and mineral fertilizers.

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Featured March 19, 2026

Russia Eyes Increased Zirconium Concentrate Exports To Asia

Russia’s Tugansk Mining and Processing Plant in Tomsk is investing over US$500 million to upgrade its production of zirconium concentrate to both dominate the domestic Russian market and become an exporter to Asia. Zirconium concentrate is a valuable mineral resource with a wide range of applications across various new tech and energy industries.

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March 19, 2026

Russia To Export Groats To South Asia

Russia’s Rosatom and Resurs of Chelyabinsk have signed agreements to exports and supply groats to several Asian markets due to increasing consumer demand. delivery will be by rail to Vladivostok and by shipping to Asian ports although overland deliveries are also being worked out. Global consumption of groats is rapidly increasing.

March 19, 2026

The Philippines Becomes Russia’s Third Largest Buyer Of Pork

The Philippines has become the third largest importer of Russian pork after Vietnam and China, and ahead of Hong Kong and Mongolia. The world’s largest pork consumers per capita are in Europe, with Russia’s supplies to Asia adequately showcasing the changing supply chains in global markets.

March 17, 2026

Russia, Kenya Bilateral Relations: March 2026 Update

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has met with his Kenyan counterpart, Musalia Mudavadi, in Moscow. The two discussed deepening bilateral cooperation, trade and synchronizing matters relating to global affairs. Current bilateral trade is mainly agricultural based however both sides see development potential in several areas.

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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.

March 16, 2026

Russia Resumes Barley Exports To Tunisia As Agricultural Pricing Competition Increases

Russia has recommenced barley exports to Tunisia after recording zero exports of the commodity in 2025. Significantly higher European prices are shifting the supply chain market to Russia’s grain exporters.

March 15, 2026

Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund Looks To Finance Projects In Namibia

The Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund is prepared to offer Namibia financing options for development projects in the country, as a delegation led by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev visits Windhoek. Russian businesses are interested in Namibia’s energy, advanced technology, the mining industry, petrochemicals, financial and agricultural sectors.

March 15, 2026

Russia, Ghana Discuss Preparations For The Third Russia-Africa Summit in Accra

Russian and Ghanaian officials have been meeting in Accra to discuss bilateral trade as well as the coming 3rd Russia-Africa summit, which is scheduled to be held in Ghana later in the year. Ghana is a primary member of the African Union and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. Ghana-Russia trade has tripled in the past three years.

March 12, 2026

Japanese Auto Manufacturers Eye Russian Aluminum as Middle East Supply Chain Shortage Hits Other Commodities

As we predicted would happen, shortages created by the Iran conflict are starting to spill over into other industrial areas. A shortage of aluminium is now affected the Japanese auto industry, with carmakers turning to Russia’s Rusal to obtain supplies as their usual Middle East manufacturing supply chains are inoperable.

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