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Russia’s exports in 2025 were characterized by shifts in energy trade, increased reliance on Asian buyers and stable, high-demand grain exports, with overall trade figures showing resilience, especially in non-oil/gas sectors, while adapting to new market dynamics. Key trends include exports of crude oil, fertilizers, and grain exports exceeding forecasts. Source products from Russia with confidence. Get insights into Russia’s key export industries, trade finance, and logistics. Essential for importers and businesses building a Russian supply chain.

Global South Trade
Featured September 23, 2026

Russia’s Trade With The Global South Hits US$299 Billion In H1 2026: Country By Country Analysis  

Russia’s trade with the Global South and ‘friendly’ countries now accounts for 85% of its total, reaching about US$299 billion in H1 2026. The West provides just 15% of Russia’s economic trade and continues to decline. We examine the main Global South trade partners in all regions, and provide the latest H1 2026 trade data. There are some surprising results for those who assume Russia only trades oil with China and India. The non-energy sector on a worldwide basis is increasingly dominant as Global South trade volumes continue a Russian growth trajectory.

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Hong Kong Economic
Featured September 23, 2026

Growing Russia-Hong Kong Economic Relations: From Trade & Investment to a Greater Bay Area Business Gateway

Hong Kong has just hosted a Russian business mission, with both local and Russian companies interacting to explore potential for local market and Greater Bay Area penetration for Russian products. Hong Kong is also well positioned to assist Russia exporters access markets in ASEAN. Current Russia-Hong Kong trade hit US$2 billion in H1 2026, while the SAR also providing non-cash financial services to Russian companies trading with China – Hong Kong has handled over 100 tonnes of Russian gold bullion destined for China this year.

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Saudi Arabia
September 22, 2026

Saudi Arabia Approves More Russian Dairy Suppliers

Saudi Arabia has increased the number of approved Russian milk producers to 26 following increasing demand for quality dairy products. The Saudi dairy market is growing as consumers look for healthy lifestyles and has an expected CAGR annual growth rate of 4% between 2026 and 2034. Russia is the world’s fourth largest producer of dairy products.

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September 22, 2026

China Approves Imports Of Russian Mustard

Russia has begun exporting mustard powder to China, with the State watchdog giving approvals. The condiment is used in Chinese hors d’oeuvre as a hot sauce. Chinese demand exceeds domestic supplies with Russia now competing with producers from North America to gain a foothold in the Chinese market.

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Brazil Scooter
September 22, 2026

Russian EV Scooter Operator Expands Presence In Brazil

Russia’s E-Scooter Service ‘Whoosh’ has begun operations in two more cities in Brazil – Curitiba and Campos do Jordao. This brings the number of cities supplied by Whoosh in Brazil to seven. Whoosh has over 15,000 e-scooters in the country and is expanding elsewhere in Latin America.

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WorldFood Main
September 21, 2026

2026 WorldFood Moscow, St. Petersburg Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo: Russia Builds A New Food and Fisheries Trade Network Across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Global South

The WorldFood and Russian Sea Food Expos have been taking place in Moscow and St. Petersburg with significant trade delegations attending from China, India, ASEAN, Brazil, Egypt and the Middle East as well as most of the Global South nations. We discuss in considerable detail how Russia’s agricultural trade is interacting with these international markets in both exports and imports, within an industrial sector whose output is measured in the trillions of dollars.

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Forum Buiness
September 20, 2026

The 7th Russia-China SME Business Forum: Russia-China SMEs Increasing Role In Bilateral Trade

The 7th Russia-China SME Forum has just taken place in Moscow, with over 1,600 attendees and 800 Russian and Chinese businesses talking part. The even marks a positive shift in the importance of SME’s in the bilateral dynamic. Russia provided nearly US$11.6 billion worth of support to its own SME’s last year, while numerous Chinese SME’s have recently morphed into Unicorns. We examine this important business sector and what it means for developing Russia-China investments in the years to come.

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Agriculture Exports
September 19, 2026

Russian Agricultural Exports To Kazakhstan Up 24% In 2026 

Russia’s agricultural exports to Kazakhstan are up 24% so far in 2026, with supplies of wheat, sugar, sunflower oil, and bread, flour potato and chocolate confectionery products all up 10% each, while bran, barley, live animals, mayonnaise, sauces and pasta products also all showed significant increases.

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