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.
Russia’s exports of sunflower oil, a key ingredient in Indian cuisine, has risen by 43% in 4M 2026 and means that Russia now provides 50% of India’s domestic needs. This is an excellent example of mutual BRICS trade.
Russia and India are negotiating a potential agreement for India to manufacture the Ilyushin 114-300 turboprop and the SJ-100 superjet under licence from Russia, in India, using both Russian and Indian parts. It could involve up to 200 aircraft.
Russian exports of wheat to Kenya have grown 10% in the first five months of the year, with volumes to Egypt, Sudan and Cameroon also all showing strong increases.
Armenia is holding Parliamentary elections in a few days, with the Russian and Armenian Presidents discussing developments within the Eurasian Economic Union. We take a look at Armenia’s choices between the EAEU and the EU as the political temperature heats up and tensions over Armenia increase. .
India has agreed to sell the Russian Joint Venture, India manufactured Brahmos missiles to Vietnam in a US$600 million plus agreement, with similar deals also lined up with Indonesia.
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The Russian and Philippines foreign ministers have discussed ASEAN, bilateral trade, energy, and related issues as both countries’ markets begin to open up to each other.
The Kamaz truck subsidiary NetCar has successfully tested and is now using driverless trucks capable of passing border control checkpoints between Russia and Kazakhstan. This service includes direct Moscow-Astana connectivity and ultimately, driverless ‘drone’ trucks carrying cargo between Russia and China.
Russia’s sea fishing Vladmorryb Port, based in Vladivostok, is establishing a direct shipping service to China’s Rizhao Port in Shangdong Province. The new service will be operated by a container ship with a capacity for 620 TEU, carrying both containerized and refrigerated cargo.
Russia’s Pharmasyntez Group is to begin exports of drugs to Afghanistan after concluding discussions with the Afghan Ministry of Health. The company typically exports anti-tuberculosis, anti-cancer, antiretroviral medicines and hospital antibiotics. Afghanistan has a population of about 43 million.
The Commonwealth of Independent States has just held its annual meetings in Ashgabat, including leaders from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Significant developments took place in unifying a practical Eurasian geoeconomic platform centered around transport integration, industrial modernization, digital governance, logistics sovereignty, strategic mineral supply chains, customs digitization, agricultural security, energy coordination, and sanctions-resistant continental trade. This article is crucial intelligence for anyone involved in the Eurasian and Central Asian trade space.
The Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia, is set to hold discussions with Tunisia over signing a negotiated Free Trade Agreement. This can be expected to replace certain Tunisia-EU trade flows as Eurasian-North African dynamics begin to align.
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