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 wheat exports to Tanzania are up 16% year on year while overall wheat exports to East Africa are up 26% also driven by Kenya and Uganda. Tanzania is a major wheat consumer but needs to import about 90% of its annual requirements.
The Eurasian Economic Commission has met to discuss protocols concerning the EAEU-Mongolia Free Trade Agreement, which is set to commence from July 22. Meetings were held with Mongolian government and business representatives as part of the ‘Mongolia to Eurasia Strategic Dialogue’.
We examine the Russian Far East and its increasing infrastructure and trade integration with the rest of Asia, including specific attention to China, India, ASEAN and the Middle East.
Vladivostok’s commercial seaport is to expand its TEU handling capacity by 15% over the next 18 months based on China and Asia trade demand. The investment is symptomatic of Russias eastern trade volume trends.
Russia’s Murmansk Seaport is successfully recalibrating its energy trade from Northern Europe to China, doubling its Iron Ore exports to China’s massive steel industry in H1 2026.
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Rosatom have agreed a roadmap with the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board for plans to build a Small Modular Reactor in Rwanda. The country wishes to diversify its energy mix as demand increases.
The Uzbeki Deputy Prime Minster has been discussing investment opportunities for Russia’s largest dairy producer in Uzbekistan. The country is a high dairy per capita consumer but still needs to import milk.
Russia’s Roscosmos with working with the Indian Space Research Organization on multiple space projects, including the BRICS Space Council as well as assistance with India’s planned Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station, planned for deployment in 2028.
Russia’s Kalashnikov have agreed a deal to supply the Indian armed forces with anti-drone equipment and specialist drone small arms equipment, mainly for use in cold high-altitude regions in the Indian Himalayas.
Is multiculturalism dead – or just moving away from the West to the Global South? The joint Russia-India film ‘Persimmon of my Love’ has been playing to rave reviews on a national release in Russia, while co-BRICS film productions are also underway between Russia and Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran and Indonesia amongst others.
India’s oil imports from Russia increased by an additional 750,000 barrels of Russian crude during June, an amount equivalent to a weeks consumption by a market the size of Singapore.
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