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.
China has become Russia’s largest export market for edible oils and fats, with a 1.6 times increase over 2025 in the year to date. The results showcase the increasing diversification of their mutual imports and exports into larger quantities of non-energy trade.
Another four Russian meat producing businesses have received permission to export their products to Singapore, where the average per meat consumption is four times more than the South Asian average.
Russia’s Nanolek is investing in a second HPV vaccine production line to satisfy markets in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Central and Southeast Asia as well as Africa. The line will increase vaccine production to 6 million doses a year and should be completed by 2027.
Russia’s President Putin begins a State Visit to China today, just four days after US President Donald Trump did the same. We look at the different approaches between the US and Russian delegations, and provide a detailed overview of Russia-China economic development and trade ties – and what can be expected.
The BRICS Foreign Ministers have been meeting in New Delhi in arguably a more important event than Trump’s visit to China. We explore how Russia and India are remapping the Global South and are creating new energy supply chains, security alliances and trade corridors in mechanisms that will reshape international trade.
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Russian and Indonesian officials have met in Kazan to discuss energy shortages in the Global South, in addition to bilateral trade developments. Indonesia is ASEAN’s largest economy, a full member of BRICS and has a Free Trade Agreement with Russia via the Eurasian Economic Union.
Russian and Malaysian officials have met at the Islamic World Forum being held in Kazan. Russia’s agricultural exports are up 37% in January-April 2026 as the two sides discuss additional trade development.
The Presidents of Russia and Turkmenistan have held bilateral discussions concerning the strengthening of the strategic partnership and cooperation in the trade, economic sectors. This is almost certainly have involved the position as concerns Iran, with both Russia and Turkmenistan fellow Caspian states and able to assist Iran develop its northern coastline and logistics away from problems to the south and the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian imports of Azerbaijani fruit increased by 17.8% in 2025, while Russian exports of livestock also increased by 1.6 times in complimentary trade flows. Both Azerbaijan and Russia are memebrs of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Russia’s bilateral trade has increased 2.6 times in 2M 2026, meaning it may exceed US$1 billion for the first time. Both imports from Afghanistan and exports to the country have both shown increases.
Serbia, which despite not being in the European Union is affected by the pending EU ban on Russian gas imports, is discussing with Russia’s Gazprom an extension to their LNG supplies. However, gas is not the only Russian energy resource Serbia is interested in.
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