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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.

Featured December 27, 2024

Putin: 2024 Russia – Commonwealth of Independent States Trade Up 10.6% 

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, convened an informal group meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in St. Petersburg on December 25th. The CIS includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with Turkmenistan an observer state. The CIS differs from the Eurasian Economic Union in that it is not […]

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Featured December 27, 2024

New Russia – Kazakhstan – China Gas Pipeline Agreed

Russia has begun developing a new gas pipeline to China via Kazakhstan that will have a planned annual capacity of 45 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak. In a model that will be of interest to Mongolia, China will receive 35 bcm of gas per year via the conduit, […]

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December 26, 2024

Russian Food Exports To India Increase Over 100% in 2024

Food exports from Russia to India increased by over 100% during the first 11 months of 2024, according to from the Russian Agroexport federal agency. The top five agricultural products exported to India were sunflower oil, peas, soybean oil, dried chickpeas, and oats. The value was estimated at being worth over US$2.3 billion – more […]

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December 26, 2024

Russia, Pakistan To Launch Direct Rail Services

Russia and Pakistan will launch the first direct freight train between the two countries next year as they seek to boost mutual trade, according to Pakistani Energy Minister Awais Leghari. Moscow and Islamabad are set to launch trial runs on the rail link to transport goods from Russia to Pakistan in March 2025, he said.   […]

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December 24, 2024

Chinese Imports Of Russian Plastics Increase 7.44% In November: Implications For China EV Production 

China increased imports of Russian plastics and plastic products 7.44% month-on-month in monetary terms in November to US$42.61 million, according to statistics from China’s General Administration of Customs. Imports have fallen 3.3% year-on-year, however the recent upsurge suggests that China’s manufacturing sector, which has been in the doldrums, could be moving into greater productivity. Polyethylene […]

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December 23, 2024

Russia – Armenia Bilateral Trade Increases 91% In 2024

The Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia and Armenia – Alexei Overchuk and Mher Grigorian, have highlighted the continuing rapid growth of Russian-Armenian trade during the Russian-Armenian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation meeting in Moscow on Friday (December 20). Overchuk said “Our trade and economic relations continue to be on the rise.  I can say that […]

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December 22, 2024

Russia–Kazakhstan To Open Cross-Border Logistics Centre In Astrakhan

A cross-border trade center will be created at the Kazakhstan-Russia border, as announced during a meeting between Kanat Khasenov, the Consul General of Kazakhstan in Astrakhan, and Igor Babushkin, the Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan region. Babushkin noted that the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the main partners of Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast (Province) with strong […]

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December 21, 2024

Russian Pork Exports Rooting For A 2025 Increase, With China A Key Market

Russia could increase pork exports to 320,000-350,000 tonnes in 2025, according to Yury Kovalev, the CEO of the Russian National Union of Pork Producers. A more precise forecast will depend on whether China expands the list of Russian suppliers or if it will continue to include only three companies. Kovalev that “Without any expansion of […]

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December 19, 2024

Russian Fertilizer Production Reaches Record Levels

Russian fertilizer production exceeded 63 million tonnes in 2024, rising 6%-7% year-on-year, Russian Fertilizer Producers Association (RAPU) CEO Andrei Guryev has stated, saying “We will produce more than 63 million tonnes of all types of mineral fertilizers in 2024. This is an absolute record not seen since Soviet times. The absolute growth year-on-year will be […]

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December 19, 2024

Russia’s FESCO Shipping Sets Up In Vietnam

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has opened a subsidiary enterprise in Vietnam to develop maritime and intermodal container transportation in Southeast Asian countries, the company has said. DBF Logistics Vietnam will ensure the smooth operation and development of the group’s services in Vietnam, including the regular FESCO Vietnam Direct Line which connects Vladivostok with the ports […]

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December 19, 2024

Russian Timber Exchange Logs Record Trade Volumes

The St Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) has said it will set a new record for the sale of timber and its processed products in 2024 of around 5.3 million to 5.5 million cubic meters, amounting to about ₽10 billion (US$97.2 million) in monetary terms, SPIMEX Managing Director Alexei Ryzhikov has said, in a year […]

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