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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.

November 25, 2024

Chinese Consumers Develop Tastes For Russian Cereals

Russia has increased its exports purchases of buckwheat to China 1.8-fold year-on-year to US$75.6 million in the first 10 months of the year from US$40.9 million in the same period last year, China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) said. Russia has retained to the position as the leading supplier of buckwheat to the Chinese market. […]

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November 23, 2024

Russia Triples Uranium Exports To China

Russian customs data indicates that over the past ten months, China has purchased US$849 million worth of enriched uranium from Russia – a 3.2-fold increase compared to the same period last year. In October, Chinese imports doubled from September, reaching US$216 million in value. Imports generally increase in the lead up to the winter months. […]

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November 23, 2024

Russia Creating World Market Diamond Standards With Africa 

Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond producer, is developing a new standard for responsible diamond mining with African partners, according to Natalya Zhulin , the company’s deputy head of international cooperation. She said “We’re participating in the creation and testing of a new standard for responsible diamond mining together with our African partners. Why is […]

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November 22, 2024

Russia Doubles Pork Exports To China

China’s State Administration of Customs has said that Russia exported pork products worth US$10.98 million to China in October 2024, almost double the amount exported in September, when the figure stood at US$5.93 million. The October figure represents a return to the export level seen in August, when Russia exported US$11.3 million of pork to […]

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November 18, 2024

Russia – Peru 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update

Peru has been hosting the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, with the head of the Russian delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, received by the Peruvian Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén Olaya. During their meeting, the sides discussed the current state of trade and economic relations between Russia and Peru as well as their prospects […]

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November 17, 2024

Russia Examining New China Gas Pipeline Route Via Kazakhstan

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said that Moscow is considering a new potential route for exporting gas to China capable of supplying up to 35 billion cubic meters a year via Kazakhstan. He was speaking at the ‘Sprouts: Russia and China – Mutually Beneficial Cooperation’   international forum held last week in Kazan. […]

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November 16, 2024

Operator Sought For Astrakhan-Turkmenbashi Port Ferry Services

The Russian Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Energy of the Astrakhan region has stated that regional authorities are working on the issue of determining an operator for a regular ferry service to be launched between the Olya port, in the Astrakhan region and Turkmenbashi port in Turkmenistan. Large Caspian shipping companies are apparently ready to […]

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November 15, 2024

New Belarus-Export-To-Asia Terminal Being Developed In Murmansk

A new Belarusian terminal in Murmansk will receive tax benefits and guaranteed rail transportation capacity, according to Andrei Chibis, the Murmansk regional governor. Belarus is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union allowing it free trade access to Russia, and has a new Free Trade Agreement with China.  Signed in August this year, this would […]

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