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 Agroexport Center has said that Russian pasta manufacturers exported nearly U$150 million of pasta in 11M 2024, up 31% year-on-year, with shipments amounting to approximately 115,000 tonnes in physical terms. Russian food producers have turned to manufacturing pasta as imported supplies from Italy, as part of the EU, have dried up due to sanctions. […]
A comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran will be signed during a meeting of both countries’ presidents in Moscow on January 17, 2025, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali has stated. The Iranian Embassy in Moscow released a statement saying “Speaking about the readiness of Iran and Russia to sign a Comprehensive […]
Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation has forecast that the cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) reached 37.9 million tonnes in 2024. The data was revealed by Vladimir Panov, Rosatom’s special representative for Arctic development. Rosatom is responsible for the operation of Russia’s nuclear ice-breaker fleet, which supports transiting container vessels. Panov said […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia has released a new publication, titled “A 2025 Guide to the Caucasus”. It is available for complimentary download from the RPA website and can be accessed here. The Guide gives a unique and complete overview of the Caucasian region and details Russian trade, investment and interests with the following countries and […]
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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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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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