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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 February 15, 2025

Russian Agricultural Exports To The UAE Up 40% In 2024   

Russia exported over 1.2 million tonnes of agricultural products to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2024, up 40% compared to the previous year, according to Russia’s Agroexport Centre. The top five agricultural products included wheat, which accounted for 71%, barley at 17%, peas at 4%, dried lentils at 2% and chickpeas at around 1%. […]

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February 13, 2025

Russian beauty retailer Golden Apple enters Saudi Arabian market

The cosmetics and perfumery chain Golden Apple (Yekaterinburg) will begin operating in Saudi Arabia, with offline and online stores to be launched in the coming months, the company’s press service said. “Golden Apple will become not only the first Russian beauty retailer to enter the kingdom’s market but also the first multi-brand retailer to enter […]

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February 12, 2025

Russia-Morocco Agricultural Trade

In 2024, Russia exported agricultural products worth nearly $280 million to Morocco, a threefold increase compared to the previous year, according to estimates from the Agroexport Center. Growth was driven by supplies of wheat, which increased 3 to 4 times in value. “Thanks to more competitive prices and quality, Russia became the leader among wheat […]

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February 9, 2025

A Sweet Tooth For Russian Sweets: Russian Confectionary Exports Up 8% In 2024

Russia exported 700,000 tonnes of confectionery products in 2024, up 8% year-on-year, while the value of these exports grew 10.3% to reach US$1.81 billion, according to the Russian Association of Confectionery Industry Enterprises. They were presenting at the “Confectionery Products of the 21st Century” conference in Moscow last week. The 2025 export forecast for Russian […]

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February 6, 2025

Russian Diesel Exports To Brazil Show Sharp Increases As US Re-Directs Supplies To Europe

Russia has significantly increased its exports of petroleum products to Brazil, primarily diesel fuel, over the past two and a half years, and there is potential for further cooperation in this area, according to Alexei Labetsky, the Russian Ambassador to Brazil. Labetsky said that “Over the past two and a half years, the volume of […]

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February 6, 2025

Russian’s Spending More Tourist Dollars On Overseas Trips

Russian spending on trips abroad has exceeded pre-2019 record levels, according to the Russian Central Bank. In 2024, Russian nationals spent almost US$38 billion on travel to other countries, overtaking the previous record by US$1.5 billion. Among the main reasons for the growth of the Russian overseas tourism sector are the availability of new destinations […]

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