Russia’s total trade reached about US$745 billion during 2025, also showcasing a significant, albeit shifting, trade surplus of about US$120 billion. In this section we cover all news concerning Russian trade developments, with Russian exporters increasingly reaching out into new markets on a global basis as it pivots away from the West. This is the definitive source on Russian trade. Get the latest data, analysis, and news on Russia’s import/export activities, trade agreements, and increasing commercial partnerships with the Global South.
The Rusagrotrans analytical centre, which services Russian agricultural logistics, has stated that Russia exported 275,000 tonnes of wheat to China in the first eight months of the current agricultural year from July 2024 to February 2025. This has exceeded the volume of supplies from the United States to China for the first time. Rusagrotrans […]
The Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport centre has said that Russia boosted exports of agricultural products to Africa 19% year-on-year, valued at over US$7 billion in 2024, shipping products to 45 countries on the continent. Egypt was the largest buyer, increasing imports from Russia 21% in value terms. Egypt is a leading importer of Russian wheat, […]
The Russian animal feed producer, CJSC SK Korocha, from Kursk has shipped its first batch of feed for non-productive animals to Iraq, according to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)’s offices for the Oryol and Kursk regions. Russian exporters across the country have been actively looking for new markets to the East […]
Southern Africa is a diverse region, with considerable European colonial influences, and access to both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. A major driver for Russian involvement in Africa has been continuing assistance from and good relations with South Africa, the continents wealthiest nation and regionally, its most influential. This region will develop to become more […]
Russia has stated it is open to reestablishing connections with the Organisation of American States (OAS) which it joined as an observer in 1992. Russia was suspended in April 2022 by the OAS Permanent Council, in moves lead by the United States. That decision was not multilateral with numerous Latin American countries voicing their disapproval. […]
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Following last week’s visit of Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing to Moscow, spin off trade and investment ties with Belarus appear to have also been on the agenda, with the Minsk Tractor Works (MTW) announcing plans to set up an assembly production line of their tractors under the Belarus brand in Myanmar. A Myanmar […]
Russian Railways Logistics has signed a contract with one of Belarus’ leading fertilizer producers to provide a complete transport and logistics supply chain for full-scale container transportation of potash fertilizers in transit along the eastern route of the North-South international transport corridor (ITC) to China. Belarus is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, China is […]
China’s OVP Shipping has resumed regular container services from China to Kaliningrad, with shipments from Qingdao (China’s east coast) to Kaliningrad commencing from March 8. The move comes as Lithuania has restricted road and rail transport to Kaliningrad by another 30% from 2024 volumes in political attempts to squeeze the Russian territories supply chains. Kaliningrad […]
Russia’s Zarubezhneft, a state-owned oil company specializing in exploration, development and operation of oil and gas fields outside Russia, has transitioned from pilot production to the exploitation phase of its Boca de Jaruco project in Cuba. The Boca de Jaruco field produces extra-viscous, extra-heavy oil (natural bitumen) from carbonate deposits using thermal steam methods. Zarubezhneft […]
The Zimbabwe Foreign Minister, Amon Murwira, has been visiting Moscow and has held meetings with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister. Muwira stated that Zimbabwe is keen to join the BRICS group and join the BRICS New Development Bank as a partner state. In addition, he stated that his country was willing to further develop […]
The long-delayed proposals to establish a Russian Industrial Zone at Port Said near the Suez Canal in Egypt appear to be coming to a conclusion with a planned meeting of the two countries’ intergovernmental commission in May, according to Russian State Secretary and Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Roman Chekushov. An agreement to proceed with […]
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