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Russia’s pasta exports have increased 8% this year, reaching 103,000 tonnes in volume, with a value of US$154 million during 9M 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Center.
The biggest importers of these products are traditionally the CIS countries. This year, they were led by Belarus with a 35% share, and the growth of exports to the country increased 1.4-fold YoY with a value of US$54 million. Exports to Kazakhstan grew 1% in value terms to US$36 million, and Uzbekistan, in third place, imported pasta products for US$16 million, up 19%.
The top ten biggest importers of pasta products from Russia also included Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Mongolia.
The federal center said that “heat-treated” or cooked pasta products without a filling traditionally formed the basis of the exports from Russia. This category accounted for around 63% of the export revenue from pasta in 2025, followed by uncooked pasta products, which made up an estimated 32%.
Agroexport CEO Ilya Ilyushin stated, “Pasta and noodles are staple food items both in post-Soviet countries and in many non-CIS countries. This, as well as the high saturation of the Russian market, the country’s modern production facilities, and the regularly updated product range, creates export opportunities for Russian products. We estimate that exports of pasta products have the potential to reach US$250 million by 2030, and I believe this could turn out to be significantly higher.”
Russia’s National Pasta Union CEO Sergei Nemirovsky has said that “13% of the total volume of pasta products produced in Russia had been exported. The potential to further develop pasta exports in the future is estimated at 2%-3% annually.”
Sergei Ovcharenko, the CEO of Russian pasta manufacturer Makfa, said it had increased exports 5% in weight terms and 13% in value terms this year, with its products exported to 36 countries. CIS countries are the company’s priority export destinations, and he said it also has plans to expand its presence in Asia.
Russia is the world’s largest producer of wheat, a key ingredient in pasta manufacturing.
When the European Union began to sanction Russia in 2022, it made it very difficult for Russia to receive Italian pasta products, as borders were closed and shipping via third countries became expensive. As a result, some Italian producers visited Russia and established joint-venture pasta companies in the Russian Federation. As a result, the quality of Russian-made pasta improved, while production costs decreased and new, mainly CIS markets appeared.
In 2020, Italy’s pasta exports reached a value of €3.14 billion; however, since then, exports have remained largely static, while the average price for 500 g of pasta in Italy has declined by about 30%.
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