Coriander

Russia Becomes World’s Second-Largest Exporter Of Coriander

Published on August 2, 2026

Russia exported approximately 48,000 tonnes of coriander seeds, including ground coriander worth US$27 million in 2025, making it the world’s second-biggest supplier of the spice to the global market, according to the Russian Agroexport federal center.

India is the world’s largest producer of spices and exported approximately 58,000 tonnes of coriander in 2025, according to international statistics agencies. Italy ranked third with over 21,000 tonnes exported.

Agroexport reported that Malaysia purchased most of India’s coriander exports last year, or almost 14,000 tonnes. The product was also shipped to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, and other countries.

In 2025, Russia exported over 17,000 tonnes of coriander seeds to Indonesia, around 10,000 tonnes to India, over 3,000 tonnes to Uzbekistan, over 3,000 tonnes to Sri Lanka and approximately 3,000 tonnes to the UAE, as well as other countries.

Crimea is the largest Russian regional coriander producer. According to Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian agricultural agency, and Crimea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Crimean farmers harvested over 25,000 tonnes of coriander in 2025 and have sown over 60,000 hectares for the 2026 harvest. Coriander is sown over a greater area in Crimea than in any other region of Russia.

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