Russia boosts exports of agricultural products to China 41% in H1 2026 to 5.7 mln tonnes - Agroexport

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - Russia exported around 5.7 million tonnes of agricultural products to China in H1 2026, up 41% year-on-year, while export revenue increased 44% to more than $4.9 billion, the Agroexport federal center said, citing its head Ilya Ilyushin, who took part in events held as part of Russian Field Day in Altai Territory.

The top five types of agricultural products supplied from Russia to China by export revenue include frozen fish, rapeseed oil, crustaceans, soybeans and flax seeds.

Ilyushin recalled that Russian exports of agricultural goods to China amounted to $7.7 billion in 2025.

At the same time, the head of the center noted that despite the active development of Russian exports to China in recent years, there remains significant potential for its increase not only through increasing supplies of grain, meat and dairy products, but also through expanding the range of products with higher added value, as well as developing cooperation in the field of agrotechnologies. To strengthen interaction with Chinese partners, Agroexport regularly holds business missions in China. A record number of Russian companies took part in the business mission in Guangzhou this year - over 100 from eight agricultural sub-sectors.

Russian organic products also have great potential for export to Asian countries, primarily to China, Ilyushin said.

China became the third largest organic market in the world in 2025. According to expert estimates, the Chinese organic market will grow at an average annual rate of around 16% in the coming years and could reach $100 billion by 2034.