Russia rapidly loses ground in China’s wheat import market

from Australia, more than 2.5 million from Canada, around 2.3 million from France, nearly 1.9 million from the United States, and about 0.6 million from Kazakhstan. The situation changed drastically in 2025. With China harvesting a larger domestic crop, the country sharply reduced its wheat imports: total purchases in January–September fell almost 3.7 times year-on-year to 2.9 million tonnes. Russian exports declined even more dramatically. In the first nine months of 2025, Russia shipped only 17.7 thousand tonnes — more than 16 times less than during the same period in 2024. In September alone, exports totaled just 5.5 thousand tonnes, accounting for only 1.4% of China’s monthly wheat imports. Even record-low pricing has not helped Russia maintain its position. In ...