Russia's grain exports will account for the largest share of agricultural exports by 2025.

Published Feb 10, 2026

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Ilyashin stated at the plenary session of the "Grain Export-2026" exhibition: "Grain exports dominate the structure of Russian agricultural exports, accounting for 30% of total exports by 2025." Ilyashin added that the share of edible oil products reached 22% of the total, while fish and seafood accounted for 15%. Meanwhile, the structure is gradually shifting towards increasing the supply of high value-added products, including finished foods. Ilyashin said that exports of high value-added products have grown by 64% over the past 5 years. Ilyashin emphasized: "The change in structure has made agricultural exports more stable, reducing dependence on the raw materials market conditions." Ilyashin pointed out that by 2025, exports of high value-added product categories maintained a positive growth trend. Among them, meat product exports increased by 22%, dairy products by 13%, confectionery by 13%, pasta by nearly a quarter, ready-made meat by 15%, and tea and coffee by almost a third. Earlier, Russian Agriculture Minister Rut indicated that Russia plans to reduce the share of grain in agricultural exports to 25% by 2030.

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At the plenary session of the "Food Export-2026" exhibition, Ilyashin said, "Grain exports dominate the structure of Russian agricultural exports, accounting for 30% of total exports by 2025." Ilyashin added that edible oil products account for 22% of the total, and fish and seafood account for 15%. Meanwhile, the structure is gradually shifting towards increasing the supply of high value-added products, including finished foods. Ilyashin said that exports of high value-added products have grown by 64% over the past 5 years. Ilyashin emphasized, "The change in structure has made agricultural exports more stable and reduced dependence on the raw material market conditions." Ilyashin pointed out that by 2025, the export of high value-added product categories maintained a positive growth momentum. Among them, meat product exports ...
Source: Foodmate

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