Russia doubled its pork exports in worth phrases in January–March 2025, reaching USD 180 million, and elevated them by 72% in quantity phrases (to 76 thousand tons) in comparison with the identical interval in 2024, based on analysts from Agroexport.
As in 2024, the highest three patrons of Russian pork had been Vietnam, Belarus, and China. Within the first quarter, Vietnam elevated its imports of Russian pork in worth phrases by 2.1 occasions in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months. Exports to Belarus rose by 53%. Exports to mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), which started in March 2024, totaled USD 32 million within the first three months of this 12 months—greater than 130 occasions the determine for the primary quarter of 2024.
“The export development is because of the growth of provide geography,” stated Ilya Ilyushin, head of the Federal Agroexport Middle. “Whereas shipments had been made to 32 international locations within the first quarter of 2024, that quantity rose to 43 in January–March 2025.”
Constructive export dynamics had been noticed in practically all instructions final 12 months, and this pattern continued within the first quarter of 2025, added Yuri Kovalev, CEO of the Nationwide Union of Pig Breeders.
April 22, 2025/ AgroExport/ Russia.
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