From January to September 2026, Russian exports of pork and pork by-products to China increased by 64 per cent in volume and 36 per cent in value – to almost 79,000 tonnes – compared with the same period last year. The value of these new shipments totalled US$176 million. This was reported by the federal centre Agroexport, a partner of TV BRICS.
Three product categories dominate the structure of Russian exports: frozen pork by-products (US$94 million), frozen shoulders, hams and cuts thereof (over US$4 million), and other frozen pork (US$77 million).
Russia ranks fifth among the largest exporters of pork and pork by-products to China. Brazil is also among the top five (US$231 million).
Furthermore, in 2026, Russia increased its exports of dried peas to China, topping the list of countries exporting this product to the country. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, as reported by Agroexport, around 1.3 million tonnes of peas were purchased over the nine-month period, worth approximately US$374 million. Compared with the same period in 2025, Chinese imports of peas from Russia rose by 90 per cent in volume terms and by 55 per cent in value terms.