From January to September 2026, wool exports from Russia totalled (excluding data from Eurasian Economic Union countries for September) around 7,000 tonnes, worth US$7.5 million. Compared with the same period last year, the volume of shipments increased by 48 per cent by weight and 32 per cent in value. This was reported by the federal centre Agroexport, a partner of TV BRICS.
China topped the list of the three countries importing the largest quantities of Russian wool (around 6,200 tonnes). India came second (367 tonnes), and Belarus third (222 tonnes). Throughout the year, shipments were also made to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
According to experts, over the first nine months of this year, Russia achieved record growth in wool exports in volume terms. Previously, the highest figure for this period of the calendar year was recorded in 2022, at 5,700 tonnes.