Russia Boosts Exports of Dairy, Meat, and Livestock Since Start of 2025

Dairy Products

Export volume: 90,300 tons (same level as H1 2024)

Top importers:

• Kazakhstan: 39,200 tons

• Exports to Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Georgia: up by 20%

Breakdown:

• Fermented dairy products: 36,800 tons

• Whey and permeate: 17,600 tons

• Milk and non-condensed cream: 15,100 tons

• Cheese: 10,600 tons

Live Animals

Overall growth: +80%, reaching 294,200 head

Key destinations:

• Uzbekistan:

  • Cattle: 25,100 head

  • Small ruminants: 16,600 head

• Kyrgyzstan:

  • Cattle: 8,500 head

• Georgia:

  • Small ruminants: 4,900 head

  • Pigs: 79,800 head

• Armenia:

  • Pigs: 32,900 head

Meat and Meat Products

Total exports: 440,400 tons — a 30% increase year-on-year

Processed meat products:

• 40,600 tons (+10%)

  • Kazakhstan: 21,600 tons

  • Saudi Arabia: 4,400 tons

  • Belarus: 3,100 tons

Poultry Meat

Growth: 1.1× to 187,600 tons

Top markets:

• China: 70,500 tons

• Saudi Arabia: 41,400 tons (up 1.4×)

• Uzbekistan: 10,600 tons (up 3.1×)

• Kazakhstan: 18,800 tons

• Kyrgyzstan: 7,100 tons

Pork

Growth: 1.6× to 137,800 tons

Main buyers:

• Belarus: 56,400 tons

• China: 35,400 tons (nearly triple YoY)

• Vietnam: 35,200 tons

• Growth also observed in Kazakhstan and Georgia

Beef

Increase: +5%, reaching 18,800 tons

Top destination:

• China: 10,800 tons