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Agriculture and food: Russia and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Russia sold USD 98.8 million of agricultural and food products to South Africa and bought USD 372 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 62 percent, from USD 291 million in 2019 to USD 471 million in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

South Africa's imports from Russia: agricultural and food products

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by South Africa

2019: 108.9Low 44 / High 180.92025: 98.8

2019108.9
2020134.9
202159.1
202244
2023117.8
2024180.9
202598.8

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

South Africa's exports to Russia: agricultural and food products

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by South Africa

2019: 182.3Low 182.3 / High 372.22025: 372.2

2019182.3
2020246.4
2021254.7
2022250.2
2023246.7
2024267.6
2025372.2

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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