Russian Agricultural Export Center: Russia's Exports of Oil Cakes and Oil Meal to China Grow 1.8 Times in First Four Months of the Year
From January to April this year, Russia's exports of oil cakes and oil meals to China reached 315,000 tons, with an export value of $96 million. Among these, sunflower seed oil cakes and oil meals were 153,800 tons, rapeseed oil cakes and oil meals were 157,200 tons, and soybean cakes and meals were 4,000 tons. Calculated by export value, this represents a 1.2-fold increase.
The Russian Agricultural Export Center noted that in terms of physical volume, Russia ranked third among countries exporting such products to China from January to April 2025. Canada ranked first with 730,000 tons, followed by Ukraine with 448,000 tons.
Oil cakes and oil meals are byproducts of vegetable oil production and are important animal feed.
On March 18, the Russian Agricultural Export Center told Sputnik News Agency that, according to preliminary estimates, Russia's agricultural product exports to China in 2024 exceeded 8.3 million tons, with a total export value of approximately $7.4 billion. Among Russia's exports to China, rapeseed oil ranked first at 13%, followed by barley at 10%, sunflower oil and peas at 8% each, and soybeans at 7%. China has become the main importer of Russian agricultural products in 2024 and has maintained this position for two consecutive years.