In the first six months of 2026, Russia supplied more than 11 million tons of agricultural products worth about $2.9 billion to the African continent. This was reported by Agroexport.
Compared to the same period last year, exports increased by 40% in physical terms and 35% in value.
The top 5 types of agricultural products by weight include: wheat - about 10.2 million tons, barley — about 234 thousand tons, soybean oil — more than 158 thousand tons, sunflower seed cake and meal — more than 95 thousand tons, beet pulp with molasses additive — more than 64 thousand tons.
Mainly Russian agricultural products are exported to Egypt. During the reporting period, the volume of supplies amounted to 4.9 million tons against 3.8 million tons a year earlier. Egypt accounted for 44% of total exports to African countries in physical terms.
Sudan is in second place in the list of importing countries with a share of 11% and an increase of 62% in physical terms compared to the same period last year. Kenya ranks third (10% share and 9.5 times growth). Algeria and Libya are also among the five largest buyers.
In total, in 2026, Russia exported agricultural products to more than 40 African countries.
