Russia entered the top three largest pork suppliers to China

Based on the results of January-August 2026, Russia rose to third place among pork suppliers to China, overtaking the United Kingdom, according to materials from the PRC General Administration of Customs, cited by Interfax.

China purchased $75.3 million worth of pig farming products in Russia, which is 26.9% more than in the same period of 2025, when shipments amounted to $59.4 million.

Shipments from the United Kingdom over eight months reached $70.8 million, while the largest suppliers were Spain with $312.4 million and Brazil with $163.6 million.

In total, during this period, the PRC purchased pig farming products from 17 countries.

In August, purchases by Chinese importers in Russia rose to $13.3 million from $11.3 million in August 2025 and $11.8 million in July 2026.

In 2025, Russia exported $86.5 million worth of pig farming products to China, 1.6 times more than in 2024, when shipments were estimated at $53.3 million.

Russian pork first appeared on the PRC market in April 2024 after the ban on its import was lifted in the fall of 2023; initially, Miratorg, Tambovsky Bacon from the Rusagro group, and the Velikiye Luki Meat Processing Plant received the right to supply, and in July 2026 the Kursk Meat Processing Plant was included among exporters.

Sources

• Interfax