Russia will retain the second place among global exporters of rapeseed oil in 2025
07/01/2026 (APK Inform) - According to expert estimates, over 11 months of 2025 Russia supplied more than 1.4 million tons of rapeseed oil to foreign markets, with a total value of nearly $1.4 billion. Compared with the same period of the previous year, exports of the product increased by 29% in physical terms and by 45% in value terms, the “Agroexport” federal center under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reported.
“China is the leading buyer of rapeseed oil from Russia: over 11 months of 2025 shipments exceeded $1.2 billion, which accounts for 88% of the total export volume of this type of product in value terms. The top five importing countries also include Iran, Norway, Tunisia, and Latvia,” the statement says.
It is also specified that, according to global statistics, Canada may retain first place in the ranking of rapeseed oil exporters in physical terms in 2025. Over just nine months of 2025, the country shipped more than 2.3 million tons of this product. Second place is likely to remain with Russia, and third with Germany.
“The maximum volume of Russian rapeseed oil exports was recorded in 2023, when shipments amounted to about 1.6 million tons worth more than $1.6 billion,” the analysts added.