Russia: Soft drinks bottling up 9% YOY in 2M 2025 — Agriculture Ministry

Moscow, April 18 (TASS) — Russia’s soft drinks sector has shown robust growth at the start of the year, with bottling volumes of non-alcoholic beverages rising by 9% year-on-year in January–February 2025 to 126.7 million decaliters, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

“Russian bottlers significantly increased the output of non-alcoholic drinks from the start of 2025. During the first two months, production increased by 9% against the like period from last year, having reached 126.7 mln decaliters,” the ministry reported.

The upward trend extended to bottled drinking and mineral waters as well, which saw a 10.8% rise during the same period. Total production reached 172.5 million decaliters, comprising 49.5 million decaliters of mineral water, 60.2 million decaliters of spring water, and 59.9 million decaliters of treated drinking water.

The ministry attributed the spike in production to seasonal planning and export strategies. “The ramped up production is associated with several factors, particularly with the buildup of volumes in warehouses when preparing for the high season which traditionally comes in the summer months.

In addition, Russian producers are increasingly looking abroad. “Russian companies continue tapping new export destinations, increasing supplies to individual countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and preparing to enter markets of Southeast Asia and other regions,” the statement noted.

The data signals strong momentum in Russia’s beverage industry ahead of the peak consumption months.