Russian coal exports to Turkey down 31% in Jan–Feb 2026

Russian coal exports to Turkey dropped to 4.0 mio t in January–February 2026 (-1.8 mio t or -31.0%, vs. Jan–Feb 2025).

Meanwhile, Turkey’s total coal imports, including thermal coal, coking coal and anthracite, totaled 6.1 mio t in Jan–Feb 2026 (-1.5 mio t or -19.7% y-o-y).

Russia’s share in Turkey’s coal imports decreased by 10.7 percentage points to 65.6% in Jan–Feb 2026 (compared to 76.3% in Jan–Feb 2025).

Most producers are forced to export coal at zero or negative profitability. Russian suppliers are having to cut exports across all destinations. Shipments via southern and northwestern ports are loss-making, while access to rail capacity remains limited amid rising rail tariffs.

This situation carries the risk of reducing Russian coal exports’ share in the key remaining markets for Russian suppliers, including the Turkish market, where since 2022 Russian coal has successfully replaced Colombia as the main supplier.

Source: CCA