A shipment of Russian grain and fertilizers was sent from Baku to Armenia.

275 tons of Russian grain and 271 tons of agricultural fertilizer were shipped to Armenia from the Baku railway station today.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by May 3, more than 25,000 tons of grain, over 1,600 tons of fertilizer, and 68 tons of buckwheat had been shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan. The railcars are departing from Azerbaijan first to Georgia, and from there to Armenia.

Today, another transit shipment of fertilizer and grain was sent from Bilajari station to Armenia, Report reports, citing Azerbaijan Railways CJSC.

These are four railcars of fertilizer and four railcars of grain, the agency writes.

The railcars, sent towards Boyuk Kyasik station, contain 271 tons of fertilizer and 275 tons of grain. Including this shipment, more than 25,000 tons of grain, over 3,000 tons of fertilizer, and 68 tons of buckwheat were sent from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan, APA reports.

15:09 03.04.2026

Grain deliveries to Armenia raise questions about Russia's goals in the Caucasus

The delivery of Russian wheat through Azerbaijan is purely economic in nature and is driven by Armenia's need to import grain, according to several social media users. For Russia, this is primarily a political move in an effort to maintain Armenia within its orbit of influence, opponents countered.

As a reminder, Azerbaijan has also been exporting petroleum products to Armenia since December 2025. On December 18, 2025, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan delivered gasoline to Armenia for the first time. By May 3, more than 8,500 tons of diesel fuel, 979 tons of AI-92 gasoline, and 2,955 tons of AI-95 gasoline had been exported. The volumes of gasoline supplied are insignificant; the deliveries can be viewed primarily as a political gesture in the context of a peaceful settlement, Armenian economists previously noted.

In October 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the lifting of all restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia. Armenian authorities considered this an important step in opening regional communications. In early November 2025, a cargo of Russian grain arrived in Armenia via Azerbaijan for the first time since the 1990s. The Armenian government noted that this fulfilled one of the agreements reached in the United States, which contributed to strengthening peace between Yerevan and Baku.

On August 8, 2025, Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a declaration on the cessation of hostilities at a meeting in Washington. US President Donald Trump stated that the key issue that had prevented the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been resolved: the issue of the Zangezur Corridor. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Trump Route" (TRIPP): Transport Corridor through Armenia".

On February 4, Aliyev and Pashinyan discussed the economic cooperation they had initiated at a meeting in the UAE and agreed to explore opportunities to expand trade. Although mutually beneficial, trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be limited in the near future, analysts in Baku noted.