It is reported by Lviv Regional Military Administration.

During the season, almost 1.1 million tonnes of sugar beets were processed, from which 158.5 thousand tonnes of sugar were produced or 19.5% more than the indicators of the previous season, the department of agri-industrial development of LRMA reported.

«Over the past 5 years, we observed a growing trend in sugar production in the region, which contributed to the increase of production areas under sugar beets in local farms. Last season, we had a significant increase in the production areas, and the weather contributed to the improvement of quality indicators of sugar beets. It was as a result of the combination of these two factors that we saw a significant increase in sugar production in the region», — said Tetyana Hetman, the director of LRMA's agri-industrial development department.

During the last 5 years, the production of sugar beets increased by 38% in Lviv region, and the production of sugar increased by 46.6%. The main part of Lviv sugar is sold in the domestic market, approximately 20% of the total production is exported, mainly to EU.

According to the operational monitoring of the region's economy, in 2023 it is planned to sow 13.7 thousand hectares of sugar beets.