This is reported by press service of Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Lviv Regional State Administration.

During the season that started in September 2025, the region processed more than 1 million tonnes of sugar beets. The average daily processing volumes amounted to 8.7 thousand tonnes, and the total sugar production reached about 175 thousand tonnes, which is 20 thousand tonnes more than in the previous season.

Last year, about 16 thousand hectares of sugar beets were sown in the region. The yield amounted to 73.8 t/ha, the sown area and the yield remained at the level of the previous year.

«Despite the difficult weather conditions — cold spring and wet summer — the weather did not affect the harvest and its quality indicators. Therefore, the sugar refining season can be considered successful», — said Lyudmila Goncharenko, a director of Department of Agri-Industrial Development.

According to her, the stable operation of the industry allowed to fully meet the needs of the region’s population and form export potential. «This year’s results indicate that the sugar industry of Lviv region is operating stably and has sufficient volumes of products for both the domestic market and for export», — she concluded.