In 2022, Russia saw a 14.3% increase in the production of unrefined sunflower oil and its fractions, reaching 6 million tons, as per Rosstat. December saw a 3.9% and 3.8% rise in unrefined sunflower oil production compared to the previous year and month respectively. Although the production of refined sunflower oil increased by 5% in 2022 compared to the previous year, it experienced a 1.3% decrease in December. Additionally, the production of white beet sugar experienced a slight increase of 1.5% in 2022, amounting to 6.02 million tons, while the production of chocolate and confectionery products with sugar saw a decrease of 3.7%, totaling 1.9 million tons in 2022.