In August 2022, Russia experienced a significant increase in the production of various agricultural products. White beet sugar saw a 44.2% increase, buckwheat by 19.8%, and unrefined sunflower oil by a substantial 57.2%. The eight-month production of unrefined sunflower oil reached 3.9 million tons, a 18.6% increase from the previous year, while refined sunflower oil production for the same period rose by 9.7% to 1.6 million tons.