KYIV: Ukrainian farms have almost completed 2021 spring grain sowing, seeding 7.4 million hectares, or 98 percent, of the expected area as of June 3, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.

The ministry has said that favourable weather could help Ukraine to harvest at least 75 million tonnes of grain this year, versus 65 million tonnes in 2020.

Ukrainian agriculture minister Roman Lyshchenko last month said that the country could harvest 100 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds in 2021.

The ministry said the overall grain area is likely to total 15.5 million hectares this year, including 7.6 million hectares of spring grains.

The ministry has said the 2021 area for sunflowers could total 6.4 million hectares, soyabeans 1.4 million hectares andd sugar beet 226,900 hectares.