Ukraine 2020 spring grain sowing 32pc complete

• Ukraine harvested a record 75.1 million tonnes of grain in 2019, while the ministry has said this year's crop could exceed 65 million tonnes.
• The sown area included 872,700 hectares of barley, 115,500 hectares of spring wheat and 1 million hectares of corn, the ministry said in a statement.

The sown area included 872,700 hectares of barley, 115,500 hectares of spring wheat and 1 million hectares of corn, the ministry said in a statement.

It said farmers had almost completed the sowing of peas and oats. Farmers also sowed 118,800 hectares of sugar beet, 2 million hectares of sunflower and 116,500 hectares of soybean.

Ukraine harvested a record 75.1 million tonnes of grain in 2019, while the ministry has said this year's crop could exceed 65 million tonnes.