Sowing of spring grain and pulses crops had been completed at 7079 thousand hectares, or 98% of the plan. Last year by June 01 Ukrainian farmers carried out sowing at 7183 thousand hectares. This includes spring wheat which had been sown at 173 thousand hectares (97%) against 166 thousand hectares in 2016, spring barley – 1564 thousand hectares (95%) against 1816 thousand hectares in 2016, corn – 4442 thousand hectares (99%) against 4391 thousand hectares.