According to the data of Ukraine's State Statistics Committee, as of early June 2003 spring crops in Ukraine have been sown on 18.771 million hectares, including some 3.614 million hectares of re-seeded winter crops. Barley is planted on about 3.263 million hectares, which is 96.2 percent of the forecast figure. The area planted with barley is by 402,600 hectares less than last year.

12 June, 2003