# Oat farming makes a comeback in Minnesota

> Minnesota farmers, organized as an informal group called the 'oat mafia,' have grown food-grade oats on about 6,000 acres across southern Minnesota. Oats require less nitrogen than corn and are being grown for milling and food uses, following earlier contracts with Oatly.

- Date: 2024-11-05 · published 2024-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10546-oat-farming-makes-a-comeback-in-minnesota
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing food-grade oat acreage in the Upper Midwest adds to milling supply and could firm premiums for milling oats, while feed oat supply is less directly affected.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- bancodeprofissionais.com: https://bancodeprofissionais.com/2024/11/05/spurred-by-the-oat-mafia-the-familiar-grain-makes-a-comeback-in-minnesota/

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