# The Cinderella crop steps into the spotlight - Crop Production Magazine

> UK oat plantings for 2025/26 are forecast to rise about 15% to over 210,000 hectares, the highest in five years, according to AHDB figures. Processor demand and better spring varieties are also drawing growers back to the crop.

- Date: 2026-02-23 · published 2026-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20668-the-cinderella-crop-steps-into-the-spotlight-crop-production-magazine
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Larger UK plantings add domestic supply, which tends to weigh on oat values, though firm processor demand for food-grade oats limits the downside.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| OATS | 2025-07-17 | [Canada’s oat crop looks promising \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23816-canada-s-oat-crop-looks-promising-the-western-producer.md) | -5.4% | -10.9% |
| OATS | 2022-09-08 | [Major Nation Production Updates - Graintab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39519-major-nation-production-updates-graintab.md) | +6.5% | +2.9% |
| OATS | 2019-12-06 | [StatsCan’s latest crop report says canola production fell but many other grains rose \| 620 CKRM - The Voice of Saskatchewan \| Harvard Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55654-statscan-s-latest-crop-report-says-canola-production-fell-but-many-other-grains.md) | +2.5% | -7.0% |
| OATS | 2020-01-17 | [Quest for the “perfect oat”: PepsiCo project leverages crop-boosting intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55138-quest-for-the-perfect-oat-pepsico-project-leverages-crop-boosting-intelligence.md) | -0.7% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- cpm-magazine.co.uk: https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/varieties/the-cinderella-crop-steps-into-the-spotlight/

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