# Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year - Grainews

> Statistics Canada put the 2025/26 oat harvest at 3.92 million tonnes, up from 3.36 million, on a yield gain rather than more acres. Grain Millers' Scott Shiels expects Canadian oat acres to fall this spring and projects carryout of 700,000 to 750,000 tonnes, the largest in a long time.

- Date: 2026-01-19 · published 2026-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21127-big-oat-crop-in-2025-26-pointing-to-less-acres-next-year-grainews
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A large carryout and expected acreage cuts point to ample supply and low cash bids, with some elevators already below C$3 per bushel. Feed buyers should expect soft oat prices through the coming marketing year.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2022-12-02 | [Canada downgrades canola harvest, but lifts oats output to 51-year high - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38290-canada-downgrades-canola-harvest-but-lifts-oats-output-to-51-year-high-grain.md) | -11.9% | -3.0% |
| OATS | 2022-08-23 | [Canada cuts crop price hopes, citing hopes of 'significantly' better harvest - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40144-canada-cuts-crop-price-hopes-citing-hopes-of-significantly-better-harvest-grain.md) | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| 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% |
| OATS | 2026-05-12 | [Despite drought and rising costs, Idaho farmers ramp up crop acreage by 2 to 4% - East Idaho News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19319-despite-drought-and-rising-costs-idaho-farmers-ramp-up-crop-acreage-by-2-to-4.md) | +8.0% | -9.5% |
| OATS | 2026-02-15 | [WA grain posts a new record with 27.35m tonnes as barley stars \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20554-wa-grain-posts-a-new-record-with-27-35m-tonnes-as-barley-stars-farm-online-act.md) | +6.0% | +15.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/big-oat-crop-in-2025-26-pointing-to-less-acres-next-year/

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