# Is there a market for U.S.-grown oats? These farmers hope so

> Minnesota and Iowa farmers are growing more oats and have built hopes on a new mill in Albert Lea, Minnesota, but have struggled to win contracts from U.S. cereal makers, which source oats largely from Canada. Shea-Lynn Ramthun says she is selling this year's oat harvest at a loss.

- Date: 2025-12-05 · published 2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21555-is-there-a-market-for-u-s-grown-oats-these-farmers-hope-so
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A possible new domestic mill could create a small new U.S. oat outlet, but it has no immediate price impact since cereal makers still source mostly from Canada.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-01-11 | [Long game to expand Australian oat markets \| GroundCover](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37870-long-game-to-expand-australian-oat-markets-groundcover.md) | +8.7% | +13.3% |
| OATS | 2023-11-12 | [Albanian grains remain in warehouses due to the lack of a market - Denoncim](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33230-albanian-grains-remain-in-warehouses-due-to-the-lack-of-a-market-denoncim.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| OATS | 2025-08-26 | [Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23371-midwest-oat-growers-want-a-renaissance-but-it-will-be-hard-without-big-ag.md) | -2.6% | -1.1% |
| OATS | 2026-02-03 | [Canada Supplies 63% of Oat Exports as China Market Stays Closed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20667-canada-supplies-63-of-oat-exports-as-china-market-stays-closed.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| OATS | 2017-08-25 | [Exploring opportunities for Aussie oats in China + Video - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69504-exploring-opportunities-for-aussie-oats-in-china-video-grain-central.md) | -6.6% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- marketplace.org: https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/12/05/farmers-search-for-a-market-for-oats-in-the-upper-midwest

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