# Why we could see increased demand for British oats - Farmers Weekly

> The provisional UK oat area for 2025-26 is the largest in five years, up 13%, with potential output of 1 to 1.2 million tonnes. Animal feed demand for oats is rising as availability improves, while human and industrial demand was 5% below average this year.

- Date: 2025-08-17 · published 2025-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23368-why-we-could-see-increased-demand-for-british-oats-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A larger UK oat crop and higher carry-in stocks point to a well-supplied feed oat balance, which is bearish for oat prices and supports feed use.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-03-21 | [Global expectations for oats production \| Farmer's Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25667-global-expectations-for-oats-production-farmer-s-weekly.md) | -5.7% | -5.8% |
| OATS | 2019-03-13 | [A Case for Selling Old-Crop Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6535-a-case-for-selling-old-crop-oats.md) | +5.5% | +8.7% |
| OATS | 2019-12-03 | [Oat market under pressure from high volumes - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55648-oat-market-under-pressure-from-high-volumes-farmers-weekly.md) | -2.6% | -10.2% |
| 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 | 2026-02-08 | [Huge winter crop yields despite dry season for many growers \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20555-huge-winter-crop-yields-despite-dry-season-for-many-growers-farm-online-act.md) | +3.0% | +10.8% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-selection/market-opportunities/why-we-could-see-increased-demand-for-british-oats

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