# North American Oat Ending Stocks Flirting with Record Low Levels

> AAFC cut its North American oat ending stocks estimate to 350,000 mt after raising its export forecast, which is near record low. US oat production is being reduced in favour of more profitable crops, and the US is expected to rely more on Canadian imports.

- Date: 2025-05-26 · published 2025-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24712-north-american-oat-ending-stocks-flirting-with-record-low-levels
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Very tight oat supplies and record-low US stocks point to firmer oat prices and a volatile market ahead of the new crop.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-07-21 | [AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35096-aafc-lowers-canadian-wheat-ending-stocks-estimates-agcanada.md) | -4.1% | -1.4% |
| OATS | 2019-02-25 | [A Look at AAFC's February Ending Stocks Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60650-a-look-at-aafc-s-february-ending-stocks-estimates.md) | -6.6% | +2.8% |
| OATS | 2026-03-31 | [US Oat Area to Hold Near Record L... \| Syngenta CA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20239-us-oat-area-to-hold-near-record-l-syngenta-ca.md) | -2.8% | -4.7% |
| OATS | 2021-09-30 | [USDA reports record small oat crop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45123-usda-reports-record-small-oat-crop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | +21.7% |
| OATS | 2017-10-02 | [U.S Oat Stocks Tighten](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68508-u-s-oat-stocks-tighten.md) | -0.1% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2025/05/26/north-american-oat-ending-stocks-low

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