# AAFC releases Canada's Outlook for Principal Field Crops - PortageOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Job Listings

> USDA's Crop Progress report rated 47% of the oat crop in leading states good-to-excellent for the week ending 11 May, down from 63% a year earlier. Ratings range widely by state, with Pennsylvania at 88% and Wisconsin at 87%.

- Date: 2025-05-22 · published 2025-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24715-aafc-releases-canada-s-outlook-for-principal-field-crops-portageonline-com
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Poor early oat conditions in several states reduce expected output and support oat prices, although the spread among states limits the overall effect.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2019-06-14 | [Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58641-feed-weekly-outlook-grain-prices-strong-as-dry-weather-persists-grainews.md) | -6.8% | -7.7% |
| OATS | 2022-05-24 | [Spring wheat, oat futures outperform, as storms hamper US sowings - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41453-spring-wheat-oat-futures-outperform-as-storms-hamper-us-sowings-grain-price-news.md) | +6.4% | -1.3% |
| OATS | 2021-07-21 | [Oat crop across Western Canada 'not stellar' - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46112-oat-crop-across-western-canada-not-stellar-grainews.md) | +3.3% | +12.6% |
| OATS | 2016-11-25 | [Oat prices surge as Canadian output drops following delayed harvest - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73900-oat-prices-surge-as-canadian-output-drops-following-delayed-harvest-the-globe.md) | -7.6% | +0.6% |
| OATS | 2025-09-08 | [A Weather Risk Case Study: Canadian Oats Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22921-a-weather-risk-case-study-canadian-oats-market.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- portageonline.com: https://portageonline.com/articles/aafc-releases-canadas-outlook-for-principal-field-crops

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