# US Oat, Barley Area Seen 2% Lower... | Syngenta CA

> The USDA prospective plantings report put 2025 US oat intentions at 2.18 million acres, down 2% from 2024 and the second-smallest area since records began in 1926. Barley area is seen falling 2% to 2.32 million acres, with large shifts by state, including a 41% drop in Kansas oats.

- Date: 2025-03-31 · published 2025-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25666-us-oat-barley-area-seen-2-lower-syngenta-ca
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller oat and barley acreage tightens feed grain supplies and supports prices for both crops, offsetting some of the expected harvest.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-08-21 | [Agriculture Canada Cuts Old-Crop ... \| Syngenta CA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17954-agriculture-canada-cuts-old-crop-syngenta-ca.md) | +3.2% | +20.6% |
| OATS | 2023-08-29 | [Canada Know-Risk Market Outlook \| Stats Canada Lowers Wheat, Canola, Barley & Oats Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34644-canada-know-risk-market-outlook-stats-canada-lowers-wheat-canola-barley-and.md) | -3.7% | -10.3% |
| OATS | 2024-07-02 | [Canadian wheat and barley areas fall: Grain market daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29320-canadian-wheat-and-barley-areas-fall-grain-market-daily.md) | -2.5% | +3.2% |
| OATS | 2021-07-12 | [Drought Pushes U.S. Oat Crop to Lowest in Records Back to 1866 - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46114-drought-pushes-u-s-oat-crop-to-lowest-in-records-back-to-1866-bloomberg.md) | +10.0% | +17.9% |

## Sources

- syngenta.ca: https://www.syngenta.ca/market-news/us-oat--barley-area-seen-2--lower

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