# Oat acres may climb, but how much? | The Western Producer

> An oat analyst told the SaskOats AGM that 2024-25 North American oat ending stocks will be below the five-year average. He said Canadian seeded area needs to rise about 25 per cent this spring to rebuild supplies, after 2024 acres rose 15 per cent and production 27 per cent.

- Date: 2025-01-22 · published 2025-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26550-oat-acres-may-climb-but-how-much-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight oat ending stocks support prices for feed buyers, and a shortfall in spring plantings would keep supplies thin into 2026.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-07-12 | [Oat price outlook improves - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35092-oat-price-outlook-improves-dairy-producer.md) | +4.0% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 2021-12-06 | [Canada`s Oat Production Down 43 Per Cent In 2021 \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43657-canada-s-oat-production-down-43-per-cent-in-2021-farms-com.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| OATS | 2021-08-13 | [USDA projecting smaller oat crop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45605-usda-projecting-smaller-oat-crop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.9% | +3.9% |
| OATS | 2021-07-22 | [Grain Journal \| Stu Ellis: Oat Production at Historic Lows; Genetics…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46116-grain-journal-stu-ellis-oat-production-at-historic-lows-genetics.md) | +2.5% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/oat-acres-may-climb-but-how-much/

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