# Fertilizer Reduction Impact on Oat Industry

> A Western Applied Research Corp. trial in Saskatchewan found that cutting fertilizer rates by 15 or 30 per cent paid off only at the Scott site, in dark brown soil. The other trial sites in black soil zones did not benefit, so producers should tailor nitrogen rates to soil type.

- Date: 2025-01-15 · published 2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26555-fertilizer-reduction-impact-on-oat-industry
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fertilizer use would cut input costs for oat growers, but the findings do not point to a meaningful change in oat supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-11-06 | [The Catch-22 of oat production - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68030-the-catch-22-of-oat-production-country-guide.md) | +3.4% | -8.3% |
| OATS | 2017-08-16 | [Finland - The Use Of Oats In The Food Industry Exceeded the Use of Rye - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69505-finland-the-use-of-oats-in-the-food-industry-exceeded-the-use-of-rye-seed-world.md) | -7.5% | -7.5% |
| OATS | 2019-05-02 | [Theory to Field - Fertilising for quality - Crop Production Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59145-theory-to-field-fertilising-for-quality-crop-production-magazine.md) | -3.0% | +4.5% |
| OATS | 2022-08-01 | [Oats production forecast sharply higher but uncertainty remains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40544-oats-production-forecast-sharply-higher-but-uncertainty-remains.md) | -5.7% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/crops/crop-production-show-2025-how-do-fertilizer-reductions-impact-the-oat-industry/

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