# Crown rust in oats - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager

> An article on crown rust in oats describes the disease as the most widespread and damaging oat disease, causing yield losses of 10 to 40 percent or more in severe epidemics. It reports high infection levels across eastern Prairies fields in 2022 and 2023.

- Date: 2024-04-29 · published 2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30790-crown-rust-in-oats-top-crop-managertop-crop-manager
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent crown rust pressure in Canadian oat areas can reduce yields and quality, which may modestly support oat prices if it spreads.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-02-08 | [Fusarium head blight appears in oats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26106-fusarium-head-blight-appears-in-oats.md) | -3.6% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- topcropmanager.com: https://www.topcropmanager.com/crown-rust-in-oats/

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