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Canadian oat prices have swung sharply over recent years, from low output in 2021 to record 2022 harvests that crashed prices. Oatinformation's Randy Strychar argues the pricing model, which leans on volatile futures, should be modernized because food use now accounts for 77% of oat demand.
Pricing structure rather than weather is driving volatility, which may keep Canadian oat values swinging and complicate feed buyers' procurement. The impact is structural commentary with no immediate supply change.
world-grain.comCrystal FutrellFeb 1, 2024Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
