# Will the Canadian oat market ever settle down?

> The Manitoba Oat Growers Association voted to raise its service charge from $0.50 to $0.75 per tonne on oats sold, the first increase in nearly two decades. The current crop year is expected to show a significant revenue decline after acreage was cut.

- Date: 2024-03-01 · published 2024-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31717-will-the-canadian-oat-market-ever-settle-down
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced oat acreage in 2023 points to tighter Canadian supplies, but the service charge change itself has negligible direct price impact on feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2019-09-23 | [Regrowing the marketplace for small grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57123-regrowing-the-marketplace-for-small-grains.md) | -2.1% | +6.7% |
| OATS | 2020-02-24 | [New Zealand: Plans to ban pre-harvest glyphosate in oats \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54671-new-zealand-plans-to-ban-pre-harvest-glyphosate-in-oats-the-scottish-farmer.md) | -9.2% | -11.5% |
| OATS | 2023-10-23 | [Ceres Global Ag Agrees to Pay $3 Million in Civil Penalties Over Trades in Oat Contracts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33707-ceres-global-ag-agrees-to-pay-3-million-in-civil-penalties-over-trades-in-oat.md) | +5.2% | -9.8% |
| OATS | 2024-02-17 | [Oats service charge for Manitobans increases at AGM - PembinaValleyOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Business Listings for the Pembina Valley, Manitoba](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31718-oats-service-charge-for-manitobans-increases-at-agm-pembinavalleyonline-com.md) | -2.2% | -6.5% |
| OATS | 2021-04-21 | [New Era for Oat Breeding: significant investment over the next five years to accelerate the National Oat Breeding Program \| AgriFutures Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47666-new-era-for-oat-breeding-significant-investment-over-the-next-five-years-to.md) | +4.7% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- foodbusinessnews.net: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/25497-will-the-canadian-oat-market-ever-settle-down

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