# Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering

> Oat producers dispute an EWG report that found chlormequat residues in 23 of 25 conventional oat food samples. The samples were bought in 2022 and 2023.

- Date: 2024-02-26 · published 2024-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31721-oat-producers-call-chlormequat-report-fear-mongering
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Residue concerns could affect consumer demand for oat food products and the handling of oats, but the effect on feed oat prices appears limited.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-05-30 | [First Oat Conditions Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35991-first-oat-conditions-report.md) | -0.1% | +12.1% |
| OATS | 2019-08-27 | [Futures Trade on Statistics Canada Production Report Day](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57626-futures-trade-on-statistics-canada-production-report-day.md) | -1.7% | +4.0% |
| OATS | 2019-12-04 | [USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -1.2% | -6.9% |
| OATS | 2021-04-26 | [Optimizing organic oat production - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47665-optimizing-organic-oat-production-top-crop-managertop-crop-manager.md) | +0.5% | -10.8% |
| OATS | 2019-08-29 | [Large oat production won’t move prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5698-large-oat-production-won-t-move-prices.md) | +8.3% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/oat-producers-call-chlormequat-report-fear-mongering/

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