# W40: Oats Update

> Russia's Rostov region reported a record grain harvest above 15 million tonnes, and Altai oat harvesting continued with 235,000 tonnes collected. Belarus extended a six-month ban on exporting grain, including oats, barley, wheat and corn, requiring one-time licences.

- Date: 2023-10-13 · published 2023-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33703-w40-oats-update
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Belarus's export ban keeps some Eastern European feed grain off world markets, which modestly supports prices for feed buyers. Strong Russian harvest volumes offset this by adding supply to the Black Sea market.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2022-12-13 | [DPIRD talks up future oat demand \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38295-dpird-talks-up-future-oat-demand-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -7.8% | -3.3% |
| 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 | 2023-12-20 | [Important Changes to Crop Insurance for Oats and Hybrid Winter Rye](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32757-important-changes-to-crop-insurance-for-oats-and-hybrid-winter-rye.md) | -3.1% | -1.4% |
| OATS | 2024-03-01 | [Will the Canadian oat market ever settle down?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31717-will-the-canadian-oat-market-ever-settle-down.md) | -3.1% | -5.4% |
| OATS | 2022-11-17 | [Barley and oat cultivation has new agricultural climate risk zoning - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38737-barley-and-oat-cultivation-has-new-agricultural-climate-risk-zoning-revista.md) | -0.2% | -13.8% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/weekly-product-updates/w40-oats-update

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