# W19: Oats Update

> As of W19, 60% of US oat planting was complete, 4% below the five-year average, with 42% emerged. Canadian oat output is forecast to fall 21% in 2023/24 as Saskatchewan acreage shrinks, and Ukraine's oat harvest is expected to decline.

- Date: 2023-05-18 · published 2023-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35992-w19-oats-update
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower expected Canadian and Ukrainian oat supplies, combined with slower US planting, tighten the oat balance and modestly support prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-06-15 | [W23: Oats Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35534-w23-oats-update.md) | +2.0% | +0.4% |
| OATS | 2023-09-01 | [W34: Oats Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34165-w34-oats-update.md) | +1.7% | -7.9% |
| OATS | 2026-10-09 | [Oat Market Update: CBOT Rally vs. Stable EU Feed Oat Prices — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/468-oat-market-update-cbot-rally-vs-stable-eu-feed-oat-prices-cmb-news.md) | -5.9% | -17.1% |
| OATS | 2021-09-23 | [CBOT oats climb on supply woes - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45122-cbot-oats-climb-on-supply-woes-agcanada.md) | +4.8% | +19.6% |
| OATS | 2024-05-09 | [MMN May 2024 - Straights Update \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30302-mmn-may-2024-straights-update-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +0.4% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/weekly-product-updates/w19-oats-update

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