# Oats on the Upswing in the Upper Midwest - MCIA

> The Minnesota Crop Improvement Association reports on a new southeast Minnesota farmer group pooling food-grade oat supplies. The group aggregated 1,000 acres last year and wants to double that in 2023. Grain Millers, which has a plant in Iowa that mostly buys Canadian oats, is seeking more local supply.

- Date: 2023-01-20 · published 2023-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37872-oats-on-the-upswing-in-the-upper-midwest-mcia
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing local food-grade supply could reduce reliance on imported Canadian oats for Midwest millers, a modest shift in trade flows that has limited effect on overall price levels.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- mncia.org: https://www.mncia.org/oats-on-the-upswing-in-the-upper-midwest/

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