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Oatinformation's Randy Strychar told the International Oats Conference in Western Australia that global oat demand is growing strongly, mainly for human consumption. Oat hectares are shrinking in the US, Canada and Australia as growers choose crops with better per-acre margins.
Falling oat plantings combined with rising food-grade demand could tighten supply and support oat prices, especially if pricing shifts from feed-grain benchmarks to premium food pricing.
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