# The Reason That The Oat Industry Is Currently In Shambles

> Industry commentary describes the oat market as chaotic, with unclear production numbers. Canadian and US statistics point to bigger oat crops after last year's drought, but late seeding and extreme summer heat could damage yields. Oat demand from the oat milk segment has been strong.

- Date: 2022-08-01 · published 2022-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40548-the-reason-that-the-oat-industry-is-currently-in-shambles
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Production uncertainty keeps oat prices volatile, and a crop shortfall from late seeding would support prices for feed and food buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2018-04-27 | [Oats planting set to roll in WA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65555-oats-planting-set-to-roll-in-wa-grain-central.md) | +2.3% | +10.5% |
| OATS | 2024-11-07 | [Cutting nitrogen pays off in oats — if it’s drier \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10547-cutting-nitrogen-pays-off-in-oats-if-it-s-drier-the-western-producer.md) | -12.7% | -12.8% |
| OATS | 2025-04-22 | [Forage oat planting spikes in Queensland amid increased demand \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25173-forage-oat-planting-spikes-in-queensland-amid-increased-demand-queensland.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| OATS | 2020-08-26 | [Oat harvest begins in east central Saskatchewan \| paNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51671-oat-harvest-begins-in-east-central-saskatchewan-panow.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| OATS | 2026-06-01 | [Inmet releases agroclimatic projection for June and highlights possible impacts in the field](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13431-inmet-releases-agroclimatic-projection-for-june-and-highlights-possible-impacts.md) | -12.9% | -27.6% |

## Sources

- tastingtable.com: https://www.tastingtable.com/931827/the-reason-that-the-oat-industry-is-currently-in-shambles/

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