# Oats and spelt in Germany: Significant increase in yield, but sales in the basement

> German oat demand from food processors has risen about 70% since 2008, while domestic oat area has fallen 22%, so imports from Scandinavia fill the gap. Germany imported 557,000 tonnes of oats in 2018. Spelt is also discussed as a more drought-resistant but lower-yielding alternative.

- Date: 2022-07-02 · published 2022-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40549-oats-and-spelt-in-germany-significant-increase-in-yield-but-sales-in-the
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Structural import reliance on oats in Germany supports European oat import demand, though the article describes long-run trends rather than new price drivers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/spelled-significant-increase-in-yield-but-sales-in

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