# Oats under early disease threat | Farm News

> Winter oat crops in the UK may need earlier fungicide treatment this spring because of higher disease pressure after a mild winter. The article is a short farm-level update.

- Date: 2022-05-01 · published 2022-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41895-oats-under-early-disease-threat-farm-news
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Localized disease management for UK oats has little effect on global oat prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2019-11-20 | [New research targets common oat disease \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56150-new-research-targets-common-oat-disease-wa.md) | +3.1% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2017-02-28 | [AgroPages-Wheat disease sees Canadian farmers looking to oats-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72563-agropages-wheat-disease-sees-canadian-farmers-looking-to-oats-agricultural-news.md) | +5.8% | -3.6% |
| OATS | 2017-02-27 | [Wheat disease risk sees farmers looking to oats \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72562-wheat-disease-risk-sees-farmers-looking-to-oats-farmtario.md) | +3.5% | -2.2% |
| OATS | 2019-03-01 | [Managing disease in oat crops - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60139-managing-disease-in-oat-crops-grainews.md) | +1.6% | +5.1% |
| OATS | 2022-04-24 | [Disease control: Popular oat crop's latest fungicide option \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41896-disease-control-popular-oat-crop-s-latest-fungicide-option-the-scottish-farmer.md) | -6.3% | -15.0% |

## Sources

- farmersguardian.com: https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4094288/oats-disease-threat

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