
Seed suppliers in Washington state report oats and barley for forage are sold out, with remaining seed priced at about double normal. The region faces a second straight year of severe drought after one of its driest years since 1895.
Drought-driven forage shortages push ranchers toward purchased feed and forage, supporting oat, barley and cattle feed demand in the US West.
After 68 past bullish weather events, Oats moved a median -0.8% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -3.6% to +3.9%), and -0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.