# After two good grass-growing seasons, is it still worth planting oats? - Beef Central

> Beef Central reports that eastern seaboard producers face a choice on planting winter oat forage after two good grass-growing seasons. Seed sales for winter forage crops are down this year, as ample feed and few cattle reduce demand for backgrounding.

- Date: 2022-02-14 · published 2022-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42761-after-two-good-grass-growing-seasons-is-it-still-worth-planting-oats-beef
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower oat seed demand and abundant local feed point to softer forage demand in Australia, with little direct effect on global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/production/after-two-good-grass-growing-seasons-is-it-still-worth-planting-oats/

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