# Raw Materials for Feed: OAT AND 2021 EXPECTATIONS - Feed & Additive Magazine

> An article on oats for feed notes that world oat production was 23.2 million tonnes in 2019/20 and 25.5 million in 2020/21, with a forecast fall of about 3 million tonnes to 22.7 million in 2021/22. Oats are valued in animal nutrition for starch, protein and fibre content. Production is limited compared with wheat, corn and soybeans.

- Date: 2021-11-03 · published 2021-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44119-raw-materials-for-feed-oat-and-2021-expectations-feed-and-additive-magazine
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A projected 3 million tonne drop in world oat output supports firmer oat prices and may push feed formulators toward corn and barley substitutes.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-01-27 | [Smaller wheat and oat crops forecast for Canada \| 2021-01-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49209-smaller-wheat-and-oat-crops-forecast-for-canada-2021-01-27-world-grain.md) | -2.6% | +3.5% |
| OATS | 2026-05-25 | [AAFC Updates 2026-27 Crop Price Projections with Gains in Canola and Wheat, Declines in Pulses and Specialty Seeds \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19316-aafc-updates-2026-27-crop-price-projections-with-gains-in-canola-and-wheat.md) | -2.0% | -16.3% |
| OATS | 2021-12-06 | [Canada`s Oat Production Down 43 Per Cent In 2021 \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43657-canada-s-oat-production-down-43-per-cent-in-2021-farms-com.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| OATS | 2023-06-30 | [Foundation Seed Report - MCIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35536-foundation-seed-report-mcia.md) | +10.5% | +15.5% |
| OATS | 2023-05-16 | [Another large wheat crop expected in Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35998-another-large-wheat-crop-expected-in-canada.md) | -7.7% | +10.6% |

## Sources

- feedandadditive.com: https://www.feedandadditive.com/raw-materials-for-feed-oat-and-2021-expectations/

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