# Walt Breitinger: Oats blow up; Watch out for farmers | Business | thesouthern.com

> Oats rallied by an unprecedented $0.60 per bushel over corn, with December oats near $5.70 versus December corn at $5.27. Analysts cite Canadian transport problems, drought and heat, and a possible short squeeze as drivers.

- Date: 2021-09-25 · published 2021-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45124-walt-breitinger-oats-blow-up-watch-out-for-farmers-business-thesouthern-com
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Oats trading above corn is unusual and signals a supply-driven spike that makes oats costly for feed rations, while the possibility of a blow-off top adds price risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- OATS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thesouthern.com: https://thesouthern.com/news/local/business/walt-breitinger-oats-blow-up-watch-out-for-farmers/article_d6f59e1e-8852-5695-8c59-0d44eb85d063.html

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