# USDA projecting smaller oat crop - Brownfield Ag News

> The USDA's August report projects 2021 US oat production at 41.4 million bushels, down from 65.4 million a year earlier, on lower planted area and drought in parts of the Plains and Midwest. Ending stocks are unchanged at 25 million bushels and the average farm price is estimated at $3.60 per bushel.

- Date: 2021-08-13 · published 2021-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45605-usda-projecting-smaller-oat-crop-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 37 percent smaller US oat crop tightens feed oat supply and supports prices, though stocks are unchanged.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-09-30 | [USDA reports record small oat crop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45123-usda-reports-record-small-oat-crop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | +21.7% |
| 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 | 2023-10-20 | [Smallest UK oat crop for seven years: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33705-smallest-uk-oat-crop-for-seven-years-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +6.0% | -6.3% |
| OATS | 2026-05-25 | [Hursh: Noticable changes in AAFC crop price projections  - SaskToday.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19336-hursh-noticable-changes-in-aafc-crop-price-projections-sasktoday-ca.md) | -2.0% | -16.3% |
| OATS | 2021-02-02 | [Oat prices running out of upside - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48679-oat-prices-running-out-of-upside-grainews.md) | +2.2% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-projecting-smaller-oat-crop/

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