# Oat crop across Western Canada 'not stellar' - Grainews

> Prairie Oat Growers Association says Western Canadian oat conditions are 'not stellar', with directors expecting yields down 25 to 50 percent. AAFC's July estimate cut oat production nearly 10 percent to 3.79 million tonnes, and cash bids were around $4 to $4.50 per bushel.

- Date: 2021-07-21 · published 2021-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46112-oat-crop-across-western-canada-not-stellar-grainews
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Canadian oat output and possible record-low ending stocks tighten feed oat supplies and support prices for buyers relying on Canadian oats.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-09-02 | [Exports to drop as crop shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45047-exports-to-drop-as-crop-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +16.2% |
| OATS | 2016-11-25 | [Granola lovers beware: Oat costs jump as Canada output drops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73901-granola-lovers-beware-oat-costs-jump-as-canada-output-drops.md) | -7.6% | +0.6% |
| OATS | 2021-09-23 | [CBOT oats climb on supply woes - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45122-cbot-oats-climb-on-supply-woes-agcanada.md) | +4.8% | +19.6% |
| OATS | 2016-07-13 | [Chicago oats rally with Prairie rains, for now - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7496-chicago-oats-rally-with-prairie-rains-for-now-agcanada.md) | -13.6% | -25.9% |
| OATS | 2022-05-24 | [Spring wheat, oat futures outperform, as storms hamper US sowings - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41453-spring-wheat-oat-futures-outperform-as-storms-hamper-us-sowings-grain-price-news.md) | +6.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/oat-crop-across-western-canada-not-stellar/

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