# Wet weather has potential to disrupt ag trade | World Grain

> Wet weather is disrupting agricultural trade and harvest activity. March 2027 oat futures reached fresh contract highs in late September, rising nearly 30 percent from end-of-June lows, while nearby cash prices were largely unchanged.

- Date: 2026-10-14 · published 2026-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/466-wet-weather-has-potential-to-disrupt-ag-trade-world-grain
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and quality concerns from wet weather tighten oat supplies and support futures. Feed buyers face higher forward oat costs if the weather persists.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-11-04 | [US oat prices soar as supply dips due to drought, demand \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44107-us-oat-prices-soar-as-supply-dips-due-to-drought-demand-world-grain.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| OATS | 2019-06-14 | [Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58641-feed-weekly-outlook-grain-prices-strong-as-dry-weather-persists-grainews.md) | -6.8% | -7.7% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2022-01-04 | [Severe weather drives up prices of oats, coffee: Hart \| Department of Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43204-severe-weather-drives-up-prices-of-oats-coffee-hart-department-of-economics.md) | -2.5% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/23326-wet-weather-has-potential-to-disrupt-ag-trade

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