# Oat Processor Doubts Statistics Canada Survey | Country 600 CJWW

> Saskatchewan oat buyer Grain Millers' procurement manager Scott Shiels doubts the national seeding intentions estimate of 3.6 million acres, down 6% from last year. Provincial farmers surveyed intend to seed 1.6 million acres, 11% below 2020. Local oat prices of $4 to $4.75 a bushel are unusually high for this time of year.

- Date: 2021-04-28 · published 2021-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47660-oat-processor-doubts-statistics-canada-survey-country-600-cjww
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong competing crop profitability and high oat bids point to tighter oat supplies and firmer feed grain prices if acreage falls as surveyed.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-08-29 | [Canada Know-Risk Market Outlook \| Stats Canada Lowers Wheat, Canola, Barley & Oats Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34644-canada-know-risk-market-outlook-stats-canada-lowers-wheat-canola-barley-and.md) | -3.7% | -10.3% |
| OATS | 2023-04-26 | [More wheat, canola and barley, less oats and lentils according to Stats Canada’s Seeding Intentions Survey \| 620 CKRM - The Voice of Saskatchewan \| Harvard Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36459-more-wheat-canola-and-barley-less-oats-and-lentils-according-to-stats-canada-s.md) | -11.7% | -2.6% |
| OATS | 2026-09-22 | [Oats Rose to $4.16 After StatCan Saw Canada's Crop Shrink 22.7%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11993-oats-rose-to-4-16-after-statcan-saw-canada-s-crop-shrink-22-7.md) | +1.1% | -6.5% |
| OATS | 2021-12-03 | [StatsCan Canola, Wheat Production Numbers Drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43660-statscan-canola-wheat-production-numbers-drop.md) | -2.9% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- cjwwradio.com: https://www.cjwwradio.com/2021/04/28/oat-processor-doubts-statistics-canada-survey/

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