# Oat prices running out of upside - Grainews

> Western Canadian oat prices have held firm, with high-delivered bids at $3.60 to $4.35 per bushel, but have seen little movement recently. AAFC forecasts 2021-22 oat acreage down 11% to 3.46 million acres and production down 16% to 3.9 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-02-02 · published 2021-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48679-oat-prices-running-out-of-upside-grainews
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast 16% drop in Canadian oat output tightens feed grain supplies, which could support oat and competing feed grain prices into spring.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2026-07-22 | [Oat price upheaval unlikely, despite tightening supply in 2026-27 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18396-oat-price-upheaval-unlikely-despite-tightening-supply-in-2026-27-grainews.md) | -5.9% | -0.5% |
| OATS | 2023-07-12 | [Oat price outlook improves - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35092-oat-price-outlook-improves-dairy-producer.md) | +4.0% | -1.0% |
| OATS | 2022-10-24 | [Canada lifts grain price forecasts, as it upgrades wheat export hopes - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39181-canada-lifts-grain-price-forecasts-as-it-upgrades-wheat-export-hopes-grain.md) | -2.6% | +5.3% |
| OATS | 2026-07-16 | [IGC sees grains output falling in 2026-27 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9570-igc-sees-grains-output-falling-in-2026-27-world-grain.md) | -2.0% | -10.1% |
| OATS | 2026-08-01 | [Oat price upheaval unlikely, despite tightening supply in 2026-27](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18394-oat-price-upheaval-unlikely-despite-tightening-supply-in-2026-27.md) | +0.2% | +12.4% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/oat-prices-running-out-of-upside/

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