# 2020 a strong year for Canadian oats

> Canada's 2020 oat crop exceeded 4.5 million tonnes, the largest in 10 years. Strong import demand from the United States, Mexico and Chile, plus smaller Australian crops, supported exports and prices. Prices typically dip from February to April and recover in summer.

- Date: 2021-01-18 · published 2021-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49207-2020-a-strong-year-for-canadian-oats
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight global oat supplies and firm prices support oat feed costs, though high prices may let competitors from other origins take Canadian market share.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2020-02-14 | [Mexico wants Canadian oats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54667-mexico-wants-canadian-oats.md) | +0.1% | -9.2% |
| OATS | 2021-04-22 | [Customers snap up Canadian oats \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47662-customers-snap-up-canadian-oats-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -9.7% |
| OATS | 2016-07-07 | [New golden age for oats \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12593-new-golden-age-for-oats-countryman.md) | +9.1% | -10.0% |
| OATS | 2021-11-11 | [Mexico, Chile and Peru increase imports of Canadian oats - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44111-mexico-chile-and-peru-increase-imports-of-canadian-oats-opportimes.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| OATS | 2019-10-04 | [Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56639-paterson-stakes-manitoba-site-for-oat-processing-plant-agcanada.md) | -0.4% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/insights/2020-a-strong-year-for-canadian-oats

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