# Struggle to meet greenfeed oats demand

> A dry winter and new New Zealand freshwater rules have driven a surge in farmers sowing greenfeed oats as catch crops, leaving seed hard to find. Low oat and oat seed prices had earlier reduced the sown area, so supply is now short.

- Date: 2020-10-05 · published 2020-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50718-struggle-to-meet-greenfeed-oats-demand
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Seed shortages and strong catch-crop demand can support local oat prices in New Zealand, while the new freshwater rules add to the demand pull.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2020-06-05 | [Updated U.S. Manipulator MRL good news for Canadian oats - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9490-updated-u-s-manipulator-mrl-good-news-for-canadian-oats-top-crop-managertop.md) | -7.7% | -2.0% |
| OATS | 2022-10-12 | [Research to support claims oats prevents disease \| paNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39185-research-to-support-claims-oats-prevents-disease-panow.md) | -1.3% | -2.9% |
| OATS | 2024-06-19 | [Due to exceeding quotas, EU returns customs duties on Ukrainian oats \| Ukrainian news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29834-due-to-exceeding-quotas-eu-returns-customs-duties-on-ukrainian-oats-ukrainian.md) | -10.3% | +0.7% |
| OATS | 2022-10-06 | [Government of Canada invests in food research to support disease prevention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39184-government-of-canada-invests-in-food-research-to-support-disease-prevention.md) | +0.0% | -2.9% |
| OATS | 2021-05-11 | [Richardson Milling’s Desiccant Ban Could Seed Further Consumer Mistrust In Agriculture - SAIFood](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47153-richardson-milling-s-desiccant-ban-could-seed-further-consumer-mistrust-in.md) | -10.5% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/struggle-to-meet-greenfeed-oats-demand/

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