# Extraordinary times - with a hint of normalcy…. | the Oat Newsletter.

> The 11th International Oat Conference was postponed and many oat-related events were cancelled or moved online due to COVID-19. A rust surveillance reminder for Louisiana and a new western Canadian oat breeder are also noted.

- Date: 2020-04-20 · published 2020-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53692-extraordinary-times-with-a-hint-of-normalcy-the-oat-newsletter
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Event cancellations affect industry networking rather than supply or demand, so the price impact on oats is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2024-10-18 | [New Oat Ready for Battle Against Crown Rust - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27931-new-oat-ready-for-battle-against-crown-rust-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -3.0% | -10.2% |
| OATS | 2022-05-01 | [Oats under early disease threat \| Farm News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41895-oats-under-early-disease-threat-farm-news.md) | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| OATS | 2020-05-07 | [Oat diseases that affect your crop and what to do about them - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53183-oat-diseases-that-affect-your-crop-and-what-to-do-about-them-grainews.md) | +3.8% | +11.4% |
| OATS | 2024-02-29 | [Rice and noodles are Asian kitchen staples, but Australian oats could soon take over - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31720-rice-and-noodles-are-asian-kitchen-staples-but-australian-oats-could-soon-take.md) | -3.1% | -5.3% |
| OATS | 2019-11-20 | [New research targets common oat disease \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56150-new-research-targets-common-oat-disease-wa.md) | +3.1% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- oatnews.org: https://oatnews.org/node/899

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