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New Zealand regulators are considering a ban on pre-harvest glyphosate use in oats, which is used to speed crop ripening. The article notes that even small applications leave residues that make the grain unsuitable for some buyers.
A ban would limit a harvest tool for New Zealand growers, potentially affecting oat yields and milling quality, but the effect on global prices is likely small.
thescottishfarmer.co.uka correspondentFeb 24, 2020After 16 past neutral policy events, Oats moved a median -1.1% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -3.1% to +4.3%), and -5.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
