# The growing demand for high-quality oats

> A sponsored Western Producer piece reports that Canadian oat exports are growing, with the US taking about 60 percent of the crop and China's breakfast cereal market expanding. A Prairie Oat Growers Association report and planned milling capacity increases are cited.

- Date: 2020-01-30 · published 2020-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55133-the-growing-demand-for-high-quality-oats
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing export demand from the US and potentially China supports Canadian oat values, though the effect on feed-grade prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-06-16 | [High quality Australian oats thrive amid global competition. \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24266-high-quality-australian-oats-thrive-amid-global-competition-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -5.1% | -5.3% |
| OATS | 2017-02-20 | [Asia drives demand for WA oat grain and hay - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72565-asia-drives-demand-for-wa-oat-grain-and-hay-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2017-03-13 | [Oats and hay in health food demand \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8397-oats-and-hay-in-health-food-demand-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -7.3% | -19.7% |
| OATS | 2021-03-19 | [Oats riding high with other crops - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48173-oats-riding-high-with-other-crops-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.2% | +4.0% |
| OATS | 2026-10-01 | [West Aussie-grown oat demand grows across China and India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17518-west-aussie-grown-oat-demand-grows-across-china-and-india.md) | +2.4% | -17.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/sponsored/the-growing-demand-for-high-quality-oats/

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