# Corn and oats most profitable in Man., but corn most risky

> Manitoba cost-of-production data for 2020 ranks corn as the most profitable large-acre crop but also the highest insurance risk, with oats seen as the safest option. Both crops are described as likely profitable on the eastern Prairies.

- Date: 2020-01-23 · published 2020-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55136-corn-and-oats-most-profitable-in-man-but-corn-most-risky
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Profitability comparisons may shift spring acreage between oats and corn, but the effect on prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2022-11-01 | [Oats in Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39186-oats-in-iowa.md) | -1.0% | +0.8% |
| OATS | 2017-12-08 | [Oat Exports Remain Brisk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67524-oat-exports-remain-brisk.md) | +4.3% | +9.2% |
| OATS | 2025-09-17 | [Grain Trends: first prices out, global markets stable -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7568-grain-trends-first-prices-out-global-markets-stable-premium.md) | -3.3% | -7.1% |
| OATS | 2025-07-01 | [Increased global demand for oats and higher prices push up WA plantings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24264-increased-global-demand-for-oats-and-higher-prices-push-up-wa-plantings.md) | +2.3% | -4.6% |
| OATS | 2024-02-28 | [W8 Oat Update: USDA Maintained 2023/24 Oat Production Forecast Amidst Downward Revision in World Cereal Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31715-w8-oat-update-usda-maintained-2023-24-oat-production-forecast-amidst-downward.md) | -1.2% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2017-01-01 | [Corn and Soybean Production Outlook in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72931-corn-and-soybean-production-outlook-in-2017-18.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-19 | [Corn and soybean production outlook in 2017-18 \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68799-corn-and-soybean-production-outlook-in-2017-18-illinois-extension-illinois.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-22 | [Mexico’s corn production on rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31183-mexico-s-corn-production-on-rise-world-grain.md) | -1.2% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/corn-and-oats-most-profitable-in-man-but-corn-most-risky/

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