# New oat plant in Manitoba will boost crop’s self-esteem | The Western Producer

> Paterson GlobalFoods is building a $94 million oat-processing plant on the western edge of Winnipeg with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes a year. The plant is expected to be built beside the company's existing grain elevator.

- Date: 2019-10-10 · published 2019-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56637-new-oat-plant-in-manitoba-will-boost-crop-s-self-esteem-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A new processing plant adds Canadian oat demand that will compete for grower supply, which could support prices and encourage acreage.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2020-07-16 | [Oat acres in limbo \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4463-oat-acres-in-limbo-the-western-producer.md) | +1.6% | -4.1% |
| OATS | 2026-01-22 | [Oat sector eyes potential opportunity in China \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21131-oat-sector-eyes-potential-opportunity-in-china-the-western-producer.md) | +2.5% | +12.4% |
| OATS | 2020-01-30 | [Market development work pays off for oats in Mexico \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55134-market-development-work-pays-off-for-oats-in-mexico-the-western-producer.md) | -1.1% | -11.1% |
| OATS | 2021-04-22 | [Customers snap up Canadian oats \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47662-customers-snap-up-canadian-oats-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -9.7% |
| OATS | 2019-10-04 | [Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56639-paterson-stakes-manitoba-site-for-oat-processing-plant-agcanada.md) | -0.4% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/new-oat-plant-in-manitoba-will-boost-crops-self-esteem/

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