# A Higher Cost for Cover Crop Seed | Red River Farm Network

> Tight supply and strong demand are pushing up cover crop seed prices in the Upper Midwest. Millet is short in southern Minnesota, and oat seed is scarce, forcing sourcing from Canada as Dakota bins run low. Legally labeled oat seed costs about $10-12/bu, and one seller raised prices about $1.25/bu.

- Date: 2019-06-27 · published 2019-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58646-a-higher-cost-for-cover-crop-seed-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Tight oat supplies in the northern US are visible in seed markets, but the effect on feed oat prices is limited since the volumes are small.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2019/06/27/a-higher-cost-for-cover-crop-seed/

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