# It’s a good time to be breeding oats - Grainews

> Canadian oat yields have risen 18 per cent on average over five years, outpacing other cereals, according to a Grainews report. Funding for oat breeding has been cut, with PepsiCo eliminating about $600,000 and AAFC lowering its share from 75 to 50 per cent.

- Date: 2019-03-15 · published 2019-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60136-it-s-a-good-time-to-be-breeding-oats-grainews
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Yield gains support oat supply, while reduced breeding funding could slow future variety improvement over the long run; the near-term price effect is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-01-26 | [Thinking about Throwing Oats in the Rotation? Small Grain Focus of Upcoming Crop Hour Week \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49210-thinking-about-throwing-oats-in-the-rotation-small-grain-focus-of-upcoming-crop.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| OATS | 2018-09-23 | [World oats production holds steady - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63079-world-oats-production-holds-steady-grain-central.md) | +4.6% | +16.7% |
| OATS | 2022-11-01 | [Oats in Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39186-oats-in-iowa.md) | -1.0% | +0.8% |
| OATS | 2020-07-28 | [New nitrogen findings go with the grain \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52168-new-nitrogen-findings-go-with-the-grain-countryman.md) | -3.5% | -4.5% |
| OATS | 2017-08-16 | [Finland - The Use Of Oats In The Food Industry Exceeded the Use of Rye - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69505-finland-the-use-of-oats-in-the-food-industry-exceeded-the-use-of-rye-seed-world.md) | -7.5% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/features/its-a-good-time-to-be-breeding-oats/

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