# Harvest price pressures starting or ending? — This week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture

> Grain markets mostly closed lower the week of October 19 as harvest pace picked up, though canola and oats finished the week higher on Friday. The January 2019 canola contract settled at $502.50, and about 8.5 MMT of the Canadian canola crop remained to be harvested.

- Date: 2018-10-19 · published 2018-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62585-harvest-price-pressures-starting-or-ending-this-week-in-the-grain-markets
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Remaining harvest volume and Canadian exports running about 16% behind last year weigh on canola, a key protein meal source, while historical November rallies offer some support.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2018/10/harvest-price-pressures-starting-or-ending-this-week-in-the-grain-markets/

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