# It's begun! Upper Midwest harvest underway - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> The USDA weekly crop report for the week ending July 29 shows the Upper Midwest oat harvest is most advanced, with South Dakota at 54 percent harvested. Oat and barley conditions are mostly good to excellent, and barley harvest is only beginning.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64086-it-s-begun-upper-midwest-harvest-underway-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Good oat conditions and an early harvest point to ample supply, which is mildly bearish for feed oat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2019-12-03 | [Oat market under pressure from high volumes - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55648-oat-market-under-pressure-from-high-volumes-farmers-weekly.md) | -2.6% | -10.2% |
| OATS | 2020-03-02 | [Oat market running risk of excess supply in 2020 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12538-oat-market-running-risk-of-excess-supply-in-2020-realagriculture.md) | -2.6% | -1.2% |
| OATS | 2022-08-23 | [Canada cuts crop price hopes, citing hopes of 'significantly' better harvest - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40144-canada-cuts-crop-price-hopes-citing-hopes-of-significantly-better-harvest-grain.md) | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| OATS | 2022-11-22 | [2022 Harvest estimated at 2.42 million tonnes - Record yields for many crops in Ireland in 2022 - Teagasc \| Agriculture and Food Development Authority](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38735-2022-harvest-estimated-at-2-42-million-tonnes-record-yields-for-many-crops-in.md) | -1.7% | -15.6% |
| OATS | 2020-02-25 | [Strong future markets seen for Canadian oat crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54666-strong-future-markets-seen-for-canadian-oat-crops.md) | -9.4% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/business/its-begun-upper-midwest-harvest-underway

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