# Extended winter could lead to more Prairie oat acres | Farmtario

> Canadian oat buyer Grain Millers Canada says a late, wet spring could push farmers to seed more oats instead of wheat. Oat contracts are around $3 per bushel with steady cash prices. Statistics Canada releases its principal field crop areas report on April 27.

- Date: 2018-04-13 · published 2018-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65554-extended-winter-could-lead-to-more-prairie-oat-acres-farmtario
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded oat acreage would add feed grain supply in Canada, a modest bearish factor for oat prices, though steady pricing signals current demand is firm.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2020-08-06 | [Large Canadian oat crop may pressure prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51668-large-canadian-oat-crop-may-pressure-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +0.1% |
| OATS | 2024-08-31 | [Oats outperform wheat in tough season \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28831-oats-outperform-wheat-in-tough-season-the-scottish-farmer.md) | +7.1% | +19.4% |
| OATS | 2022-08-02 | [Good yields expected in Western Canada, questions in Ontario  - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40085-good-yields-expected-in-western-canada-questions-in-ontario-agcanada.md) | +4.7% | -5.5% |
| OATS | 2025-10-20 | [Australia eyes Chinese oat market with record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22446-australia-eyes-chinese-oat-market-with-record-harvest.md) | +4.7% | +3.8% |
| OATS | 2025-10-17 | [Strong WA oat crop drives gains in Asian consumer market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22441-strong-wa-oat-crop-drives-gains-in-asian-consumer-market-grain-central.md) | +5.5% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- farmtario.com: https://farmtario.com/daily/extended-winter-could-lead-to-more-prairie-oat-acres/

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