# 'Winter oats will compensate for overwinter plant losses' - Agriland.ie

> Teagasc's Dr. John Finnan explained that oat yield depends mainly on grains per panicle rather than plants per square metre, unlike wheat and barley. Economic margins are optimised at 250-270 plants/m², and seeding rate does not greatly affect grain quality.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66538-winter-oats-will-compensate-for-overwinter-plant-losses-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

This agronomy guidance about seeding density has no meaningful implication for oat supply or prices.

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/winter-oats-will-compensate-for-overwinter-plant-losses/

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