# Oat Exports Remain Brisk

> Statistics Canada estimated the 2017 oat crop at 3.724 million metric tons, up 16.6% from 2016 and the highest in four years. Licensed Canadian oat exports reached 599,500 mt through the week ended December 3, up 27.7% year over year and 42% above the five-year average.

- Date: 2017-12-08 · published 2017-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67524-oat-exports-remain-brisk
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Canadian crop combined with brisk export pace tightens exportable supply less than expected, supporting feed-oat demand; exports running ahead of AAFC forecasts may prompt upward revisions to export projections.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-05-30 | [First Oat Conditions Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35991-first-oat-conditions-report.md) | -0.1% | +12.1% |
| OATS | 2022-11-01 | [Oats in Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39186-oats-in-iowa.md) | -1.0% | +0.8% |
| OATS | 2020-01-23 | [Corn and oats most profitable in Man., but corn most risky](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55136-corn-and-oats-most-profitable-in-man-but-corn-most-risky.md) | -1.8% | -4.7% |
| OATS | 2021-01-01 | [2020 oat variety trial results available](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49703-2020-oat-variety-trial-results-available.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| OATS | 2024-02-26 | [Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31721-oat-producers-call-chlormequat-report-fear-mongering.md) | +3.8% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/canada-markets/blog-post/2017/12/08/oat-exports-remain-brisk

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