# The Catch-22 of oat production - Country Guide

> A three-year University of Alberta study in central Alberta tested oat cultivars and production practices to raise milling-grade output. The research found that the region suits high-quality oats but growers prefer other crops because feed oats pay poorly.

- Date: 2017-11-06 · published 2017-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68030-the-catch-22-of-oat-production-country-guide
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Low returns on feed oats are limiting supply growth in central Alberta, which keeps feed oat availability tight for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-11-06 | [The Catch-22 of oat production \| Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68028-the-catch-22-of-oat-production-faculty-of-agricultural-life-and-environmental.md) | +3.4% | -8.3% |
| OATS | 2019-08-29 | [Large oat production won’t move prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5698-large-oat-production-won-t-move-prices.md) | +8.3% | +6.4% |
| OATS | 2018-09-23 | [World oats production holds steady - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63079-world-oats-production-holds-steady-grain-central.md) | +4.6% | +16.7% |
| OATS | 2021-04-26 | [Optimizing organic oat production - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47665-optimizing-organic-oat-production-top-crop-managertop-crop-manager.md) | +0.5% | -10.8% |
| OATS | 2019-08-27 | [Futures Trade on Statistics Canada Production Report Day](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57626-futures-trade-on-statistics-canada-production-report-day.md) | -1.7% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- country-guide.ca: https://www.country-guide.ca/crops/the-catch-22-of-oat-production/

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