# A Treasure Trove at The Sidelines of Technological Advances: Oat Breeding in Europe - Seed World

> An article on European oat breeding describes Symphony as the second-largest oat variety in Europe, grown mainly around the Baltic Sea. It highlights oats' use in human food, animal feed and industrial applications, and breeding efforts to raise beta-glucan levels. The piece covers crop diversity and research priorities.

- Date: 2017-10-02 · published 2017-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68510-a-treasure-trove-at-the-sidelines-of-technological-advances-oat-breeding-in
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

This is background on breeding and crop research with no immediate effect on oat supply, demand or prices for feed buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-08-16 | [Finland - The Use Of Oats In The Food Industry Exceeded the Use of Rye - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69505-finland-the-use-of-oats-in-the-food-industry-exceeded-the-use-of-rye-seed-world.md) | -7.5% | -7.5% |
| OATS | 2019-03-15 | [It’s a good time to be breeding oats - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60136-it-s-a-good-time-to-be-breeding-oats-grainews.md) | +8.0% | +7.7% |
| OATS | 2026-07-16 | [IGC sees grains output falling in 2026-27 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9570-igc-sees-grains-output-falling-in-2026-27-world-grain.md) | -2.0% | -10.1% |
| OATS | 2023-04-26 | [More wheat, canola and barley, less oats and lentils according to Stats Canada’s Seeding Intentions Survey \| 620 CKRM - The Voice of Saskatchewan \| Harvard Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36459-more-wheat-canola-and-barley-less-oats-and-lentils-according-to-stats-canada-s.md) | -11.7% | -2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2017/10/02/treasure-trove-sidelines-technological-advances-oat-breeding-europe/

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