# Uncertain supply of quality oats in Sask. weighs on millers | The Western Producer

> A Manitoba miller says a hot, dry Saskatchewan summer likely reduced grain fill in oats, with Regina recording only 1.8 mm of rain in July. Test weights and quality remain uncertain until harvest combines begin in coming weeks.

- Date: 2017-08-17 · published 2017-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69502-uncertain-supply-of-quality-oats-in-sask-weighs-on-millers-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lighter, smaller-groat oats from drought-hit Saskatchewan could tighten milling-grade supply and firm prices for quality oats, while feed-grade oats may be less affected.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-09-02 | [Exports to drop as crop shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45047-exports-to-drop-as-crop-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +16.2% |
| OATS | 2021-10-25 | [Cereal and Oat Milk Makers Feel the Crunch From Oats Shortage - Gro Intelligence \| Borostos](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44608-cereal-and-oat-milk-makers-feel-the-crunch-from-oats-shortage-gro-intelligence.md) | +9.4% | +14.6% |
| OATS | 2021-09-23 | [CBOT oats climb on supply woes - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45122-cbot-oats-climb-on-supply-woes-agcanada.md) | +4.8% | +19.6% |
| OATS | 2024-12-18 | [Canadian Oats Supply, Canadian Farmers See Leaner Times \| Paradigm Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7782-canadian-oats-supply-canadian-farmers-see-leaner-times-paradigm-futures.md) | -8.7% | -3.9% |
| OATS | 2022-04-11 | [Poor crop yield forces oat producers to raise prices - The Strategic Sourceror](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41892-poor-crop-yield-forces-oat-producers-to-raise-prices-the-strategic-sourceror.md) | -4.2% | -18.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/uncertain-supply-of-quality-oats-in-sask-weighs-on-millers/

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