# Finland - The Use Of Oats In The Food Industry Exceeded the Use of Rye - Seed World

> Finland's food industry used 90 million kilos of oats in 2016-17, slightly more than rye. Feed industry oat use rose 12 percent while wheat use fell 8 percent.

- Date: 2017-08-16 · published 2017-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Finland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69505-finland-the-use-of-oats-in-the-food-industry-exceeded-the-use-of-rye-seed-world
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Finnish oat use in food and feed is a small, regional demand signal with little effect on world oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-01-26 | [Thinking about Throwing Oats in the Rotation? Small Grain Focus of Upcoming Crop Hour Week \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49210-thinking-about-throwing-oats-in-the-rotation-small-grain-focus-of-upcoming-crop.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| 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 | 2024-04-03 | [Could oats emerge as the top choice for this season's harvest? \| promo24.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30787-could-oats-emerge-as-the-top-choice-for-this-season-s-harvest-promo24-com.md) | -6.5% | +5.2% |
| OATS | 2023-12-22 | [W50 Oats Update: USDA’s World Oats Outlook for 2023/24 Unchanged, Spanish Markets React to Climate Tensions, and Oats Prices Fluctuate Globally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32754-w50-oats-update-usda-s-world-oats-outlook-for-2023-24-unchanged-spanish-markets.md) | +6.1% | +1.9% |
| OATS | 2025-07-01 | [Increased global demand for oats and higher prices push up WA plantings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24264-increased-global-demand-for-oats-and-higher-prices-push-up-wa-plantings.md) | +2.3% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2017/08/16/finland-use-oats-food-industry-exceeded-use-rye/

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