# March Planting Intentions and Market Impact

> An analysis of Canada's March seeding intentions report shows the average report-day move in new-crop futures over the past decade. Spring wheat, canola and oats each averaged small declines on release days. Statistics Canada is due to publish its first 2017/18 area report later in the week.

- Date: 2017-04-20 · published 2017-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71564-march-planting-intentions-and-market-impact
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

The historical pattern suggests only small average price moves, but acreage surprises in the upcoming area report could still move canola and spring wheat.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-31 | [PF Report Reaction: Corn, soybean planting intentions shock markets - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42295-pf-report-reaction-corn-soybean-planting-intentions-shock-markets-pro-farmer.md) | -8.1% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter wheat planting in France surpasses historical pace: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27353-winter-wheat-planting-in-france-surpasses-historical-pace-grain-market-daily.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-12 | [Wheat markets becalmed in spite of low plantings \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60649-wheat-markets-becalmed-in-spite-of-low-plantings-farm-online-act.md) | -1.5% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [French wheat planting slows, but ahead of last year \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31151-french-wheat-planting-slows-but-ahead-of-last-year-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-29 | [Grain Journal \| Broken Rice Gains Traction in Feed and Food Markets,…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23399-grain-journal-broken-rice-gains-traction-in-feed-and-food-markets.md) | -0.3% | -0.7% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/canada-markets/blog-post/2017/04/20/march-planting-intentions-market

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