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Iowa farmers growing small grains such as oats are finding markets amid a shrinking number of elevators that bid on these crops. Buyers include food-grade processors and local feed mills, and some growers use the crops for cover-crop seed or on-farm livestock feed.
Limited buyer access and low prices for small grains weaken local oat demand, but this feature describes marketing channels rather than a new price driver.
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