# Yorkton, Sask. oat plant moves on major expansion - Grainews

> Grain Millers Inc. has begun phase two of a previously announced expansion at its Yorkton, Saskatchewan oat plant, costing about $100 million in total. The expansion will add 80,000 tonnes of annual oat product capacity, with completion expected late next year.

- Date: 2017-03-27 · published 2017-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72043-yorkton-sask-oat-plant-moves-on-major-expansion-grainews
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Added milling capacity will increase processing demand for Canadian milling oats once online, which is supportive for oat prices over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2018-08-01 | [CBH’s new oat plant has focus on China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63585-cbh-s-new-oat-plant-has-focus-on-china.md) | +8.3% | +4.9% |
| OATS | 2019-10-04 | [Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56639-paterson-stakes-manitoba-site-for-oat-processing-plant-agcanada.md) | -0.4% | +3.6% |
| OATS | 2025-09-18 | [Oats become more expensive in Ukrainian ports – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22918-oats-become-more-expensive-in-ukrainian-ports-agronews.md) | -3.8% | -8.7% |
| OATS | 2025-02-04 | [American tariffs will hit oats from Yorkton processor  - SaskAgToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26100-american-tariffs-will-hit-oats-from-yorkton-processor-saskagtoday-com.md) | -3.3% | +6.2% |
| OATS | 2020-08-01 | [Major oat buyer to ban pre-harvest glyphosate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52167-major-oat-buyer-to-ban-pre-harvest-glyphosate.md) | -0.7% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/yorkton-sask-oat-plant-moves-on-major-expansion/

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