# Granola lovers beware: Oat costs jump as Canada output drops

> Canada's oat production is forecast to drop 13% to 2.976 million metric tons after delayed harvests across the Prairie Provinces. Saskatchewan had 6% of its crop unharvested as of Nov. 21, and Alberta had 27% unharvested as of Nov. 15.

- Date: 2016-11-25 · published 2016-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73901-granola-lovers-beware-oat-costs-jump-as-canada-output-drops
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Canadian oat output and reduced milling quality support higher oat prices for US food and feed buyers. Tight supply could persist if the harvest backlog continues.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2016-11-25 | [Oat prices surge as Canadian output drops following delayed harvest - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73900-oat-prices-surge-as-canadian-output-drops-following-delayed-harvest-the-globe.md) | -7.6% | +0.6% |
| OATS | 2026-09-25 | [Oat futures climb nearly $1 as Canadian production drops 20%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17516-oat-futures-climb-nearly-1-as-canadian-production-drops-20.md) | -2.8% | -10.9% |
| OATS | 2021-07-21 | [Oat crop across Western Canada 'not stellar' - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46112-oat-crop-across-western-canada-not-stellar-grainews.md) | +3.3% | +12.6% |
| OATS | 2018-08-07 | [US-China Trade War Or European Drought? Oats Futures Rally Anyhow \| Investing.com Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63577-us-china-trade-war-or-european-drought-oats-futures-rally-anyhow-investing-com.md) | -1.3% | -10.5% |
| OATS | 2021-10-12 | [Drought pinches oat crops — and food makers that rely on them](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44609-drought-pinches-oat-crops-and-food-makers-that-rely-on-them.md) | -1.6% | +7.5% |

## Sources

- bangordailynews.com: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2016/11/25/news/granola-lovers-beware-oat-costs-jump-as-canada-output-drops/

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