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CBOT July 2020 oats with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

Demand pushes up cash prices for oats

Cash oats uncoupled from Chicago futures values

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MarketsFarm — While scarcity of oats on the Prairies has pushed up cash prices, there has been a drop in futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), two buyers said. “The weakness in the futures definitely has nothing to do with cash prices in the country,” said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers at […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Large oat production won’t move prices

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MarketsFarm — While the most recent crop production report from Statistics Canada predicted significantly more oats than originally expected, prices will likely remain stable. Statistics Canada estimated 3.952 million tonnes of oats will be grown in 2019, up considerably from the 3.436 million tonnes produced in 2018. But low carryover stocks from previous years means […] Read more
Cash oats steady despite climb in futures
Crops, Markets

Cash oats steady despite climb in futures

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CNS Canada — Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the past month, but the cash market in Western Canada remains steady overall. “It’s been a nice little rally up,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager with Grain Millers Canada on the 35 U.S. cents per bushel rise in […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Oats buyers filled for now, watching weather

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CNS Canada — The hot, dry weather concerns supporting spring wheat prices across North America are also lending some strength to oats, but large old-crop supplies and a lack of significant end-user demand is limiting price movement for now. “We’ve been bought up for old crop for months,” said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Inc. […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Prairie oats at tipping point

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CNS Canada –– Seeding delays in Western Canada could see more area shift into oats, which need a shorter growing season and minimal inputs compared to other options. However, with many fields still unharvested from last year, a tipping point will eventually be reached when nothing will be seeded at all in some areas. In […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Wheat disease risk sees farmers looking to oats

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CNS Canada — Canadian farmers are showing an increased interest in seeding oats this spring, despite a lack of activity from a pricing standpoint, as quality concerns in wheat and barley have growers looking to other cereals. “We are seeing a huge influx of acres into oats,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement merchant with Grain […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Oats’ buyers, sellers far apart on price

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CNS Canada — Farmers with oats to sell and end-users willing to buy them are far apart in terms of price right now, limiting how much business is actually taking place. Major U.S. customers are well covered for the time being, “with enough to last for a few months worth of milling,” said Ryan McKnight […] Read more

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