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In defence of eating oats
Forget any social media fear mongering about oats — Oats are a robust, healthy Prairie-grown whole grain option to add to your regular diet
‘Nothing bullish’ for sliding oats market
Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have trended steadily lower for the past three months, with cash bids in Western Canada seeing a similar trend.
2025 cereal harvest hits highs and lows in Manitoba
Oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation
Manitoba’s oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation.
First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace
Soil moisture conditions very from region to region
Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.
Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March
Canola drops back March to March
There were several increases in the producer deliveries major grains report for March compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada on April 28. However, there were notable decreases in canola and rye from March to March.
AAFC tweaks monthly data, but holds canola exports
But year-to-date exports nearly 7.40 million tonnes
Although Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several small revisions to its April supply and demand report compared to the previous month, it did not alter any of its canola numbers.
Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan
Most farmer deliveries of reported grains increased in February from the year before, according to Statistics Canada on March 28.
Oats swinging higher, but rangebound
Futures no longer connected to cash market
As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.
Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up
StatCan issues stock report
With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.
Upswings in most December grain deliveries
Declines in rye, flax
Deliveries of major grains increased from December to December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29.