Insights and Stories on Oats

Jun. 4, 2014 at 9:14 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian oat prices have dropped slightly after a brief incline last week, as the market took same direction from U.S. futures. “It has something to do with the index fund roll, so that was weakening the spread,” said Ryan McKnight, a grain merchant at Linear Grain at […]

By Marney Blunt

May. 9, 2014 at 3:53 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Prairie oats industry continues to suffer from a lack of rail cars allocated to move south, as it forces some companies to truck oats to U.S. millers. Shipping oats by truck means very expensive freight costs, resulting in lower prices for farmers, and higher prices for […]

By Terryn Shiells

Apr. 8, 2014 at 5:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The oats futures market remains at a considerable inverse, with the old-crop May contract in Chicago trading at an 88-cent premium over the new-crop December as logistics issues continue to hamper Canadian grain movement. “There are oats on farm, but the U.S. mills are having a hard […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Mar. 21, 2014 at 5:10 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — European Union exports of oats are on course to hit a nine-year high, official data showed on Thursday, reflecting strong U.S. demand as logistical snags curb supply of the cereal from top exporter Canada. The supply tensions in North America have put a spotlight on what’s […]

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Board of Trade oat market soared 17 per cent to an all-time high on Wednesday, continuing a month-long rally on tight supplies due to backlogged rail shipments from top exporter Canada. The biggest gains were notched in the thinly traded March contract as traders […]

By Michael Hirtzer