Oats! How Low will the Acres Go!

[SASKFARMER3]

Just reading Ag canadas guesses on acreage and it seems us farmers are pissed at oats prices.
Buyers play a game and that's what happens when their is only a few buyers in the market. BS.
Oats hovers around 2.80 to 3.50 and never ever goes higher.
They buy from hand to mouth.
Well I think their in for a surprise as farmers decide to cut their oats acreage big time.
If you don't pay for it you don't get it.

[SASKFARMER3]

in 2012 2854 acres and projected 2013 2595 or a 9 percent drop. I think it will be 19% drop! unless it gets late and wet.

[boarderbloke]

What about Scandinavia, have their acres increased that much to off-set N.A. What about the FSU, they seem to be throwing the wrench in on alot of crops, now that they don't grow wall to wall wheat.

[ColevilleH2S]

SF3. If I trust my memory, weren't you saying the exact same thing about Oats at about this time last year?

Don't worry, one of these years (or decades) it will come true ;-)

[HappyFarmer]

Oats could be a sleeper this year.
Acreage is once again going to decrease in the U.S. and around 10% lower here. Question is it worth taking the risk when you today can pencil out wheat make the same as oats?

[SASKFARMER3]

Coleville I said their is a problem to few buyers and oats get it in the ass. Flooding the last few years leaves guys with little to plant. So oats goes in and you have supply.

[tipsy]

For what it's worth coffee shop talk does not have oat acres going down in the north east..

[Klause]

We're going to have 220 acres of oats this year... low inputs, low risk.

110 acres of peas, 400ac of canola, 260ac barley, 155 wheat.

(yes... we have more land )

[MBgrower]

Oat=Flax... another dying crop.

[hobbyfrmr]

I think that is all the more reason to grow oats.
A contradiction to wheat and canola. This year
so far looks tough competition vs wheat and
canola but i do not recall ever losing money
growing oats. Pretty small profits sometimes but
still profit. The new wheat market is pretty fun
and a person can actually calculate an end
result. Its going to get interesting. Keep an eye
on oats for sure.

[BTO_farmall]

Not That Low, Same Ole', Same Ole'!!!!!!!!!!!

[Oliver88]

$4 new crop oats would be a game changer but can't see it happening.