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Oats still struggling to move south

By GFM Network News May 9, 2014

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 end users, said Ryan McKnight […] Read more

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Logistics still propping up old-crop oats

By GFM Network News April 8, 2014

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 time physically taking possession,” said […] Read more

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EU oat exports set for nine-year high on N. America woes

By GFM Network News March 21, 2014

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 a niche market compared to […] Read more

CBOT March oats hit a record US$5.63-1/4 per bushel Wednesday on continued logistics woes in Western Canada. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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CBOT oats hit record high, rail delays keep supplies tight

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 12, 2014

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 exited their short positions ahead […] Read more

CBOT March oats as of Feb. 26. (Barchart.com)

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Drozd: Harami signaled market low before oats’ record-high rally

By GFM Network News March 8, 2014

Nearby oat futures contract posted a new historical high of $5.33 per bushel on Feb. 26. This exceeded the previous high of $4.58 in July 2008. Referencing the March 2014 oat futures contract in Chicago, this rally began from a contract low of $3 per bushel on Oct. 2, 2013, the same day a harami […] Read more

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Grainworld: Oats market a ‘trainwreck’

By GFM Network News February 25, 2014

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — The oats market in North America is a “trainwreck”, and there’s not much positive in the six- to 12-month outlook, an analyst told the Wild Oats Grainworld conference here Tuesday. “We have got bottlenecks all over the place. We are within an eyelash of shutting down the milling industry in […] Read more

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CBOT oats run limit-up, hit record high on Prairie rail woes

By GFM Network News February 25, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The daily trading limit for Chicago Board of Trade oat futures and options will increase to 30 cents a bushel when the markets reopen, after the front-month contract rallied the 20-cent limit to an all-time high of US$5.03 on Tuesday. This is the second time in less than a week that […] Read more

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Trading limits expand for CBOT oats on Prairie rail jams

By GFM Network News February 19, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The daily trading limit for Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) oat futures and options expands to US30 cents a bushel when the grain markets open on Thursday after the nearby contracts rallied the 20-cent limit on tight oat inventories. CBOT oat futures closed on Wednesday locked up the 20-cent limit in […] Read more

Steve Peterson says General Mills’ plan to market Original Cheerios as GM-free “is not an indication that we’re going to move everything there.” (Lisa Guenther photo)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats

Cheerios maker not taking all products GM-free

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News January 17, 2014

General Mills still supports genetically modified (GM) technology, despite the food company’s move to market Cheerios as free of GM ingredients, a company representative told CropSphere delegates Tuesday in Saskatoon. “From General Mills’ perspective, we want to do what consumers are anticipating and wanting,” Steve Peterson responded when asked about the company’s GM-free Cheerios. Peterson […] Read more

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Oats

Oats still struggling to move south

Logistics still propping up old-crop oats

EU oat exports set for nine-year high on N. America woes

CBOT oats hit record high, rail delays keep supplies tight

Drozd: Harami signaled market low before oats’ record-high rally

Grainworld: Oats market a ‘trainwreck’

CBOT oats run limit-up, hit record high on Prairie rail woes

Trading limits expand for CBOT oats on Prairie rail jams

Cheerios maker not taking all products GM-free

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