Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Bi-weekly Bulletin Volume 19 Number 14

INTRODUCTION

Canada is the world’s largest exporter of oats and is expected to account for 70-80% of world oat exports in
2006-2007. Oats represents about 6% of the production and exports of grains and oilseeds in Canada. The
value of Canadian exports of oats and oat products increased to $224 million in 2005 from $192 million in
2004. For 2006-2007, the production of oats in Canada increased by about 10% from 2005-2006. Canadian
exports, predominantly to the United States (US) food market, are expected to increase to a record high. The
average price of oats is expected to increase from 2005-2006, due to the strong demand for corn in the US
related to the biofuel market. This issue of the Bi-weekly Bulletin examines the situation and outlook for oats.

Full report in PDF format: http://www.seedquest.com/News/releases/2006/pdf/17318.pdf