Oats

Oat futures today and every CBOT oats close (ZO), quoted in US cents per bushel. A thin, choppy market where big percentage moves on light volume are common; each edition explains the drivers, including Prairie supply and the Chicago/Prairie cash gap. For the full Prairie lineup, see Grain Prices Today.

Oct 27, 2026

Crude Slips Below $100 as Wheat Boards Fall | Oct 27, 2026

Soybean meal falls 1.65% to a two-month low, oats drop 1.8%, and gold climbs to $4,074.60 as traders brace for Wednesday's Fed decision.

Oct 27, 2026

Grain Conversions: Bushels to Tonnes for Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn and Soybeans

The bushels-per-tonne factor for each crop, the one formula behind all of them, and why barley and oats need a second look.

Oct 27, 2026

Grain Prices Today: Prairie Grain and Oilseed Futures Close

The latest verified close for canola, wheat, corn, soybeans, oats and Alberta feed barley, updated after every session.

Oct 26, 2026

Crude Eases to $101.76 as Gold Reclaims $4,000 | October 26, 2026

Oats tumble 3.1%, soybean meal falls 1.7%, and wheat slips on all three boards while natural gas eases on milder weather forecasts.

Oct 19, 2026

Corn Slides to a 2-Month Low as Grains Retreat | October 19, 2026

Oats sink 2.2% in thin trade, canola falls 1.4% on harvest pressure, and WTI splits as the expiring November contract jumps while December eases.

Oct 14, 2026

Silver Slumps 6% as Hot CPI Hammers Metals | October 14, 2026

Oats sink over 4% in thin trade, natural gas slides off its three-week high, and WTI notches a third straight gain on Gulf risk.

Oct 12, 2026

Crude Jumps 2% on Renewed Hormuz Tanker Attacks | October 12, 2026

Oats slide 2.5% on thin volume, gold and silver pull back as the dollar firms, and soybean meal and oil both climb on wider crush margins.

Oct 6, 2026

Grains Rally on Weak Dollar as Crude Sits Flat | October 6, 2026

Oats jump 3.4%, soybean meal climbs 2.2%, and wheat gains across all three boards as fund buying returns on dollar weakness.

Oct 5, 2026

Wheat Jumps on Russia's Black Sea Threat | October 5, 2026

Oats spike 2%, soybean oil climbs on biofuel demand, and WTI crude slides to $89.43 as G7 reserve releases keep weighing on the barrel.

Sep 17, 2026

Oats Jump 3.85% as Crude Eases on Hormuz Relief, Silver Clears $66: The Daily Board, Sept 17

Corn, soybean oil, and all three wheat boards ease while soybean meal jumps 1.56% on a firm crush and canola climbs to a two-month high.

Sep 16, 2026

Fed's First Hike Since 2023 Slams Crude 3% as Gold, Wheat Jump: The Daily Board, Sept 16

Corn and soybean oil dip as the dollar jumps, but all three wheat boards rally on a StatCan crop cut, oats spike 2.9%, and silver clears $65.

Sep 14, 2026

Crude Spikes on Saudi Pipeline Attack as Gold, Silver Sink: The Daily Board, Sept 14

WTI jumps toward four month highs on a Saudi pipeline attack while gold sheds 1.3% and silver 1.6% on Fed rate hike bets; oats spike 3.7%.

Aug 10, 2026

WTI, Nat Gas Surge 5% as Iran Standoff Escalates: The Daily Board, Aug 10

Oil and natural gas both jump ~5% on Hormuz risk and hot-weather demand, oats rally 3.9%, wheat firms across all three boards, gold tops $4,419.

Aug 3, 2026

Oil Sinks 5% as Trump Pauses Iran Strike, Grains Rally — The Daily Board, Aug 3

Corn gains 1.8%, oats jump 2%, and SRW wheat rallies as crude drops below $81 on Iran de-escalation and an OPEC+ supply hike.

Jul 16, 2026

Gold Sheds $60, Silver Skids 2% on Firmer Dollar — The Daily Board, July 16

Oats crater 2.7% and natural gas sinks 2.3% as the board bleeds red; corn slips under 465 and canola gives back 1.1%.

Jul 7, 2026

Silver Sinks 1.6%, Gold Dips as Grains Stay Green — The Daily Board, July 7

Corn rolls to December and climbs 1.4%, oats pop 3.5% on thin trade, and canola firms to C$760 while crude hovers near $69.

Jul 1, 2026

Grains Sweep Green Again; Gold Tops $4,068, Crude Slips — The Daily Board, July 1

Corn and oats lead a green grain sweep, wheat up on all three boards; gold and silver climb, crude and natgas ease, canola dark for Canada Day.

Jun 29, 2026

Oats, Spring Wheat Lead Grain Rout; Crude Climbs — The Daily Board, June 29

Corn −2.6%, soybeans −1.6% and all three wheats fall; WTI rebounds 2.2% to $70.75 while gold and silver slip and canola holds the lone green.

Oats

Crude Slips Below $100 as Wheat Boards Fall | Oct 27, 2026

Grain Conversions: Bushels to Tonnes for Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn and Soybeans

Grain Prices Today: Prairie Grain and Oilseed Futures Close

Crude Eases to $101.76 as Gold Reclaims $4,000 | October 26, 2026

Corn Slides to a 2-Month Low as Grains Retreat | October 19, 2026

Silver Slumps 6% as Hot CPI Hammers Metals | October 14, 2026

Crude Jumps 2% on Renewed Hormuz Tanker Attacks | October 12, 2026

Grains Rally on Weak Dollar as Crude Sits Flat | October 6, 2026

Wheat Jumps on Russia's Black Sea Threat | October 5, 2026

Oats Jump 3.85% as Crude Eases on Hormuz Relief, Silver Clears $66: The Daily Board, Sept 17

Fed's First Hike Since 2023 Slams Crude 3% as Gold, Wheat Jump: The Daily Board, Sept 16

Crude Spikes on Saudi Pipeline Attack as Gold, Silver Sink: The Daily Board, Sept 14

WTI, Nat Gas Surge 5% as Iran Standoff Escalates: The Daily Board, Aug 10

Oil Sinks 5% as Trump Pauses Iran Strike, Grains Rally — The Daily Board, Aug 3

Gold Sheds $60, Silver Skids 2% on Firmer Dollar — The Daily Board, July 16

Silver Sinks 1.6%, Gold Dips as Grains Stay Green — The Daily Board, July 7

Grains Sweep Green Again; Gold Tops $4,068, Crude Slips — The Daily Board, July 1

Oats, Spring Wheat Lead Grain Rout; Crude Climbs — The Daily Board, June 29

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