Oat deliveries, exports and stocks on the Prairies
Oat milling dropped to its lowest for this week in six years after last week's season high, while farm sales stayed below usual and processors' own stocks kept falling.
Updated every week. Latest data: week ending Nov 8, 2026, crop week 14.
In the week ending Nov 8, 2026, Canadian oat deliveries to country elevators were 28,700 tonnes, according to the Canadian Grain Commission.
This week in plain words
- Mills ground less than half of what they ground the week before.
- Farmers sold little to elevators or processors, and processors in Saskatchewan used more of their own oats.
- Mills returning to last week's pace with farm sales this low would draw processor stocks down further.
Oats over the last 8 weeks
Deliveries are what farmers delivered to country elevators in the week. Stocks are measured at the end of the week.
| Week ending | Crop week | Exports (tonnes) | Farmer deliveries (tonnes) | Country elevator stocks (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 14 | 9,900 | 28,700 | 142,200 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 13 | 24,000 | 21,700 | 140,400 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 12 | 9,300 | 25,700 | 147,700 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 11 | 0 | 14,100 | 146,500 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 13,900 | 173,600 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 9 | 12,000 | 19,900 | 170,600 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 8 | 2,200 | 29,200 | 175,100 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 7 | 0 | 25,700 | 179,100 |
Sources: Canadian Grain Commission.
Charts behind this week's story
Past weeks
- Week ending Nov 8, 2026, crop week 14. Oat milling dropped to its lowest for this week in six years after last week's season high, while farm sales stayed below usual and processors' own stocks kept falling.
- Week ending Nov 1, 2026, crop week 13. Mills ground more oats than in this week of any recent year and terminal exports had their biggest week of the season, while farm sales slipped back below usual.
- Week ending Oct 25, 2026, crop week 12. Farm oat sales recovered to about the usual weekly amount, with more going straight to processors than in any recent year, and terminal exports resumed after two empty weeks.
- Week ending Oct 18, 2026, crop week 11. Oat shipments out of country elevators picked up to about the usual pace, drawing stocks below the usual range, while farm deliveries stayed at less than half the usual level.
- Week ending Oct 11, 2026, crop week 10. Oats moved slowly through Prairie elevators while domestic milling held to its usual pace, from a crop smaller than first expected.
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