Editing Oat (section)

== Production and trade ==

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|+ Oats production – 2022
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! style="background:#ddf; |Country
! style="background:#ddf; |Millions of [[tonne]]s
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| {{Flagu|Canada}} || 5.2
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| {{Flagu|Russia}} || 4.5
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| {{Flagu|Australia}} || 1.7
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| {{Flagu|Poland}} || 1.5
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| {{Flagu|Brazil}} || 1.3
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| {{Flagu|Finland}} || 1.2
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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || 1.1
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| '''World''' || '''26.4'''
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|colspan=2|<small>Source: [[FAOSTAT]] of the United Nations</small><ref name="UN FAOSTAT-2024">{{cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC |title=Oats production in 2022, Crops/Regions/World list/Production Quantity/Year (pick lists) |year=2024 |publisher=UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) |access-date=29 May 2024 }}</ref>
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In 2022, global production of oats was 26 million tonnes, led by Canada with 20% of the total and Russia with 17% (table). This compares to over 100 million tonnes for wheat, for example.<ref name="UN FAOSTAT-2024"/> Global trade represents a modest percentage of production, less than 10%, most of the grain being consumed within producing countries. The main exporter is Canada, followed by Sweden and Finland; the US is the main importer.<ref name="Webster-2016">{{cite book |last=Webster |first=Francis |title=Oats |publisher=[[Elsevier Science]] |date=2016 |isbn=978-0-12-810452-1 |pages=1–10 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Oats/HhIvDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA5 }}</ref>

Oats [[Futures exchange|futures]] are traded in US dollars in quantities of 5000 bushels on the [[Chicago Board of Trade]] and have delivery dates in March, May, July, September, and December.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oats |url=https://www.deposits.org/dictionary/term/oats/ |publisher=Deposits.org |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>