Quality of western Canadian oats in 2023

This report presents harvest quality data and production statistics for western Canadian oats grown in 2023. Oat samples were submitted to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program by producers. Quality data is compiled from the results of analytical tests performed in the Grain Research Laboratory.

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Annual harvest survey of oats

The annual oats survey is based on samples of oats received by the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program. In 2023, 174 samples were received from various growing districts in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia (Figure 1). The majority of samples received in 2023 were graded No. 2 Canada Western (CW) based on their test weight (Figure 2). The protein content of oats in 2023 was close to the 5-year average for each grade (Figure 3). A comparison of the average protein content (%, dry basis) of oats grown in each province in 2023 is given in Figure 4.

Figure 1 description to follow — **Figure 1** Origin and number of oat samples collected through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program in 2023.

Figure 2 description to follow — **Figure 2** Comparison of test weight (kg/hL) ranges of oat samples collected through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program from 2019 to 2023. The number of samples for each year is in parentheses.

Test weight (kg/hL)
Year	Weighted average
2019	55.2
2020	54.2
2021	51.8
2022	54.1
2023	54.1

Figure 3 description to follow — **Figure 3** Average protein content^{Footnote 1} of oats of different grades collected through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program for each year from 2018 to 2023.

Protein content (%, db)
Year	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW
2018	12.1	12.2	12.1
2019	11.3	11.8	11.5
2020	11.2	11.8	11.9
2021	12.7	13.3	13.2
2022	11.7	11.9	11.9
2023	11.8	12.2	12.0
5-year average	11.8	12.2	12.1

Figure 4 description to follow — **Figure 4** Comparison of average protein content^{Footnote 1} (%, db) of oats grown in different provinces in 2023. The number of samples for each grade is in parentheses.

Alberta
Grade	No. of samples	Protein content (%, db)	SD
No. 1 CW	7	11.0	0.7
No. 2 CW	23	11.6	1.3
No. 3 CW	9	11.6	1.0

Saskatchewan
Grade	No. of samples	Protein content (%, db)	SD
No. 1 CW	13	12.0	1.2
No. 2 CW	33	12.2	1.2
No. 3 CW	16	11.9	1.1

Manitoba
Grade	No. of samples	Protein content (%, db)	SD
No. 1 CW	5	12.8	1.1
No. 2 CW	18	12.8	1.2
No. 3 CW	19	12.3	1.2

Table 1 Protein content (%, db) and test weight (kg/hL) of oat varieties collected through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program in 2023

Oats, No. 1 Canada Western
Variety	Number of samples	Protein content ^{Footnote 1}, % db		Test weight, kg/hL
Variety	Number of samples	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
AAC Douglas	0	-	-	-	-
AC Morgan	4	10.9	0.7	56.2	0.3
CDC Arborg	5	11.9	1.2	56.7	1.2
CDC Dancer	2	12.3	0.4	57.2	1.3
CDC Endure	1	13.6	-	56.7	-
CS Camden	3	12.7	0.9	56.5	0.5
Leggett	1	12.4	-	55.9	-
ORe3542M	2	11.9	2.3	56.1	0.3
Souris	2	10.6	0.6	56.7	1.1
Summit	4	12.9	0.7	56.3	0.3

Oats, No. 2 Canada Western
Variety	Number of samples	Protein content ^{Footnote 1}, % db		Test weight, kg/hL
Variety	Number of samples	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
AAC Douglas	4	12.6	1.6	54.2	0.6
AC Morgan	10	11.1	1.3	54.6	1.0
CDC Arborg	14	12.1	1.3	54.4	1.2
CDC Dancer	3	11.1	1.1	53.6	0.8
CDC Endure	13	11.9	1.1	54.0	0.9
CS Camden	15	13.1	0.8	53.9	0.8
Leggett	0	-	-	-	-
ORe3542M	4	12.4	0.8	53.7	0.7
Souris	2	12.3	1.9	53.5	0.7
Summit	8	12.4	1.2	54.2	1.0

Oats, No. 3 Canada Western
Variety	Number of samples	Protein content ^{Footnote 1}, % db		Test weight, kg/hL
Variety	Number of samples	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
AAC Douglas	3	12.7	0.7	51.6	0.6
AC Morgan	8	11.7	1.1	55.4	2.5
CDC Arborg	5	12.2	1.6	51.8	0.8
CDC Dancer	1	12.0	-	55.4	-
CDC Endure	4	12.0	2.1	52.8	2.2
CS Camden	9	12.2	0.5	52.2	0.9
Leggett	2	11.0	0.3	52.7	2.4
ORe3542M	1	12.0	-	53.4	-
Souris	1	12.3	-	57.1	-
Summit	1	9.9	-	51.2	-

Oats, No. 4 Canada Western
Variety	Number of samples	Protein content ^{Footnote 1}, % db		Test weight, kg/hL
Variety	Number of samples	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
AC Morgan	4	11.8	0.9	52.0	4.8
CDC Arborg	4	11.4	1.8	49.8	0.8
CDC Endure	4	12.3	1.6	51.8	2.9
CS Camden	5	12.3	0.9	49.7	0.5
Leggett	1	11.8	-	50.0	-
ORe3542M	1	12.2	-	53.6	-
Summit	4	12.5	1.1	50.0	0.9

Table 2 Percentage of samples containing different levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) (ppm) for all grades of oats collected through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program in 2023 (n = number of samples)
Deoxynivalenol (DON) level	Western Canada (n = 192)	British Columbia (n = 4)	Alberta (n = 46)	Saskatchewan (n = 89)	Manitoba (n = 53)
Below Limit (< 0.3 ppm)	65.1	50.0	73.9	60.7	66.0
0.3 to 0.5	24.5	50.0	26.1	21.3	26.4
0.6 to 1.0	7.3	0	0	12.4	5.7
1.1 to 2.0	3.1	0	0	5.6	1.9
2.1 to 5.0	0	0	0	0	0
5.1 to 6.0	0	0	0	0	0
Above limit (> 6.0 ppm)	0	0	0	0	0

Content of proteins, beta-glucans, lipids, and ash in groats of selected oat varieties grown in 2023

Figures 5 to 8 give the content of proteins, beta-glucans, lipids, and ash in the groats of selected oat varieties grown in the Prairies in 2023. The groats were obtained by dehulling. All oat samples were graded No. 2 CW based on their test weight; no other degrading factors were identified in the samples used for dehulling.

Figure 5 description to follow — **Figure 5** Protein content (%, db) in groats obtained after dehulling selected varieties of oats grown in the Prairies in 2023^{Footnote 2}.

Groat protein content (%, db)
Variety	Protein content
Souris	13.63
AC Morgan	14.60
CDC Endure	14.89
CDC Arborg	15.60
Summit	15.55
CDC Ruffian	15.75
ORe3542M	16.30
AAC Douglas	16.38
CS Camden	17.17
CDC Boyer	17.16

Figure 6 description to follow — **Figure 6** Beta-glucan content (%, db) of groats obtained after dehulling selected varieties of oats grown in the Prairies in 2023^{Footnote 2}.

Groat beta-glucan content (%, db)
Variety	Beta-glucan content
AC Morgan	4.07
CDC Ruffian	4.48
Souris	4.66
Summit	4.56
CS Camden	4.63
ORe3542M	4.70
CDC Arborg	4.94
CDC Endure	5.22
AAC Douglas	5.22

Figure 7 description to follow — **Figure 7** Lipid content (%, db) of groats obtained after dehulling selected varieties of oats grown in the Prairies in 2023^{Footnote 2}.

Groat lipid content (%, db)
Variety	Lipid content
CDC Arborg	5.79
ORe3542M	5.90
AC Morgan	5.91
AAC Douglas	6.64
CDC Endure	6.67
CDC Boyer	6.83
CS Camden	6.87
Summit	7.04
Souris	7.10

Figure 8 description to follow — **Figure 8** Ash content (%, db) of groats obtained after dehulling selected varieties of oats grown in the Prairies in 2023^{Footnote 2}.

Groat ash content (%, db)
Variety	Ash content
CDC Arborg	1.62
Souris	1.68
ORe3542M	1.69
CDC Endure	1.73
CS Camden	1.74
Summit	1.82
CDC Boyer	1.83
AAC Douglas	1.89
AC Morgan	1.88

Production statistics

Table 3 Area (million hectares) seeded with oats in Canada^{Footnote a}
Location	2023	2022	5-year average^{Footnote b}
Manitoba	0.192	0.282	0.255
Saskatchewan	0.418	0.764	0.700
Alberta	0.283	0.382	0.356
British Columbia	0.033	0.035	0.031
Western Canada	0.926	1.463	1.342
Canada	1.023	1.593	1.468
Table 3 Notes Table 3 Note 1 Source: Statistics Canada, estimated as of December 4, 2023 Return to table 3 note a Table 3 Note 2 5-year average from 2018 to 2022 Return to table 3 note b

Figure 9 description to follow — **Figure 9** Comparison of area (million hectares) seeded with oats in western Canada from 2015 to 2023.

Area seeded with oats (million hectares)
Year	Western Canada	Alberta	Saskatchewan	Manitoba
2015	1.190	0.293	0.668	0.198
2016	1.098	0.333	0.559	0.180
2017	1.190	0.279	0.672	0.210
2018	1.117	0.322	0.569	0.196
2019	1.331	0.364	0.727	0.213
2020	1.418	0.357	0.751	0.281
2021	1.382	0.358	0.691	0.301
2022	1.463	0.382	0.764	0.282
2023	0.926	0.283	0.418	0.192

Table 4 Oat production (million tonnes) in Canada^{Footnote a}
Location	2023	2022	5-year average^{Footnote b}
Manitoba	0.653	1.169	0.911
Saskatchewan	1.034	2.567	1.984
Alberta	0.642	1.055	0.788
British Columbia	0.067	0.067	0.068
Western Canada	2.396	4.857	3.750
Canada	2.643	5.226	4.073
Table 4 Notes Table 4 Note 1 Source: Statistics Canada, estimated as of December 4, 2023 Return to table 4 note a Table 4 Note 2 5-year average from 2018 to 2022 Return to table 4 note b

Figure 10 description to follow — **Figure 10** Comparison of oat production (million tonnes) in western Canada from 2015 to 2023.

Production of oats (million tonnes)
Year	Western Canada	Alberta	Saskatchewan	Manitoba
2015	2.974	0.393	1.928	0.595
2016	2.903	0.625	1.653	0.569
2017	3.469	0.609	1.989	0.821
2018	3.171	0.700	1.689	0.709
2019	3.901	0.835	2.215	0.794
2020	4.273	0.802	2.296	1.117
2021	2.549	0.547	1.153	0.767
2022	4.857	1.055	2.567	1.169
2023	2.203	0.525	1.000	0.606

Figure 11 description to follow — **Figure 11** Distribution of oat classes as percentage (%) of area seeded with oats in western Canada from 2018 to 2023^{Footnote 3}.

% of area seeded with oats
Year	Milling	Feed and Forage	Hulless	Not specified
2018	84.2	7.3	0.2	8.3
2019	84.3	7.7	0.1	8.0
2020	84.4	7.3	0.1	8.1
2021	86.4	7.6	0.0	6.0
2022	86.3	6.9	0.0	6.8
2023	81.6	10.6	0.0	7.8

Figure 12a description to follow — **Figure 12** Distribution of oat classes in each province as percentage (%) of area seeded with oats in western Canada in 2022 and 2023^{Footnote 3}.

Figure 12b description to follow — **Figure 12** Distribution of oat classes in each province as percentage (%) of area seeded with oats in western Canada in 2022 and 2023^{Footnote 3}.

% of area seeded with oats in western Canada in 2022
Location	Milling	Feed and Forage	Not specified
Alberta	16.9	3.9	0.0
Saskatchewan	42.7	2.0	6.1
Manitoba	27.1	0.7	0.5

% of area seeded with oats in western Canada in 2023
Location	Milling	Feed and Forage	Not specified
Alberta	18.3	5.7	0.1
Saskatchewan	35.3	3.7	6.2
Manitoba	28.0	1.2	1.5

Figure 13 description to follow — **Figure 13** Comparison of area seeded with the top eight milling oat varieties each year in western Canada from 2016 to 2023. Varieties and their registration dates include: CS Camden (2014), AC Morgan (2000), Summit (2008), ORe3542M (2017), CDC Arborg (2017), Triactor (2007), CDC Endure (2019), AAC Douglas (2019)^{Footnote 3}.

% of area seeded with milling oat varieties in western Canada
Year	CS Camden	AC Morgan	Summit	CDC Ruffian	CDC Arborg	Triactor	ORe3542M	CDC Endure	AAC Douglas
2016	7.54	34.50	14.64	0.79	no data	5.82	no data	no data	no data
2017	22.30	24.06	18.31	1.63	no data	7.04	no data	no data	no data
2018	32.26	21.17	18.62	2.06	no data	5.82	0.08	no data	no data
2019	35.50	21.36	19.25	2.41	0.10	3.77	1.29	no data	no data
2020	36.06	19.72	18.12	2.71	4.01	3.53	4.03	0.00	0.01
2021	33.75	19.67	16.78	2.21	10.69	2.06	5.02	1.11	0.08
2022	30.48	21.52	14.29	2.76	13.85	1.69	3.18	4.92	0.63
2023	24.10	20.64	14.83	1.22	15.38	2.35	2.71	7.91	3.23

Figure 14 description to follow — **Figure 14** Area seeded with the top eight milling oat varieties in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as percentage (%) of area seeded with milling oats in western Canada in 2023^{Footnote 3}.

% of area seeded with milling oats in Alberta
Variety	Area seeded
CS Camden	2.81
AC Morgan	14.30
CDC Arborg	2.33
Summit	0.00
CDC Endure	0.40
AAC Douglas	0.04
ORe3542M	0.81
Triactor	0.00

% of area seeded with milling oats in Saskatchewan
Variety	Area seeded
CS Camden	12.99
AC Morgan	6.00
CDC Arborg	10.29
Summit	3.07
CDC Endure	3.02
AAC Douglas	0.00
ORe3542M	0.51
Triactor	2.35

% of area seeded with milling oats in Manitoba
Variety	Area seeded
CS Camden	8.33
AC Morgan	0.33
CDC Arborg	2.76
Summit	11.77
CDC Endure	4.48
AAC Douglas	3.19
ORe3542M	1.38
Triactor	0.00

Table 5 Distribution of milling oat varieties as a percentage (%) of the total area seeded with milling oats in western Canada in 2023^{Footnote 3}
Milling oat variety	Alberta	Saskatchewan	Manitoba	Western Canada
CS Camden	2.81	12.99	8.33	24.10
AC Morgan	14.30	6.00	0.33	20.64
CDC Arborg	2.33	10.29	2.76	15.38
Summit	0.00	3.07	11.77	14.83
CDC Endure	0.40	3.02	4.48	7.91
AAC Douglas	0.04	0.00	3.19	3.23
ORe3542M	0.81	0.51	1.38	2.71
Triactor	0.00	2.35	0.00	2.35
Derby	1.23	0.32	0.00	1.55
Souris	0.02	0.36	0.87	1.25
CDC Ruffian	0.02	1.20	0.00	1.22
CDC Dancer	0.04	0.91	0.00	0.95
CDC Morrison	0.02	0.61	0.16	0.79
ORe3541M	0.07	0.08	0.47	0.62
Pinnacle	0.00	0.42	0.08	0.50
Leggett	0.00	0.25	0.19	0.44
CDC Minstrel	0.11	0.29	0.00	0.40
CDC Orrin	0.02	0.31	0.00	0.33
CDC Boyer	0.02	0.13	0.00	0.15
Triple Crown	0.00	0.00	0.14	0.14
SW Betania	0.00	0.13	0.00	0.13
Furlong	0.00	0.00	0.12	0.13
Other	0.15	0.06	0.00	0.22
Total milling	22.4	43.3	34.3	100

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