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Finnish Grain Quality in 2012
Figure 15. Shares of oat samples with a hectolitre weight at a minimum of 52 kg and a minimum of 58 kg
in 2003-2012.
The sowing time of oats was reported as being 3.5-10.16. The most common sowing
date was May the 10 th . The harvesting time for oats was reported as being 16.8-9.10,
and the most common date for harvesting was September the 10 th . The moisture
content at harvest fluctuated between 15-35 per cent, and the median was 22 per cent.
The average harvest per hectare for oats in 2012 was 3,900 kg per hectare, and the
median was 5,500 kg. The range of variation for the reported harvests was 900-8,465
kg. The quality information for organically grown oats is presented in chapter 8.
5.2 Average oat quality by region 2012
Oat samples were sent in for the quality monitoring from a total of 15 regions, of which
the average quality from 13 regions is presented in table 10.
The average hectolitre weights were high in the whole country. The oat samples from
Uusimaa, Southwest Finland, Satakunta, Häme, South Savo and Ostrobothnia fulfilled
in their entirety the quality requirement for hectolitre weight for feed oats (figure 18).
Due to the effect of the weather conditions during the growth period of 2012, mould
toxins were found to some degree in the whole country, and these may have reduced
the oat quality from these top figures.
Table 10. Average oat quality by region 2012
Oat
ELY Central Hectoliter weight Protein Shrivelled grain Total besatz
kg/hl % < 2,0 mm % %
Uusimaa 58,6 11,9 4,1 4,9
Southwest Finland 58,9 11,4 3,5 4,3
Satakunta 58,7 12,1 3,2 3,9
Häme 59,2 11,9 3,4 4,1
Pirkanmaa 58,7 12,0 4,8 5,3
Southeast Finland 57,5 12,3 6,1 7,0
Sotuh Savo* 57,2 12,4 5,5 6,2
North Savo* 57,9 12,1 6,5 9,6
North Karelia 56,2 12,4 7,0 7,9
Central Finland 56,5 12,1 5,3 6,6
South Ostrobothnia 57,3 12,3 5,3 6,1
Ostrobothnia 58,6 12,5 5,1 6,1
North Ostrobothnia
* n ˂ 10
55,7 12,4 5,0 6,6
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