Oats are a grain crop used for food, fodder, and concentrated feed. Oats are among the oldest agricultural crops.
In agriculture, oat grain is used as raw material for feed production and as concentrated feed for animals. Oats are also valuable for the pharmaceutical industry and are an ingredient in many sports nutrition products. Oat grains are used to produce oatmeal flakes ("Hercules"), oat flour, and special oat coffee.