# Oat sector eyes potential opportunity in China | The Western Producer

> Canada is the largest oat exporter, but it ships very little to China, which buys mainly from Australia and Russia. Canadian raw oat exports are blocked by the lack of a phytosanitary protocol, and China imported 718,000 tonnes of oats last year.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21131-oat-sector-eyes-potential-opportunity-in-china-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A possible opening to China for raw Canadian oats would add a large import market and could firm Canadian oat prices. Progress is still uncertain, so the effect is for later.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2020-07-16 | [Oat acres in limbo \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4463-oat-acres-in-limbo-the-western-producer.md) | +1.6% | -4.1% |
| OATS | 2019-10-10 | [New oat plant in Manitoba will boost crop’s self-esteem \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56637-new-oat-plant-in-manitoba-will-boost-crop-s-self-esteem-the-western-producer.md) | +6.3% | +7.9% |
| OATS | 2021-04-22 | [Customers snap up Canadian oats \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47662-customers-snap-up-canadian-oats-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -9.7% |
| OATS | 2020-01-30 | [Market development work pays off for oats in Mexico \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55134-market-development-work-pays-off-for-oats-in-mexico-the-western-producer.md) | -1.1% | -11.1% |
| OATS | 2017-02-20 | [Processing gives WA an edge in oat market \| The West Australian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72560-processing-gives-wa-an-edge-in-oat-market-the-west-australian.md) | -2.8% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/oat-sector-eyes-potential-opportunity-in-china/

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