# Australia eyes Chinese oat market with record harvest

> Western Australian growers expect a record oat harvest this season, with production projected at 857,500 tonnes. Prices have fallen to around $300 per tonne, and the crop is expected to lower prices and boost demand from Asia's oat milk and milling sectors, especially China.

- Date: 2025-10-20 · published 2025-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22446-australia-eyes-chinese-oat-market-with-record-harvest
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A record Australian crop aims to take share from Russian oats in China, adding export competition that could weigh on global oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-10-17 | [Strong WA oat crop drives gains in Asian consumer market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22441-strong-wa-oat-crop-drives-gains-in-asian-consumer-market-grain-central.md) | +5.5% | +6.9% |
| OATS | 2018-04-13 | [Extended winter could lead to more Prairie oat acres \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65554-extended-winter-could-lead-to-more-prairie-oat-acres-farmtario.md) | -1.3% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2020-08-06 | [Large Canadian oat crop may pressure prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51668-large-canadian-oat-crop-may-pressure-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +0.1% |
| OATS | 2021-01-22 | [Agricultural ETFs Slump Amid Weather Changes \| ETF Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8236-agricultural-etfs-slump-amid-weather-changes-etf-trends.md) | -3.8% | -3.3% |
| OATS | 2021-04-30 | [Favourable start for forage oats crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47663-favourable-start-for-forage-oats-crops-grain-central.md) | +3.3% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/australia-eyes-chinese-oat-market-with-record-harvest/

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