# Increased global demand for oats and higher prices push up WA plantings

> The GIWA crop report forecasts 365,000 hectares of oats sown in Western Australia in 2025, up from just over 320,000 ha in 2024. Milling oats at about $380-400/t are priced competitively with barley and wheat, and growers are favoring grain over hay.

- Date: 2025-07-01 · published 2025-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24264-increased-global-demand-for-oats-and-higher-prices-push-up-wa-plantings
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded WA oat plantings could add supply later in the year, which may partly ease upward pressure on Australian oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-12-22 | [W50 Oats Update: USDA’s World Oats Outlook for 2023/24 Unchanged, Spanish Markets React to Climate Tensions, and Oats Prices Fluctuate Globally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32754-w50-oats-update-usda-s-world-oats-outlook-for-2023-24-unchanged-spanish-markets.md) | +6.1% | +1.9% |
| OATS | 2025-09-17 | [Grain Trends: first prices out, global markets stable -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7568-grain-trends-first-prices-out-global-markets-stable-premium.md) | -3.3% | -7.1% |
| OATS | 2017-04-20 | [March Planting Intentions and Market Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71564-march-planting-intentions-and-market-impact.md) | +1.1% | +7.9% |
| OATS | 2019-12-04 | [USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -1.2% | -6.9% |
| OATS | 2020-01-23 | [Corn and oats most profitable in Man., but corn most risky](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55136-corn-and-oats-most-profitable-in-man-but-corn-most-risky.md) | -1.8% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/8984362/wa-increases-oat-plantings-in-2025-on-back-of-higher-prices/

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