# Long game to expand Australian oat markets | GroundCover

> AEGIC is developing a long-term strategy to grow Australian oat markets, which are mainly for milling. Australia exports about 355,000 tonnes a year, roughly 25% of its crop, and is the main oat supplier to China. Canada is the largest global exporter.

- Date: 2023-01-11 · published 2023-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37870-long-game-to-expand-australian-oat-markets-groundcover
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Export diversification reduces Australian oat price risk and supports demand over time, but the change is gradual and has little immediate effect on global oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-12-05 | [Is there a market for U.S.-grown oats? These farmers hope so](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21555-is-there-a-market-for-u-s-grown-oats-these-farmers-hope-so.md) | -7.8% | +0.5% |
| OATS | 2026-02-03 | [Canada Supplies 63% of Oat Exports as China Market Stays Closed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20667-canada-supplies-63-of-oat-exports-as-china-market-stays-closed.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| OATS | 2023-11-12 | [Albanian grains remain in warehouses due to the lack of a market - Denoncim](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33230-albanian-grains-remain-in-warehouses-due-to-the-lack-of-a-market-denoncim.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| OATS | 2017-08-25 | [Exploring opportunities for Aussie oats in China + Video - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69504-exploring-opportunities-for-aussie-oats-in-china-video-grain-central.md) | -6.6% | +3.7% |
| OATS | 2026-02-19 | [Ukrainian oat exports hit a 10-year record despite crop reduction – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20666-ukrainian-oat-exports-hit-a-10-year-record-despite-crop-reduction-agronews.md) | -2.2% | +13.4% |

## Sources

- groundcover.grdc.com.au: https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/crops/cereals/long-game-to-expand-australian-oat-markets

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