# Favourable start for forage oats crops - Grain Central

> Forage oat plantings in New South Wales and western Queensland are progressing well, with early crops up and abundant. Southern Queensland reports about 90% of crops emerged and looking good, while Darling Downs plantings are just getting under way.

- Date: 2021-04-30 · published 2021-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47663-favourable-start-for-forage-oats-crops-grain-central
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Good forage oat establishment adds local feed supply in Australia, which may ease demand for purchased feed grains in the region.

## 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 | 2024-08-31 | [Oats outperform wheat in tough season \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28831-oats-outperform-wheat-in-tough-season-the-scottish-farmer.md) | +7.1% | +19.4% |
| 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 | 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 | 2020-08-04 | [NSW crop production set to triple in size after sharp turnaround in rainfall - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51555-nsw-crop-production-set-to-triple-in-size-after-sharp-turnaround-in-rainfall.md) | -2.3% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/favourable-start-for-forage-oats-crops/

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