# Move is on to secure oats as important food source - AFDJ

> A two-part Western Australian project is testing ways to raise oat yields through better agronomy and germplasm evaluation. Growers report that oat demand has shifted toward human food and milling, so receival standards have tightened.

- Date: 2021-03-26 · published 2021-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48176-move-is-on-to-secure-oats-as-important-food-source-afdj
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter milling specifications reduce the share of oats that qualifies for premium food markets, which can widen the price gap between milling and feed oats.

## Sources

- afdj.com.au: https://afdj.com.au/move-is-on-to-secure-oats-as-important-food-source/

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