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GRDC-funded research has developed oat germplasm with improved resistance to crown rust and identified priority disease traits, including cereal cyst nematode, Septoria, stem rust and red leaf. The work is led through the National Oat Breeding Program at SARDI.
Better disease resistance could raise yield stability and grain quality, supporting a larger oat area over time, though the effect on prices is gradual.
groundcover.grdc.com.auDr Tim SuttonMar 2, 2021After 16 past disease events, Oats moved a median +2.3% over 5 sessions (69% higher; middle half -2.7% to +4.3%), and -1.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
