# WA Nuffield scholar charts high-value future for Aussie oats - Grain Central

> Nuffield scholar Shannen Davies, from York in Western Australia, has released a report urging the Australian oat industry to move from commodity production toward functional, high-value food ingredients. Her research covered oat markets in Canada, the US, Europe, and Brazil. Australia produces about 1.5 million tonnes of oats a year, with WA producing over half.

- Date: 2026-07-16 · published 2026-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5064-wa-nuffield-scholar-charts-high-value-future-for-aussie-oats-grain-central
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing demand for oats as a plant-based and health ingredient supports premium prices for oat growers, though this is a long-term structural theme with little immediate effect on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-12-05 | [Winter crop set to fall to 35.1 million tonnes: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67431-winter-crop-set-to-fall-to-35-1-million-tonnes-abares-grain-central.md) | -5.7% | +1.3% |
| OATS | 2021-01-27 | [Smaller wheat and oat crops forecast for Canada \| 2021-01-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49209-smaller-wheat-and-oat-crops-forecast-for-canada-2021-01-27-world-grain.md) | -2.6% | +3.5% |
| OATS | 2023-06-28 | [Canadian wheat plantings reach recent high \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35539-canadian-wheat-plantings-reach-recent-high-world-grain.md) | +4.5% | +10.9% |
| OATS | 2023-10-20 | [Smallest UK oat crop for seven years: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33705-smallest-uk-oat-crop-for-seven-years-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +6.0% | -6.3% |
| OATS | 2018-05-11 | [Record grain consumption drives stocks down : USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64985-record-grain-consumption-drives-stocks-down-usda-grain-central.md) | +3.9% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/wa-nuffield-scholar-charts-high-value-future-for-aussie-oats/

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