# $3 million investment to seed growth in grain industry | The National Tribune

> South Australia will invest $3 million, with $1.8 million for a Value-Added Oats Centre of Excellence and $1.2 million for a Pulse Protein Cooperative Research Centre. The funding is meant to boost export opportunities and value-added grain products.

- Date: 2020-10-23 · published 2020-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50721-3-million-investment-to-seed-growth-in-grain-industry-the-national-tribune
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

The investment is a longer-term development measure with no direct effect on near-term grain supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-04-21 | [New Era for Oat Breeding: significant investment over the next five years to accelerate the National Oat Breeding Program \| AgriFutures Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47666-new-era-for-oat-breeding-significant-investment-over-the-next-five-years-to.md) | +4.7% | -7.5% |
| OATS | 2019-08-28 | [Canada invests nearly $2 million in oat cultivar development - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57642-canada-invests-nearly-2-million-in-oat-cultivar-development-top-crop-managertop.md) | +3.0% | +6.2% |
| OATS | 2021-04-22 | [$11.5 million program ushers in new era for oat breeding - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47667-11-5-million-program-ushers-in-new-era-for-oat-breeding-grain-central.md) | +1.8% | -9.7% |
| OATS | 2023-10-23 | [Ceres Global Ag Agrees to Pay $3 Million in Civil Penalties Over Trades in Oat Contracts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33707-ceres-global-ag-agrees-to-pay-3-million-in-civil-penalties-over-trades-in-oat.md) | +5.2% | -9.8% |
| OATS | 2022-10-06 | [Government of Canada invests in food research to support disease prevention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39184-government-of-canada-invests-in-food-research-to-support-disease-prevention.md) | +0.0% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- nationaltribune.com.au: https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/3-million-investment-to-seed-growth-in-grain-industry/

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