# Milling oats an option for paddocks with crown rot - Grain Central

> Western Australian research found milling oats tolerate fusarium crown rot better than wheat, with average yield losses of about 4%. The results open the door to expanded oat production in low-rainfall WA areas.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58138-milling-oats-an-option-for-paddocks-with-crown-rot-grain-central
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger agronomic case for oats as a rotation option could modestly expand Australian oat supply over time, a small bearish factor for oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2026-02-13 | [GIWA estimate for record crop settles on 27.35Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20556-giwa-estimate-for-record-crop-settles-on-27-35mt-grain-central.md) | +6.8% | +17.6% |
| OATS | 2019-03-13 | [A Case for Selling Old-Crop Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6535-a-case-for-selling-old-crop-oats.md) | +5.5% | +8.7% |
| OATS | 2017-01-18 | [IBISWorld predicts fall in grain revenues - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72952-ibisworld-predicts-fall-in-grain-revenues-grain-central.md) | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| OATS | 2023-09-12 | [StatCan expected to raise estimate for oats production - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34164-statcan-expected-to-raise-estimate-for-oats-production-grainews.md) | -3.4% | -10.5% |
| OATS | 2025-07-09 | [Search for oats is on for growing market -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23822-search-for-oats-is-on-for-growing-market-premium.md) | -7.5% | -16.9% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/milling-oats-an-option-for-paddocks-with-crown-rot/

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