# CBH’s new oat plant has focus on China

> Blue Lake Milling, a CBH subsidiary, opened a 60,000-tonne-a-year oat processing plant in Forrestfield, Western Australia, mainly serving China. The plant will buy most of its oats from local WA growers.

- Date: 2018-08-01 · published 2018-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63585-cbh-s-new-oat-plant-has-focus-on-china
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

New processing capacity increases local demand for Australian milling oats and supports export-oriented oat flows to China. The effect on feed oat prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2019-10-10 | [New oat plant in Manitoba will boost crop’s self-esteem \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56637-new-oat-plant-in-manitoba-will-boost-crop-s-self-esteem-the-western-producer.md) | +6.3% | +7.9% |
| OATS | 2017-03-27 | [Yorkton, Sask. oat plant moves on major expansion - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72043-yorkton-sask-oat-plant-moves-on-major-expansion-grainews.md) | -8.9% | -11.2% |
| OATS | 2019-10-04 | [Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56639-paterson-stakes-manitoba-site-for-oat-processing-plant-agcanada.md) | -0.4% | +3.6% |
| OATS | 2016-07-07 | [New golden age for oats \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12593-new-golden-age-for-oats-countryman.md) | +9.1% | -10.0% |
| OATS | 2018-06-03 | [Oat demand up and China market to open \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64560-oat-demand-up-and-china-market-to-open-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -2.1% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/cbhs-new-oat-plant-has-focus-on-china-ng-b88911334z

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