# Oat demand up and China market to open | Farm Weekly | WA

> WA oat growers are seeing strong domestic demand and higher prices due to dry seasonal conditions and livestock feed needs. China is set to abolish its tariffs on Australian oats on January 1, 2019, which could open export opportunities for WA growers and UniGrain's Wagin mill.

- Date: 2018-06-03 · published 2018-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64560-oat-demand-up-and-china-market-to-open-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions tightening local supply plus a future Chinese tariff removal support oat prices and export demand for Australian feed-grade oats.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-03-13 | [Oats and hay in health food demand \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8397-oats-and-hay-in-health-food-demand-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -7.3% | -19.7% |
| OATS | 2026-10-01 | [West Aussie-grown oat demand grows across China and India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17518-west-aussie-grown-oat-demand-grows-across-china-and-india.md) | +2.4% | -17.0% |
| OATS | 2020-01-28 | [New oat, wheat markets debut in Iowa \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55132-new-oat-wheat-markets-debut-in-iowa-farm-progress.md) | -0.1% | -5.2% |
| OATS | 2017-02-20 | [Asia drives demand for WA oat grain and hay - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72565-asia-drives-demand-for-wa-oat-grain-and-hay-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2018-11-25 | [Asian demand continues to drive WA oat exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9511-asian-demand-continues-to-drive-wa-oat-exports-grain-central.md) | +0.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5670783/oat-demand-up-and-china-market-to-open/

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