# Oats planting set to roll in WA - Grain Central

> Western Australian oat growers are waiting for season-break rains before planting in earnest. GIWA estimates the state's oat area at 320,000 hectares, up from 260,300 ha in 2017. Barley is attracting Chinese interest and may take area from oats.

- Date: 2018-04-27 · published 2018-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65555-oats-planting-set-to-roll-in-wa-grain-central
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger WA oat crop would add supply, but strong barley prices may limit oat area, leaving the net price effect small.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-06-06 | [What will be the trigger to push grain prices higher? - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70536-what-will-be-the-trigger-to-push-grain-prices-higher-grain-central.md) | +3.1% | +17.4% |
| OATS | 2019-03-27 | [Rain prospects remain unclear for April-June - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60011-rain-prospects-remain-unclear-for-april-june-grain-central.md) | +1.8% | +9.0% |
| OATS | 2017-05-17 | [Prairie oats at tipping point - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8487-prairie-oats-at-tipping-point-grainews.md) | +5.0% | +11.2% |
| OATS | 2020-08-26 | [Oat harvest begins in east central Saskatchewan \| paNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51671-oat-harvest-begins-in-east-central-saskatchewan-panow.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| OATS | 2025-04-22 | [Forage oat planting spikes in Queensland amid increased demand \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25173-forage-oat-planting-spikes-in-queensland-amid-increased-demand-queensland.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/oats-planting-set-to-roll-in-wa/

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