# Southland eyes oats instead of dairy - Newsroom

> Venture Southland is developing a business plan to use oats for an oat-based health beverage exported to Asia/Pacific markets. The proposal is pitched as an alternative to dairy in Southland, New Zealand, with lower capital, water and emissions needs.

- Date: 2018-02-18 · published 2018-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66535-southland-eyes-oats-instead-of-dairy-newsroom
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

This is an early-stage regional development proposal with no immediate effect on global oat supply or price.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2024-11-12 | [Glyphosate Levels Decline in Oats - Sustainable Pulse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12338-glyphosate-levels-decline-in-oats-sustainable-pulse.md) | +5.2% | -4.2% |
| OATS | 2026-02-03 | [Canada Supplies 63% of Oat Exports as China Market Stays Closed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20667-canada-supplies-63-of-oat-exports-as-china-market-stays-closed.md) | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| OATS | 2017-12-21 | [Canada Primed For Increased Oat Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67525-canada-primed-for-increased-oat-exports.md) | -0.8% | +8.2% |
| OATS | 2024-02-01 | [Company says resolution of oats contracts still possible](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32161-company-says-resolution-of-oats-contracts-still-possible.md) | -0.0% | -1.3% |
| OATS | 2017-08-25 | [Exploring opportunities for Aussie oats in China + Video - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69504-exploring-opportunities-for-aussie-oats-in-china-video-grain-central.md) | -6.6% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- newsroom.co.nz: https://newsroom.co.nz/2018/02/18/southland-eyes-oats-instead-of-dairy/

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