# Canola price a factor in Ongerup | WA

> Western Australian growers in Ongerup are sowing canola this season, with one farm reintroducing the crop because prices look strong compared with cereals. Oat area on the property was cut from 200 to 50 hectares, and the farm has received 200 millimetres of rain this year.

- Date: 2017-04-29 · published 2017-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71569-canola-price-a-factor-in-ongerup-wa
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger canola prices relative to cereals are pulling some Australian acreage into canola, which could ease oilseed meal tightness later in the year.

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5672307/canola-price-a-factor-in-ongerup/

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