# Oats and hay in health food demand | Farm Weekly | WA

> Australian oat and hay exporters are seeing rising demand from Asia's expanding middle class for oats as a healthy wholegrain used in porridge, noodles and flavoured products. DAFWA's Rob Loughman said the health-food trend could support longer-term demand and stability in the historically volatile oat market. He also expected more demand for export hay as Asian dairy and feedlot beef industries grow.

- Date: 2017-03-13 · published 2017-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8397-oats-and-hay-in-health-food-demand-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Steadier export demand for Australian oats from health-food buyers could firm oat prices over the longer term. Growth in Asian feed demand for hay also supports export pricing.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2025-06-16 | [High quality Australian oats thrive amid global competition. \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24266-high-quality-australian-oats-thrive-amid-global-competition-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -5.1% | -5.3% |
| OATS | 2020-01-30 | [The growing demand for high-quality oats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55133-the-growing-demand-for-high-quality-oats.md) | -1.1% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5672385/oats-and-hay-in-health-food-demand/

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