# Ashley Thompson, CEO of the Chicago-based overnight oats brand Mush, is preparing for the day her key ingredient, the oats she’s sourced from Canada for years, will face extreme volatility in the… | Forbes

> A Chicago oats brand CEO says her Canadian oat supply could face volatility from Trump's tariffs. Oats are currently protected by a free-trade exemption, but Canada is preparing retaliation.

- Date: 2025-04-09 · published 2025-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25175-ashley-thompson-ceo-of-the-chicago-based-overnight-oats-brand-mush-is-preparing
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Potential Canada-US tariff retaliation could disrupt cross-border oat flows and raise costs for North American buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2026-03-12 | [Oat exports from Ukraine decreased by 98% at the beginning of the year – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20240-oat-exports-from-ukraine-decreased-by-98-at-the-beginning-of-the-year-agronews.md) | +2.3% | -6.5% |
| OATS | 2022-01-27 | [Oatly wants farmers to plant more oats. Here’s how it’s helping \| Trellis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43206-oatly-wants-farmers-to-plant-more-oats-here-s-how-it-s-helping-trellis.md) | +10.3% | -0.2% |
| OATS | 2025-03-18 | [Oats in the crosshairs as tariffs, supply issues loom \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25663-oats-in-the-crosshairs-as-tariffs-supply-issues-loom-food-business-news.md) | +1.2% | -6.0% |
| OATS | 2025-03-19 | [Oats under pressure from tariffs, supply issues \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25662-oats-under-pressure-from-tariffs-supply-issues-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -6.4% |
| OATS | 2025-04-07 | [Oats market serves as case study for misguided trade approach \| Baking Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25171-oats-market-serves-as-case-study-for-misguided-trade-approach-baking-business.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- linkedin.com: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forbes-magazine_ashley-thompson-ceo-of-the-chicago-based-activity-7315780583035424769-BSUO

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