# Oats under pressure from tariffs, supply issues | World Grain

> A North American Millers' Association speaker said the US oat market faces tariff complications and very low oat stocks in Canada, the largest supplier to the US. Canada and the US together form the largest oat market in the world, with about 72% of Canadian commercial oats used for human food.

- Date: 2025-03-19 · published 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region North America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25662-oats-under-pressure-from-tariffs-supply-issues-world-grain
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Canadian supplies and tariff risk could firm oat prices if trade frictions grow, though demand is shifting toward food rather than feed use.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-01-16 | [Crop Production Show 2025: U.S. tariffs could impact Canadian oat market as early as next week - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26553-crop-production-show-2025-u-s-tariffs-could-impact-canadian-oat-market-as-early.md) | +5.0% | -5.1% |
| OATS | 2024-12-04 | [Canola, oats particularly vulnerable to tariffs \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26936-canola-oats-particularly-vulnerable-to-tariffs-the-western-producer.md) | -7.1% | -7.6% |
| OATS | 2025-02-01 | [U.S. tariffs could impact Canadian oat market as early as next week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26557-u-s-tariffs-could-impact-canadian-oat-market-as-early-as-next-week.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| OATS | 2025-02-05 | [U.S. tariffs would affect Canadian crops differently \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26000-u-s-tariffs-would-affect-canadian-crops-differently-the-western-producer.md) | -5.6% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/21165-oats-under-pressure-from-tariffs-supply-issues

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