# If You've Been Having Trouble Finding Oatmeal You're Not Alone

> Consumers are finding oat products harder to buy as a shortage has pushed up grain prices. The shortage follows a severe drought in North American oat-growing regions last year that cut the harvest below demand.

- Date: 2022-06-15 · published 2022-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40998-if-you-ve-been-having-trouble-finding-oatmeal-you-re-not-alone
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller drought-hit harvest outpaced by demand keeps oat supplies tight and prices elevated for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2022-04-01 | [The Real Reason Your Oat Milk May Soon Be More Expensive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42340-the-real-reason-your-oat-milk-may-soon-be-more-expensive.md) | +5.5% | -7.1% |
| OATS | 2021-11-01 | [Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44606-tiny-north-american-oat-crop-could-be-coming-for-your-breakfast.md) | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| OATS | 2025-05-04 | [Oat Fiber Market Grows Amid Gut-Health Trends - BTG Ingredients](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24717-oat-fiber-market-grows-amid-gut-health-trends-btg-ingredients.md) | +3.8% | +5.2% |
| OATS | 2021-10-11 | [There’s an oat shortage–not good for OTLY or GIS; not good for food inflation in general \| Jubak Picks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44612-there-s-an-oat-shortage-not-good-for-otly-or-gis-not-good-for-food-inflation-in.md) | +1.0% | +14.6% |
| OATS | 2021-08-01 | [Harvesting Nontraditional Crops for Hay an Option](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46118-harvesting-nontraditional-crops-for-hay-an-option.md) | +4.6% | +15.9% |

## Sources

- tastingtable.com: https://www.tastingtable.com/896638/if-youve-been-having-trouble-finding-oatmeal-youre-not-alone/

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