# Strained oat supply pushes Oatly to raise prices, expand sourcing | Supply Chain Dive

> Oatly will expand sourcing after poor harvest conditions strained oat supply, according to its CFO on a recent earnings call. The company is raising prices to offset higher raw material costs, and rail delays from Western Canada floods are expected to worsen supply problems.

- Date: 2022-03-24 · published 2022-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42335-strained-oat-supply-pushes-oatly-to-raise-prices-expand-sourcing-supply-chain
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven oat shortfalls and rail backlogs in Canada and the US keep oat prices supported, pushing buyers to seek alternative sourcing.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2022-04-01 | [Strained oat supply pushes Oatly to raise prices, expand sourcing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42337-strained-oat-supply-pushes-oatly-to-raise-prices-expand-sourcing.md) | +5.5% | -7.1% |
| OATS | 2021-11-04 | [US oat prices soar as supply dips due to drought, demand \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44107-us-oat-prices-soar-as-supply-dips-due-to-drought-demand-world-grain.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| OATS | 2022-04-11 | [Poor crop yield forces oat producers to raise prices - The Strategic Sourceror](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41892-poor-crop-yield-forces-oat-producers-to-raise-prices-the-strategic-sourceror.md) | -4.2% | -18.8% |
| OATS | 2018-11-26 | [Oat prices on a roll as supply shrinks \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9510-oat-prices-on-a-roll-as-supply-shrinks-stock-journal-sa.md) | +0.6% | -3.8% |
| OATS | 2021-12-22 | [Why coffee and oat prices are rising faster than oil’s](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43654-why-coffee-and-oat-prices-are-rising-faster-than-oil-s.md) | +4.3% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- supplychaindive.com: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/oatly-oat-supply-drought-canada-rail/620370/

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