# Strained oat supply pushes Oatly to raise prices, expand sourcing

> Oatly will expand sourcing after poor harvest conditions strained oat supply, per its CFO on a Q4 earnings call. The company is raising prices and has been pulling back on some manufacturing investments due to construction costs and supply delays.

- Date: 2022-04-01 · published 2022-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42337-strained-oat-supply-pushes-oatly-to-raise-prices-expand-sourcing
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

The same drought and rail constraints tightening North American oat supply keep prices firm for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2022-03-24 | [Strained oat supply pushes Oatly to raise prices, expand sourcing \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42335-strained-oat-supply-pushes-oatly-to-raise-prices-expand-sourcing-supply-chain.md) | +1.1% | -1.5% |
| 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 | 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 | 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

- fooddive.com: https://www.fooddive.com/news/oatly-oat-supply-drought-canada-rail/620979/

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