# Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast

> A drought in North America has sharply cut oat harvests, with Canadian production reportedly nearly halved to an 11-year low and the U.S. crop headed for its smallest ever. Oat prices have risen to record highs.

- Date: 2021-11-01 · published 2021-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North America · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44606-tiny-north-american-oat-crop-could-be-coming-for-your-breakfast
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp supply shortfall from the world's largest oat exporter tightens global oat supply and supports prices, feeding through to cereal and oat-milk costs.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-10-08 | [An Oat-Killing Drought Is Signaling Inflation for Breakfast Staples](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44611-an-oat-killing-drought-is-signaling-inflation-for-breakfast-staples.md) | +2.0% | +19.0% |
| 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% |
| OATS | 2022-03-29 | [Poor Oat Crop Compounds Oatly’s Problems \| Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42334-poor-oat-crop-compounds-oatly-s-problems-food-processing.md) | -3.4% | -8.2% |
| 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 | 2025-05-14 | [A Look at US Oat Crop Ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6680-a-look-at-us-oat-crop-ratings.md) | -5.5% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-08/an-oat-killing-drought-is-signaling-oat-milk-oatmeal-inflation

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