# Cereal and Oat Milk Makers Feel the Crunch From Oats Shortage - Gro Intelligence | Borostos

> CBOT December oat futures remain near contract highs after US oat production fell about 40% from drought. Canada's crop reportedly shrank 44%, leaving projected stocks at a record low.

- Date: 2021-10-25 · published 2021-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44608-cereal-and-oat-milk-makers-feel-the-crunch-from-oats-shortage-gro-intelligence
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

With Canada supplying most US oat imports, the shortfall keeps oat prices elevated and may shift plantings toward oats in 2022.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-10-12 | [Drought pinches oat crops — and food makers that rely on them](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44609-drought-pinches-oat-crops-and-food-makers-that-rely-on-them.md) | -1.6% | +7.5% |
| 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 | 2026-07-30 | [Heatwaves have taken 9 million tons of cereals from Europe. The losses amount to 2 billion euros.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18400-heatwaves-have-taken-9-million-tons-of-cereals-from-europe-the-losses-amount-to.md) | +1.4% | +3.9% |
| 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 | 2017-08-17 | [Uncertain supply of quality oats in Sask. weighs on millers \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69502-uncertain-supply-of-quality-oats-in-sask-weighs-on-millers-the-western-producer.md) | -8.2% | -6.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-30 | [Heatwaves have taken 9 million tons of cereals from Europe. The losses amount to 2 billion euros.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18400-heatwaves-have-taken-9-million-tons-of-cereals-from-europe-the-losses-amount-to.md) | -1.4% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Frosts savage crops in south west NSW \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68918-frosts-savage-crops-in-south-west-nsw-the-land-nsw.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-22 | [Grains analysts cut further winter crop tonnage in race to the bottom \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56531-grains-analysts-cut-further-winter-crop-tonnage-in-race-to-the-bottom-farm.md) | -0.6% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- borostos.blogspot.com: https://borostos.blogspot.com/2021/10/cereal-and-oat-milk-makers-feel-crunch.html

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