# Oat growers turn to expanding plant-based drinks market - Farmers Weekly

> Farmers Weekly reports UK growers are turning to oats for the expanding oat drinks market, with Oatly planning a large plant-based drinks factory in Peterborough by 2023. Farmers in the report are planting British oats for a 2021 crop destined for domestic oat drinks.

- Date: 2021-05-04 · published 2021-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47155-oat-growers-turn-to-expanding-plant-based-drinks-market-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing UK demand for milling-quality oats for drinks could tighten the market for feed-grade oats, supporting prices for UK oats.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-selection/market-opportunities/oat-growers-turn-to-expanding-plant-based-drinks-market

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