# Damage assessment continues after fire at Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant

> A fire at the PepsiCo Quaker Oats plant in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has halted production, and no restart date has been set while damage is assessed. Employees will be updated on when production will resume.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T18:05:36.555Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/1294-damage-assessment-continues-after-fire-at-cedar-rapids-quaker-oats-plant
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Lost oat processing capacity reduces near-term demand for milling oats at this plant, which is mildly bearish for oat prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2026-10-29 | [Damage assessment continues after fire at Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant \| Cedar News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2019-damage-assessment-continues-after-fire-at-cedar-rapids-quaker-oats-plant-cedar.md) | -1.9% | — |
| OATS | 2026-10-24 | [Fire breaks out at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids , Iowa – Winnipeg Free Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/772-fire-breaks-out-at-quaker-oats-plant-in-cedar-rapids-iowa-winnipeg-free-press.md) | -7.6% | — |
| OATS | 2023-03-06 | [Gluten-free oat contracts fall apart \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36906-gluten-free-oat-contracts-fall-apart-the-western-producer.md) | +1.9% | +8.2% |
| OATS | 2025-10-14 | [Oat Mafia growers hit a storage wall - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22447-oat-mafia-growers-hit-a-storage-wall-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| OATS | 2026-10-29 | [USTR Proposes Extending Suspension of China-Linked Vessel Port Fees Through 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2018-ustr-proposes-extending-suspension-of-china-linked-vessel-port-fees-through-2027.md) | -1.9% | — |

## Sources

- cbs2iowa.com: https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/damage-assessment-continues-after-fire-at-cedar-rapids-quaker-oats-plant

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