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The weekly potato board
This week's biggest shipping point FOB moves, week over week per cwt, largest first
Source last checked Nov 4, 2026 · page revised Nov 4, 2026
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About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130)
- Series
- Biggest week-over-week potato FOB moves
- Basis
- FOB shipping point, per hundredweight
- Geography
- Across US growing origins
- Calculation
- Week over week
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days, board computed weekly
Biggest move this week: Red River Valley red creamers, now mostly $30.00/50 lb carton ($60.00/cwt), a -$5.00/cwt move on the week.
Red River Valley red creamers mostly $30.00/50 lb carton fell $5.00/cwt to $60.00/cwt, the week's biggest move. Most storage russets and yellows firmed: Columbia Basin and San Luis Valley Norkotahs each gained $2.00/cwt, as did Idaho 40-50-count Norkotahs. Burbanks and Wisconsin yellows added $1.00-1.50/cwt, while Red River Valley red Size A dipped $1.00/cwt.
| Origin, variety and count | Price (per pack) | Per cwt | Week over week (per cwt) | USDA report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Valley red creamers | mostly $30.00/50 lb carton | $60.00/cwt | -$5.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Columbia Basin russet 90-count Norkotah | mostly $14.00/50 lb carton | $28.00/cwt | +$2.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| San Luis Valley russet 80-count Norkotah | mostly $18.00-20.00/50 lb carton | $36.00-40.00/cwt | +$2.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Idaho russet 40–50-count Norkotah | mostly $25.00-26.00/50 lb carton | $50.00-52.00/cwt | +$2.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Wisconsin yellow Size A | $17.00-19.50/50 lb carton | $34.00-39.00/cwt | +$1.50/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Wisconsin yellow Size A | $16.00-18.50/50 lb sack | $32.00-37.00/cwt | +$1.50/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Idaho russet 100-count Burbank | $12.50-14.00/50 lb carton | $25.00-28.00/cwt | +$1.50/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Idaho russet 60–70-count Burbank | $23.50-25.00/50 lb carton | $47.00-50.00/cwt | +$1.50/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Wisconsin russet 80-count Norkotah | $17.00-20.00/50 lb carton | $34.00-40.00/cwt | +$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Wisconsin yellow Size A | $16.50-19.50/10×5 lb bale | $33.00-39.00/cwt | +$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Columbia Basin russet 80-count Norkotah | $15.00-17.00/50 lb carton | $30.00-34.00/cwt | +$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Red River Valley red Size A | $16.00-18.00/10×5 lb bale | $32.00-36.00/cwt | -$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Red River Valley red Size A | $16.00-18.00/50 lb carton | $32.00-36.00/cwt | -$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Red River Valley red Size A | $14.00-16.00/50 lb sack | $28.00-32.00/cwt | -$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
| Red River Valley red Size A | $24.00-28.00/cwt | — | -$1.00/cwt | IF_FV130 |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Red River Valley red creamers dropped to mostly $60.00/cwt, off $5.00/cwt on the week. Red River Valley red Size A US No. 2 declined $3.50/cwt. Russets firmed modestly across the board, with Columbia Basin 90-count Norkotah, San Luis Valley 80-count Norkotah and Idaho 40-50-count Norkotah each up $2.00/cwt.
An earlier week
Red River Valley reds, Size A US No. 2, fell $3.50 per cwt to $6.00-9.50, 50 lb sack. Wisconsin 40-count Norkotah and Columbia Basin 60-70-count Norkotah each rallied $3.00/cwt. Most other russets moved up $1.00 to $2.00/cwt.
An earlier week
Red River Valley red Size A, US No. 2 dropped $3.50/cwt to $6.00-9.50, 50 lb sack. Wisconsin russet 40-count firmed $3.00/cwt to mostly $22.00, 50 lb carton, while Columbia Basin 40–70-count and San Luis Valley 40–60-count each added $3.00 to mostly $21.00 and $21.00-24.00. Most other storage russets rose $2.00/cwt.
An earlier week
Columbia Basin russet 40-50-count Norkotah advanced $6.00/cwt to mostly $21.00/50 lb carton. Idaho Burbank 10 oz minimum, US No. 2 sack matched that move at $19.00/50 lb. Strength was broad across the board, with most other origins and counts gaining $2.00 to $5.00/cwt.
How to read this weekly potato report
This board is the week's potato report in one table: the quotes that moved most across every origin, variety and pack currently reporting to USDA, ranked by the size of the move rather than by price level.
Read a row from the left. The first column names what is being quoted, an origin, a variety and a size or count, because a potato price means nothing without its spec attached. The second is the price as USDA published it, per pack, as a range. The third puts that same quote on a per-hundredweight basis so a 50 lb carton, a baled 10 by 5 lb consumer bag and a 2,000 lb bulk tote sit on one scale. The fourth is the week-over-week change on that per-cwt basis, and it is what the board sorts on. The last names the USDA shipping point report the quote came from.
The sort runs on the size of the move, not its direction, so a row can reach the top for falling as easily as for rising. Read the sign in the week-over-week column before reading the rank. Large steps usually trace to something structural rather than to the market as a whole repricing: a district starting or finishing its crop, a shift in the size or grade mix being quoted, or freight.
The board is rebuilt with each weekly brief off the same USDA reports that feed every price page here. For the longer history behind any row, follow it to its origin, variety or pack page. The season's headline figures, from the carton-count premium to Idaho shipments and Canadian crossings, sit on one page as US potato market data, each written to quote with its date.