# The Russet Report > The potato board, readable. USDA shipping point FOB prices by origin, variety, pack and carton count, normalized to a per-hundredweight board, plus the volumes shipped and crossed from Canada, and a weekly board of what moved. One brief a week. No forecasts, no buy signals. _Data through Aug 20, 2026._ ## Latest issue: Columbia Basin Norkotah 60-Count Firms to $17.00, Up 17% on the Week (Aug 10, 2026) Columbia Basin russet Norkotah 60-count up 17% on the week to $17.00 per 50 lb carton, sitting 24% below the 5-yr median. Michigan volume surges 533% week over week. Wisconsin 70-count holds at mostly $21.00, the high on the belt. Read: https://therussetreport.com/issues/2026-08-10 · Markdown: https://therussetreport.com/issues/2026-08-10.md ## The data ### Origins FOB prices by growing origin: Idaho, the Columbia Basin, the San Luis Valley, Wisconsin, the Red River Valley, California, Florida and more, plus Canadian imports, with each origin's shipment volume. - [California potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/california.md) — mostly $24.80-26.80/50 lb carton ($49.60-53.60/cwt) (as of Jul 10, 2026) - [Canada potato import volume](https://therussetreport.com/origin/canada.md) — 29,274 cwt (as of Aug 19, 2026) - [Columbia Basin potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/columbia-basin.md) — mostly $17.00/50 lb carton ($34.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Florida potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/florida.md) — Out of season; last quoted Jun 18, 2026 - [Idaho potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/idaho.md) — mostly $18.00/50 lb carton ($36.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Michigan potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/michigan.md) — Out of season; last quoted Jul 2, 2026 - [Minnesota potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/minnesota.md) — $12.50-14.00/50 lb carton ($25.00-28.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Red River Valley potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/red-river-valley.md) — Out of season; last quoted Jun 5, 2026 - [San Luis Valley potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/san-luis-valley.md) — $15.00/50 lb carton ($30.00/cwt) (as of Aug 14, 2026) - [Virginia potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/virginia.md) — Out of season; last quoted Jul 28, 2025 - [Wisconsin potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/origin/wisconsin.md) — mostly $19.00-20.00/50 lb carton ($38.00-40.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) ### Varieties FOB prices by variety across origins: russet, red, yellow, white and long white. - [Long White potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/variety/long-white.md) — mostly $24.80-26.80/50 lb carton ($49.60-53.60/cwt) (as of Jul 10, 2026) - [Red potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/variety/red.md) — mostly $10.00-10.50/50 lb sack ($20.00-21.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Russet potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/variety/russet.md) — mostly $17.00/50 lb carton ($34.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [White potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/variety/white.md) — $26.00-32.95/50 lb sack ($52.00-65.90/cwt) (as of Apr 23, 2026) - [Yellow potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/variety/yellow.md) — $13.00-15.50/50 lb sack ($26.00-31.00/cwt) (as of Jul 10, 2026) ### Packs & counts FOB prices by pack and count: 50 lb russet cartons graded 40- to 100-count, 50 lb sacks, baled consumer bags and bulk totes, all normalized to a per-hundredweight board so packs compare apples to apples. - [50 lb potato sacks prices](https://therussetreport.com/pack/50-lb-sacks.md) — $8.00-9.00/50 lb sack ($16.00-18.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [bulk potato totes prices](https://therussetreport.com/pack/bulk-totes.md) — mostly $16.00-17.00/cwt (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [potato consumer bags prices](https://therussetreport.com/pack/consumer-bags.md) — $5.00-7.00/10×5 lb bale ($10.00-14.00/cwt) (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Russet potato carton counts](https://therussetreport.com/pack/carton-counts.md) — 40ct–100ct spread: $16.00/cwt (as of Aug 20, 2026) ### The Board The weekly board: this week's biggest FOB movers per hundredweight, largest move first. - [The weekly potato board](https://therussetreport.com/board/weekly-movers.md) — $20.00-22.00/50 lb carton ### Why prices are moving Why potato prices are rising or falling right now at the benchmark spec, updated every week the data moves. - [Why are potato prices falling right now?](https://therussetreport.com/why/potato-prices-falling.md) — Broadly flat for 1 week (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Why are potato prices rising right now?](https://therussetreport.com/why/potato-prices-rising.md) — Broadly flat for 1 week (as of Aug 20, 2026) ### Current price The current benchmark potato price in one sentence: the USDA range, the move and what drives it. - [Current potato prices](https://therussetreport.com/current-price/potatoes.md) — mostly $18.00 per 50 lb carton (as of Aug 20, 2026) ## More - [Key statistics](https://therussetreport.com/stats.md) - [Guides](https://therussetreport.com/guides.md) - [Issue archive](https://therussetreport.com/issues) - [Agent index (llms.txt)](https://therussetreport.com/llms.txt) - [RSS feed](https://therussetreport.com/rss.xml)