Wisconsin Norkotah 70-Count Runs $3.00 Per Carton Over Idaho

Mostly $10.00-10.00, 50 lb carton for Wisconsin russet Norkotah 70-count this week per USDA shipping point reports, against mostly $7.00-7.00 out of Idaho on the same count and pack. That is a $3.00 spread per carton, or $6.00 per cwt normalized. The Columbia Basin and the San Luis Valley also quoted the Norkotah 70-count at mostly $8.00-8.00, 50 lb carton, and Wisconsin shipments ran 37,269 cwt for the week of May 22, up 81% on the week and 214% above the 5-year median per USDA movement data.

• Michigan russet Norkotah, unsized, baled 10×5-lb film bags: mostly $11.00-12.00 per USDA shipping point reports (May 22). Michigan shipments were 61,276 cwt, up 72% on the week and 111% above the 5-year median per USDA movement data.
• Red River Valley red, size A, 50 lb sack: mostly $10.00-10.50 per USDA shipping point reports (May 22).
• North Carolina shipments: 8,928 cwt for the week, up 200% on the week and 663% above the 5-year median per USDA movement data.
• San Luis Valley exports: 65,750 cwt, up 25% on the week and 178% above the 5-year median per USDA movement data. Norkotah 70-count holds at mostly $8.00-8.00, 50 lb carton per USDA shipping point reports.
• Florida shipments: 72,740 cwt, up 30% on the week and 174% above the 5-year median per USDA movement data. Florida price series are stale (see data note).
• Idaho russet baled 5×10-lb film bags, Burbank and Norkotah: both at $3.00, unchanged on the week and 52% below the 5-year median per USDA shipping point data.

Canadian import crossings: 24,004 cwt for the week of May 22 per USDA movement reports.

Data note: 135 price series have not updated in over two weeks, including Florida, Arizona, Minnesota, Delaware and Kansas. Price figures from those origins should be treated as stale.