# Wisconsin Norkotah 70-Count Runs $3.00 Per Carton Over Idaho _May 22, 2026_ > Wisconsin russet Norkotah 70-count at mostly $10.00-10.00, 50 lb carton is $3.00 above Idaho at mostly $7.00-7.00 on the same count. Wisconsin shipments ran 37,269 cwt, up 81% on the week and 214% above the 5-year median. 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. --- Canonical URL: https://therussetreport.com/issues/2026-05-22