Jul 17, 2026
Wisconsin Norkotah 70-Count Mostly $15.00-17.00, Basin at $13.00
Wisconsin Norkotah 70-count at mostly $15.00-17.00 per 50 lb carton against $13.00 in the Columbia Basin and $12.00-13.00 at the San Luis Valley, per July 16 USDA reports. Michigan movement runs 74,769 cwt, up 165% on the week.
Numbers as of Jul 17, 2026 pull
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Wisconsin russet Norkotah 70-count quoted mostly $15.00-17.00, 50 lb carton, per USDA shipping point reports dated July 16, the highest of the four origins quoting that count in this week's data. The Columbia Basin reported mostly $13.00-13.00 and the San Luis Valley mostly $12.00-13.00 on the same count, pack and date. Idaho's 70-count last reported at $11.50-11.50, 50 lb carton, as of July 2, per USDA shipping point reports.
- Michigan russet Norkotah unsized, baled 10×5-lb film bags: mostly $11.50-12.00 (USDA shipping point, July 2). Movement for the week: 74,769 cwt, up 165% week over week and 153% above the five-year median, per USDA movement data.
- Maine shipments logged 9,630 cwt, 363% above the five-year median and down 13% on the week (USDA movement data).
- Idaho exports ran 16,063 cwt, up 27% on the week and 328% above the five-year median (USDA movement data). Columbia Basin exports added 5,600 cwt, up 261% week over week.
- Red River Valley red size B, 50 lb sack: $13.50, flat on the week and 52% above the five-year median (USDA shipping point). California red size A, 50 lb carton: $18.55, flat on the week and 48% above the five-year median.
- California red creamers: $40.80-40.80, 50 lb carton (USDA shipping point, July 10).
- Canadian import crossings totaled 38,376 cwt for the week of July 15, per USDA movement report.
Data note: 169 price and movement series, including Florida shipments, Florida exports, Arizona, Delaware and import categories, have not updated in over two weeks; figures from those series are stale.