Basin Norkotah 40-Count Eases to $20.00, Idaho 70-Count Holds $21.00

Columbia Basin russet Norkotah 40-count and 50-count cartons both eased to $20.00 per 50 lb carton this week, down 7% on the week per USDA shipping point reports, landing at the top of the Basin 70-count range. The Basin 70-count quoted $17.00-20.00, 50 lb carton, with no mostly qualifier, pointing to variable selling across the district. Idaho russet Norkotah 70-count held at mostly $21.00, 50 lb carton, per USDA shipping point reports dated September 24, 2026.

• Columbia Basin russet Norkotah 40-count: $20.00, 50 lb carton, down 7% on the week and 82% above the five-year median per USDA shipping point. At the top of the Basin 70-count range, same level as the 50-count.
• Columbia Basin russet Norkotah 70-count: $17.00-20.00, 50 lb carton, USDA shipping point, Sep 24. No mostly qualifier. The $17.00 floor is $4.00 below Idaho's benchmark.
• Idaho russet Norkotah 70-count: mostly $21.00, 50 lb carton, USDA shipping point, Sep 24. Benchmark steady through the fall run.
• San Luis Valley russet Norkotah 70-count: mostly $20.00-21.00, 50 lb carton, USDA shipping point, Sep 24. Top of the SLV range at $21.00 matches Idaho's mostly $21.00 benchmark. Low end at $20.00 matches the Basin 40-count.
• Wisconsin russet Norkotah 70-count: mostly $20.00, 50 lb carton, USDA shipping point, Sep 24. Steady.
• Minnesota yellow Size A: $20.00-22.00 per cwt, tote (approx. 2,000 lb), USDA shipping point, Sep 24.

Movement (USDA movement reports, week of September 23, 2026):

• Idaho potato exports: 15,588 cwt, up 61% week over week and 366% above the five-year median.
• San Luis Valley exports: 80,447 cwt, up 301% week over week and 165% above the five-year median.
• Canadian imports: 49,009 cwt, up 168% week over week and 118% above the five-year median.
• Nebraska shipments: 89,048 cwt, up 124% week over week and 19% above the five-year median.
• Michigan shipments: 41,460 cwt, up 107% week over week and 22% above the five-year median.
• California domestic shipments: 53,255 cwt, up 3% week over week and 91% above the five-year median.

Basin 40/50-count FOBs eased 7% on the week as fall harvest movement across most reporting origins ran well above the five-year median. Idaho's 70-count benchmark held through the same period.

Data note: The movement:california:export series has not updated in over two weeks. The California figure above is domestic shipments only. California export volume is not current.