Idaho Norkotah 40-Count at $22.00, $1.00 Over the 70-Count

Idaho russet Norkotah 40 and 50-count cartons hold at mostly $22.00, 50 lb carton, flat on the week per USDA shipping point reports dated October 1. The 60 and 70-count are at mostly $21.00 on the same pack. The 40 through 60-count grades are running 75 to 83% above their five-year median, with the 40 and 50-count carrying a $1.00 count premium over the 60 and 70-count.

• Maine potato shipments: 19,341 cwt, up 123% week over week and running 196% above the five-year median (USDA movement reports).
• California potato shipments: 2,214 cwt, down 96% week over week and 96% below the five-year median (USDA movement reports).
• San Luis Valley Norkotah 70-count: mostly $20.00-21.00, 50 lb carton (USDA shipping point, Oct. 1). The high end of the range now reaches Idaho's $21.00 level.
• Columbia Basin Norkotah 70-count: mostly $17.00, 50 lb carton (USDA shipping point, Oct. 1), running $4.00 below Idaho on the same count.
• Wisconsin Norkotah 70-count: mostly $20.00, 50 lb carton (USDA shipping point, Oct. 1), level with the low end of the SLV range.
• Canada potato imports: 51,398 cwt for the week ending September 30, running 80% above the five-year median and up 5% week over week (USDA movement reports).

Minnesota yellow size B at mostly $14.00-15.00, 50 lb carton (USDA shipping point, Sept. 29).

Data note: 169 series have not updated in over two weeks, including movement:arizona, movement:california:export, movement:delaware and movement:florida. Figures from those exact series are not current.