# Idaho Norkotah 70-Count at $23.00, $6.00 Over the Columbia Basin _Oct 16, 2026_ > Idaho Norkotah 70-count reached $23.00 this week, opening a $6.00 gap over the Columbia Basin at mostly $17.00. Idaho 40s and 50s are at $24.00, 92% above the five-year median per USDA shipping point reports. _Numbers as of Oct 16, 2026 pull._ Idaho russet Norkotah 70-count FOBs are at **$23.00, 50 lb carton**, per USDA shipping point reports dated October 15, while the Columbia Basin Norkotah 70-count sits at mostly $17.00, 50 lb carton, a **$6.00** spread on the same count and pack. Large counts are tighter: Idaho 40-count and 50-count both quote at **$24.00, 50 lb carton**, up 7% on the week and 92% above the five-year median per USDA shipping point reports. Markon's October 15 market update attributed the constrained supply of 40- to 70-count Idaho stock to lower yields following rain and wildfire smoke, with packing sheds running behind schedule on the fresh run. [Chart: Idaho russet Norkotahs, 70-count 50 lb cartons (FOB)](https://therussetreport.com/current-price/potatoes) ([data](https://therussetreport.com/current-price/potatoes.md) — chart image: https://therussetreport.com/charts/issues/potato/2026-10-16/current-price/potatoes.png) **Other notable levels, week of October 15:** - **Idaho russet Burbank 70-count, 50 lb carton: $22.00-23.00** per USDA shipping point reports, running at or just below the Norkotah 70-count at the same origin. - **San Luis Valley russet Norkotah 70-count: mostly $21.00, 50 lb carton** per USDA shipping point reports, $2.00 under Idaho Norkotah at the same count. - **Wisconsin russet Norkotah 70-count: mostly $20.00, 50 lb carton** per USDA shipping point reports. - **Red River Valley shipments: 24,878 cwt,** up 387.8% week over week per USDA movement reports, still 11% below the five-year median as the fall harvest ramp continues. - **Canadian import crossings: 33,336 cwt** for the week of October 14 per USDA movement reports. **Movement:** Wisconsin shipped 65,238 cwt this week, up 68% week over week and 101% above the five-year median per USDA movement reports. The Norkotah 70-count holds mostly $20.00, 50 lb carton. FOBs have not eased alongside the volume. **Data note:** 169 series have not updated in more than two weeks, including movement:arizona, movement:california:export, movement:delaware, movement:florida and movement:florida:export. Treat figures from those exact series as stale. --- Canonical URL: https://therussetreport.com/issues/2026-10-16