Origins
Near normalCalifornia potato prices
Shipping point FOB prices and shipment volume for California, USDA reports
Data through Jul 10, 2026 · source last checked Jul 17, 2026 · page revised Jul 20, 2026
Cite
- Kern District (CA) (size a)
- Kern District (CA) (size a)
- USDA mostly / low-high range
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) and Daily Movement (FV170)
- Series
- Potato FOB price at a benchmark variety, pack and size
- Basis
- FOB shipping point, low-high range
- Geography
- California
- Unit
- $/50 lb carton
- Last observation
- Jul 10, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Mostly $24.80-26.80/50 lb carton, 3% below the 5-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $25.80/50 lb carton.
Kern District California potatoes at $25.80/50 lb carton held flat on the week but eased 3.7% month-over-month, sitting 3% below the five-year median, per USDA reports.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $25.80/50 lb carton | $25.80/50 lb carton | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $25.80/50 lb carton | $26.80/50 lb carton | -3.7% |
| Year over year | $25.80/50 lb carton | $26.55/50 lb carton | -2.8% |
| vs 5-yr median | $25.80/50 lb carton | $26.55/50 lb carton | -2.8% |
About California potato prices
Kern District (southern San Joaquin) plus Central and Imperial Valley — early / long-white and red table stock.
Season. California potatoes typically ship January through August, based on where USDA movement volumes concentrate over the year. Outside that window fresh shipping point quotes thin out, which is normal crop rotation, not a data gap.