Origins
Out of seasonMinnesota potato prices
Shipping point FOB prices and shipment volume for Minnesota, USDA reports
Data through Sep 29, 2025 · source last checked Jul 17, 2026 · page revised Jul 20, 2026
Cite
- Big Lake / Central Minnesota
- 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
- Minnesota
- Unit
- $/50 lb carton
- Last observation
- Sep 29, 2025
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
$11.75/50 lb carton (comparison midpoint), 13% below the 4-yr median. Minnesota is not currently quoting shipping point prices. Smaller and seasonal potato districts quote intermittently, so a gap is normal rotation, not a data error. Last reported FOB: $11.50-12.00, red size a, 50 lb carton, Sep 29, 2025.
Reds holding at $11.50-12.00, 50 lb carton, size a, down 21.7% year over year. The price sits 13% below the 4-yr median. Minnesota is between windows and not currently quoting, which is normal seasonal rotation for the district.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year | $11.75/50 lb carton | $15.00/50 lb carton | -21.7% |
| vs 4-yr median | $11.75/50 lb carton | $13.50/50 lb carton | -13.0% |
About Minnesota potato prices
Big Lake and central Minnesota (distinct from the Red River Valley to the northwest).
Season. Minnesota potatoes typically ship August through December, 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.