Origins
Out of seasonRed River Valley potato prices
Shipping point FOB prices and shipment volume for Red River Valley, USDA reports
Data through Jun 5, 2026 · source last checked Jul 17, 2026 · page revised Jul 20, 2026
Cite
- Red River Valley (MN-ND)
- 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
- Red River Valley
- Unit
- $/50 lb carton
- Last observation
- Jun 5, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Red River Valley 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: mostly $12.00-12.50, red size a, 50 lb carton, Jun 5, 2026.
Red River Valley potatoes holding $12.25, 50 lb carton, unchanged week and month.
About Red River Valley potato prices
Red River Valley straddling northwest Minnesota and eastern North Dakota — the red-potato heartland. Movement "North Dakota" folds here.
Season. Red River Valley potatoes typically ship October through March, 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.