Origins
Well above normalSan Luis Valley potato prices
Shipping point FOB prices and shipment volume for San Luis Valley, USDA reports
Data through Jul 16, 2026 · source last checked Jul 17, 2026 · page revised Jul 20, 2026
Cite
- San Luis Valley (CO) (norkotah)
- San Luis Valley (CO) (norkotah other varieties)
- 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
- San Luis Valley
- Unit
- $/50 lb carton
- Last observation
- Jul 16, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Mostly $12.00-13.00/50 lb carton, 14% above the 3-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $12.50/50 lb carton.
San Luis Valley $12.50/50 lb carton, up $3.00 on the month and $1.50 on the year. Current prices run 14% above the 3-year median.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $12.50/50 lb carton | $12.50/50 lb carton | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $12.50/50 lb carton | $9.50/50 lb carton | +31.6% |
| Year over year | $12.50/50 lb carton | $11.00/50 lb carton | +13.6% |
| vs 3-yr median | $12.50/50 lb carton | $11.00/50 lb carton | +13.6% |
About San Luis Valley potato prices
San Luis Valley of southern Colorado — high-altitude russet + specialty region; the #2 potato state. Movement "Colorado" folds here.
Season. San Luis Valley potatoes typically ship August through April, 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.