Origins
Well below normalWisconsin potato prices
Shipping point FOB prices and shipment volume for Wisconsin, USDA reports
Data through Jul 16, 2026 · source last checked Jul 17, 2026 · page revised Jul 20, 2026
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- Central Wisconsin (norkotah)
- Central Wisconsin (70-count)
- 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
- Wisconsin
- Unit
- $/50 lb carton
- Last observation
- Jul 16, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Mostly $15.00-17.00/50 lb carton, 16% below the 2-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $16.00/50 lb carton.
Central Wisconsin russets $16.00 per 50 lb carton, up $1.50 on the month but down $2.75 year over year. Current prices are 16% below the 2-year median per USDA reports.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $16.00/50 lb carton | $16.00/50 lb carton | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $16.00/50 lb carton | $14.50/50 lb carton | +10.3% |
| Year over year | $16.00/50 lb carton | $18.75/50 lb carton | -14.7% |
| vs 2-yr median | $16.00/50 lb carton | $19.13/50 lb carton | -16.3% |
About Wisconsin potato prices
Central Wisconsin sands — russet, yellow and red table stock.
Season. Wisconsin potatoes typically ship August 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.