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Potato FOB in consumer bags across origins, russet Non Size A, USDA shipping point reports
Data through Nov 3, 2026 · source last checked Nov 4, 2026 · page revised Nov 4, 2026
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- Idaho
- Columbia Basin
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130)
- Series
- Potato FOB by pack and carton count
- Basis
- FOB shipping point, per 10×5 lb bale as USDA quotes it, with per-cwt and per-pound conversions
- Geography
- Across US growing origins
- Unit
- $/10×5 lb bale
- Last observation
- Nov 3, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
A 50 lb bale of ten 5 lb consumer bags sold for $6.00-7.00/10×5 lb bale ($12.00-14.00/cwt, $0.12-0.14/lb) FOB at the shipping point on Nov 3, 2026, for Non Size A Norkotah russets out of Idaho, per USDA shipping point reports. That works out to $0.60-0.70 for each 5 lb bag at the packing shed. At $6.50/10×5 lb bale, the benchmark 10×5 lb bale midpoint is 21% below its 5-yr median for the date.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $6.50/10×5 lb bale | $6.50/10×5 lb bale | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $6.50/10×5 lb bale | $6.00/10×5 lb bale | +8.3% |
| Year over year | $6.50/10×5 lb bale | $5.00/10×5 lb bale | +30.0% |
| vs 5-yr median | $6.50/10×5 lb bale | $8.25/10×5 lb bale | -21.2% |
Previous weeks
Week of Oct 30, 2026
Idaho Non Size A Norkotahs in 10×5 lb consumer bag bales ran $6.00-7.00 FOB on Oct 30, 2026, up 8.3% on the week. The $6.50 midpoint sits 21% below its 5-yr median for the date.
An earlier week
Consumer bag bales sold $6.00-7.00/10×5 lb bale FOB Idaho on Oct 29, up 0.50 on the week. The midpoint of $6.50 sits 21% below the 5-yr median for the date.
An earlier week
Non Size A Norkotah russets out of Idaho moved to $6.00-7.00/10×5 lb bale FOB on Oct 28, 2026. The midpoint firmed from the prior week's $6.00 level. The benchmark sits 21% below its 5-year median for the date.
Week of Oct 23, 2026
Idaho's Non Size A Norkotah russets in 10×5 lb consumer bales held at $6.00/10×5 lb bale on Oct 23, flat week and month. Year over year the bales gained 20%, but the benchmark sits 25% below its 5-year median for the date.
How potato consumer bags are priced
Consumer bags are the small retail bags, sold to the trade baled into a 50 lb master: ten 5 lb bags or five 10 lb bags to the bale. USDA quotes the whole bale, so every price on this page is per bale, with the per-hundredweight and per-pound conversions beside it. Divide a 10×5 lb bale price by ten for one 5 lb bag at the shipping point, or by five for a 10 lb bag out of a 5×10 lb bale.
These are FOB prices at the packing shed, before freight and before a store's margin, so a bag on the shelf costs more than its share of the bale. The price per pound converter turns any package price into a per-pound and per-hundredweight figure, and the 50 lb sack page carries the bulk sack trade.