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US potato market statistics (July 2026)
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This week's biggest mover #
Biggest move this week: Columbia Basin russet 40–50-count norkotah, now mostly $13.00/50 lb carton ($26.00/cwt), a +$3.00/cwt move on the week.
About this data: USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) · Biggest week-over-week potato FOB moves · FOB shipping point, per hundredweight · Across US growing origins
Idaho russet FOB #
Idaho potato FOB is 4% below its 5-yr median for the date.
About this data: USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) and Daily Movement (FV170) · Potato FOB price at a benchmark variety, pack and size · FOB shipping point, low-high range · Idaho · through Jul 16, 2026
Columbia Basin FOB #
Columbia Basin potato FOB is 26% below its 5-yr median for the date.
About this data: USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) and Daily Movement (FV170) · Potato FOB price at a benchmark variety, pack and size · FOB shipping point, low-high range · Columbia Basin · through Jul 16, 2026
San Luis Valley FOB #
San Luis Valley potato FOB is 14% above its 5-yr median for the date.
About this data: USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) and Daily Movement (FV170) · Potato FOB price at a benchmark variety, pack and size · FOB shipping point, low-high range · San Luis Valley · through Jul 16, 2026
Highest-priced origin #
San Luis Valley carries the firmest russet-carton FOB, $22.00-24.00 per cwt, 100-count as of 2026-07-16.
Lowest-priced origin #
Idaho carries the softest russet-carton FOB, $16.00-17.00 per cwt, 100-count as of 2026-07-16.
Storage-crop watch #
Across the big cellar regions, Columbia Basin sits furthest from normal, 26% below its 5-yr median.
About this data: USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) and Daily Movement (FV170) · Potato FOB price at a benchmark variety, pack and size · FOB shipping point, low-high range · Columbia Basin · through Jul 16, 2026
50 lb sacks #
The most-quoted 50 lb sack FOB is in line with recent seasons.
About this data: USDA AMS shipping point potato FOB reports (FV130) · Potato FOB by pack and carton count · FOB shipping point, per hundredweight · Across US growing origins · through Jul 10, 2026
Idaho shipments #
Idaho shipped 145,928 cwt of potatoes in the latest USDA movement report (2026-07-15).
Canadian imports #
Canada crossed 38,376 cwt of potatoes in the latest USDA movement report (2026-07-15), by far the dominant import origin.
What this tracks #
The Russet Report tracks USDA shipping point FOB prices across 15 growing origins and 4 pack pages, all normalized to a per-hundredweight board.