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# Wisconsin potato prices

Shipping point FOB prices and shipment volume for Wisconsin, USDA reports

_Data through Aug 27, 2026 · source last checked Aug 28, 2026 · page revised Aug 28, 2026_

## The numbers

| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Week over week | $20.00/50 lb carton | $19.50/50 lb carton | +2.6% |
| Month over month | $20.00/50 lb carton | $17.00/50 lb carton | +17.6% |
| Year over year | $20.00/50 lb carton | n/a | n/a |
| vs 5-yr median | $20.00/50 lb carton | n/a | n/a |

## About Wisconsin potato prices

Wisconsin's potatoes come from the central sands region, the irrigated sandy soils around Stevens Point, Plover and Antigo. Unlike the West's three big storage regions, Wisconsin is not a single-variety district: on this site about two-thirds of its recorded quotes are russets, with reds and yellows filling out the rest, so it is the one storage origin where a buyer can find all three main tablestock colors in one place.

Packing follows the variety: russets mostly ship in 50 lb cartons graded by count, while the reds and yellows lean more on baled consumer bags and 50 lb sacks. Wisconsin digs in the fall like Idaho, the Columbia Basin and the San Luis Valley, and ships fresh cartons out of storage over months rather than a short season. For the russet share, compare Wisconsin with the other storage regions on the [russet page](/variety/russet); for its reds and yellows, see [red](/variety/red) and [yellow](/variety/yellow).

**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.

## 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: Aug 27, 2026
- Update frequency: USDA reports on business days

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