Packs & counts

Well below normal

50 lb potato sacks prices

Potato FOB in 50 lb sacks across origins, russet 10 oz minimum, USDA shipping point reports

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

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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 hundredweight
Geography
Across US growing origins
Unit
$/50 lb sack
Last observation
Aug 27, 2026
Update frequency
USDA reports on business days

$8.50-10.00/50 lb sack, 23% below the 5-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $9.25/50 lb sack.

50 lb sacks mostly $8.50-10.00, up 0.75 on the week. The range sits 23% below the 5-year median.

The numbers
PeriodCurrentPriorChange
Week over week$9.25/50 lb sack$8.50/50 lb sack+8.8%
Month over month$9.25/50 lb sack$8.00/50 lb sack+15.6%
Year over year$9.25/50 lb sack$8.00/50 lb sack+15.6%
vs 5-yr median$9.25/50 lb sack$12.00/50 lb sack-22.9%

Previous weeks

An earlier week

Red potato sacks, Size A, are at $10.25 per 50 lb sack from shipping points. The latest report dates to early June and has held flat since.

Week of Aug 10, 2026

California red size A in 50 lb sacks quoted at $14.8 on July 10, with Red River Valley at $10.25, unchanged on the month.