Packs & counts
Well below normalpotato consumer bags prices
Potato FOB in consumer bags across origins, russet non size a, USDA shipping point reports
Data through Aug 27, 2026 · source last checked Aug 28, 2026 · page revised Aug 28, 2026
Cite
- 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 hundredweight
- Geography
- Across US growing origins
- Unit
- $/10×5 lb bale
- Last observation
- Aug 27, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
$5.00-7.00/10×5 lb bale, 14% below the 5-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $6.00/10×5 lb bale.
Consumer bags are $5.00-7.00/10×5 lb bale, 14% below the 5-year median of $7.00/10×5 lb bale. They are up 14.3% on the month but down 7.7% year over year. Columbia Basin quotes are stale, latest from 2026-07-31.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $6.00/10×5 lb bale | $6.00/10×5 lb bale | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $6.00/10×5 lb bale | $5.25/10×5 lb bale | +14.3% |
| Year over year | $6.00/10×5 lb bale | $6.50/10×5 lb bale | -7.7% |
| vs 5-yr median | $6.00/10×5 lb bale | $7.00/10×5 lb bale | -14.3% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Consumer bags, russet, mostly $5.00-7.00 per 10×5 lb bale, sit at $6.00, flat week-to-week but up $0.75 from a month ago. Year-over-year the price is down $0.50. The current level trades 14 percent below the 5-year median.
Week of Aug 7, 2026
Columbia Basin consumer bags FOB $5.25 per 10-by-5 lb bale, up 10.5% from a month ago. The price runs 12.5% below the 5-year median of $6.00.