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US potato price stats, August 2026
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This week's biggest mover #
Biggest move this week: Columbia Basin russet 40–50-count norkotah, now mostly $20.00/50 lb carton ($40.00/cwt), a +$5.00/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 5% 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 Aug 27, 2026
Columbia Basin FOB #
Columbia Basin potato FOB is 13% 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 · Columbia Basin · through Aug 27, 2026
San Luis Valley FOB #
San Luis Valley potato FOB is 31% 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 Aug 27, 2026
Highest-priced origin #
San Luis Valley carries the firmest russet-carton FOB, $26.00-30.00 per cwt, 100-count as of 2026-08-27.
Lowest-priced origin #
Columbia Basin carries the softest russet-carton FOB, $20.00-22.00 per cwt, 100-count as of 2026-08-27.
Storage-crop watch #
Across the big cellar regions, San Luis Valley sits furthest from normal, 31% above 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 · San Luis Valley · through Aug 27, 2026
50 lb sacks #
The most-quoted 50 lb sack FOB is 23% below its 5-yr median for the date.
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 Aug 27, 2026
Idaho shipments #
Idaho shipped 141,104 cwt of potatoes in the latest USDA movement report (2026-08-26).
Canadian imports #
Canada crossed 31,784 cwt of potatoes in the latest USDA movement report (2026-08-26), 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.