# US potato market statistics The headline numbers, each with its data date and source. ## The carton-count premium Russet potato cartons carry a size premium: 40–60-count run $40.00/cwt against $22.00/cwt for 100-count, the biggest counts commanding the most per hundredweight. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/pack/carton-counts.md ## 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/board/weekly-movers.md ## Idaho russet FOB Idaho potato FOB is 5% below its 5-yr median for the date. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/origin/idaho.md ## Columbia Basin FOB Columbia Basin potato FOB is 13% above its 5-yr median for the date. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/origin/columbia-basin.md ## San Luis Valley FOB San Luis Valley potato FOB is 31% above its 5-yr median for the date. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/origin/san-luis-valley.md ## 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. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ ## Lowest-priced origin Columbia Basin carries the softest russet-carton FOB, $20.00-22.00 per cwt, 100-count as of 2026-08-27. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ ## Storage-crop watch Across the big cellar regions, San Luis Valley sits furthest from normal, 31% above its 5-yr median. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/origin/san-luis-valley.md ## 50 lb sacks The most-quoted 50 lb sack FOB is 23% below its 5-yr median for the date. _Data through Aug 27, 2026._ 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 Source page: https://therussetreport.com/pack/50-lb-sacks.md ## Idaho shipments Idaho shipped 141,104 cwt of potatoes in the latest USDA movement report (2026-08-26). _Data through Aug 26, 2026._ ## Canadian imports Canada crossed 31,784 cwt of potatoes in the latest USDA movement report (2026-08-26), by far the dominant import origin. _Data through Aug 26, 2026._ ## 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. --- Canonical URL: https://therussetreport.com/stats