Varieties
Varieties
FOB prices by variety across origins: russet, red, yellow, white and long white, plus the red-versus-russet price spread per hundredweight.
Data through Nov 3, 2026 · updated Nov 4, 2026
Yellow potato prices
Yellow potato FOB across origins, Size A 50 lb sack, USDA shipping point reports
$16.00-18.50/50 lb sack ($32.00-37.00/cwt) · Nov 3, 2026
+15% vs 5-yr median
Red potato prices
Red potato FOB across origins, Size A 50 lb sack, USDA shipping point reports
$14.00-16.00/50 lb sack ($28.00-32.00/cwt) · Nov 3, 2026
+33% vs 5-yr median
Russet potato prices
Russet potato FOB across origins, 70-count 50 lb carton, USDA shipping point reports
mostly $21.00/50 lb carton ($42.00/cwt) · Nov 3, 2026
+100% vs 5-yr median
Red potatoes vs russet: the FOB price spread
Russet and red potato FOB side by side, per hundredweight, from USDA shipping point reports
Russet $42.00/cwt vs red $28.00-32.00/cwt · Nov 3, 2026
Not recently quoted
White potato prices
White potato FOB across origins, Size A 50 lb sack, USDA shipping point reports
Not recently quoted last quoted Apr 23, 2026
Long White potato prices
Long White potato FOB across origins, Size A 50 lb carton, USDA shipping point reports
Not recently quoted last quoted Jul 10, 2026