Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:00 AM
Prices are weekly averages of daily prices. All prices are in dollars per hundredweight (cwt). FWA is a weighted average of shipping point prices for common packs in each area. Weights differ by area. GRI is the Grower Returns Index for each individual area.
FRESH RUSSET POTATO MARKET REPORT
(North American Potato Market News)
(USDA Market News)
May 26
Packers in Idaho and the Columbia Basin continue to drop prices in an effort to move their remaining potatoes quickly.
STATE
FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10 lb. Film Chg
IDAHO BURBANK
$14.85 -$0.94 $6.84 -$0.56 $18.50 -$2 $12.50 $0
COLUMBIA BASIN
$15.15 -$0.53 $7.31 -$0.33 $19 $0 $10.50 -$1
KLAMATH BASIN
$15.59 $0 $7.17 $0 $21 $0 $11 $0