Fresh Russet Potato Market Report

Nov. 16

Shipping Area	FWA	Chg	GRI	Chg	70 ct	Chg	10# Film	Chg
Wisconsin	21.14	0.00	9.91	0.00	28.00	0.00	19.00	0.00
Idaho Norkotah	16.94	0.00	7.19	0.00	20.00	0.00	14.50	0.00
Columbia Basin	16.76	0.21	7.01	0.13	20.00	1.00	14.00	0.00
San Luis Valley	18.22	0.08	7.78	0.07	22.00	0.00	17.00	0.00
Idaho Burbank	16.76	-0.56	7.08	-0.34	21.50	-1.50	14.25	0.00

Market Commentary: Table potato shipments pick up ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Idaho shipped 818,000 cwt during the week ending Nov. 16.

Notes: Prices are Friday mostly quotes. All prices are in dollars per 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, on a delivered to packing shed basis. Idaho GRIs are based on a 60% packout for Burbanks and a 75% packout for Norkotahs.