Selected potato prices

Published 8:30 am Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Fresh Russet Potato Market Report

June 8

Shipping Area  FWA  Chg  GRI  Chg  70 ct   Chg  10# Film    Chg
Wisconsin  18.84 0.13 8.47 0.10 24.00 1.00 17.00 0.00
Idaho Norkotah 11.15 0.24 3.30 0.18 18.00 0.00 6.00 0.00
Columbia Basin  13.08 -0.07 4.91 -0.04 20.00 0.00 7.00 0.00
San Luis Valley 13.79 0.00 4.01 0.0- 19.00 -0.50 11.50 0.00
Idaho Burbank 11.48 0.07 4.64 0.04 20.00 0.00 6.00 0.00

Market Commentary: Idaho Russet 40-50 count carton prices increased $1.00 per cwt last week. The state’s reported weekly shipments jumped to 824,000 cwt.

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.

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