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Russet potato prices in the Northwest
5 lb bag · USDA-reported store count 22 · week of October 17, 2026
What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the Northwest, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Russet potatoes, 5 lb bag, per 5 lb bag; ads for the week of October 17, 2026. Only 22 store ads reported, so it can swing.
Definition and sources
- How it's averaged: each advertised price is weighted by the number of stores USDA reports running it. That store count is summed across qualifying ads, so a store running two qualifying ads may count twice.
- USDA label: “POTATOES” / “RUSSET”.
- Data week: ads for the week of October 17, 2026, published by USDA on October 23, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
- Coverage: USDA-reported store count 22. History since 2014.
- BLS comparison: we don’t show a closely matching BLS average-price series for this item.
- Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity” (report 3324). How we check the data.
The last 52 weeks
Northwest vs US since 2014
Other regions this week
South central $2.29 · Midwest $2.54 · Southwest $2.94 · Northeast $2.96 · Southeast $3.40
Ad prices are advertised sale prices, averaged across stores by how many stores USDA reports running each price. Store counts aren't independent observations: many stores can share one chain's ad. All groceries in the Northwest · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.