Potatoes & Onions · national summary · report of Fri Sep 25, 2026

Potatoes: advertised prices this week

What US supermarkets advertised for Potatoes in the week ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, from the USDA AMS weekly survey of grocery circulars and digital promotions.

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Conventional

Each comparison below uses the report’s own two figures for that row: the change in the average advertised price, computed as (this week − same week last year) ÷ same week last year, rounded to whole percent. A row is listed only where both weeks are reported.

The average advertised price for Potatoes MIXED COLORS (24 oz bag) is $4.19 this week compared with $4.12 in the same week last year, a change of +2%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND RED (15 lb bag) is $6.99 this week compared with $5.99 in the same week last year, a change of +17%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND RED (24 oz bag) is $3.58 this week compared with $2.99 in the same week last year, a change of +20%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND RED (3 lb bag) is $2.97 this week compared with $3.00 in the same week last year, a change of -1%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND RED (5 lb bag) is $4.53 this week compared with $3.44 in the same week last year, a change of +32%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND RED (per lb) is $0.91 this week compared with $0.95 in the same week last year, a change of -4%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND WHITE (5 lb bag) is $4.75 this week compared with $2.95 in the same week last year, a change of +61%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND WHITE (per lb) is $0.95 this week compared with $0.99 in the same week last year, a change of -4%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes RUSSET (10 lb bag) is $3.92 this week compared with $3.55 in the same week last year, a change of +10%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes RUSSET (5 lb bag) is $2.98 this week compared with $2.94 in the same week last year, a change of +1%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes RUSSET (8 lb bag) is $3.77 this week compared with $5.22 in the same week last year, a change of -28%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes RUSSET (per lb) is $1.44 this week compared with $0.88 in the same week last year, a change of +64%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes YELLOW TYPE (24 oz bag) is $3.32 this week compared with $3.60 in the same week last year, a change of -8%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes YELLOW TYPE (3 lb bag) is $2.41 this week compared with $2.68 in the same week last year, a change of -10%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes YELLOW TYPE (5 lb bag) is $3.15 this week compared with $4.17 in the same week last year, a change of -24%.

Commodity	Variety	Unit	This week — number of ads	This week — average advertised price	Last week — number of ads	Last week — average advertised price	Same week last year — number of ads	Same week last year — average advertised price
Potatoes	MIXED COLORS	24 oz bag	201	$4.19	487	$2.50	186	$4.12
Potatoes	ROUND RED	15 lb bag	36	$6.99	not reported	not reported	36	$5.99
Potatoes	ROUND RED	24 oz bag	363	$3.58	1,003	$2.78	698	$2.99
Potatoes	ROUND RED	3 lb bag	51	$2.97	238	$3.10	53	$3.00
Potatoes	ROUND RED	4 lb bag	185	$2.50	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	ROUND RED	5 lb bag	1,251	$4.53	1,152	$4.28	1,462	$3.44
Potatoes	ROUND RED	per lb	234	$0.91	524	$0.98	442	$0.95
Potatoes	ROUND WHITE	3 lb bag	60	$1.58	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	ROUND WHITE	4 lb bag	31	$1.98	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	ROUND WHITE	5 lb bag	807	$4.75	434	$2.54	814	$2.95
Potatoes	ROUND WHITE	per lb	162	$0.95	158	$0.95	120	$0.99
Potatoes	RUSSET	10 lb bag	649	$3.92	146	$6.33	569	$3.55
Potatoes	RUSSET	3 lb bag	190	$4.99	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	RUSSET	5 lb bag	4,172	$2.98	3,807	$3.18	4,720	$2.94
Potatoes	RUSSET	8 lb bag	107	$3.77	148	$4.68	649	$5.22
Potatoes	RUSSET	per lb	85	$1.44	359	$0.64	892	$0.88
Potatoes	YELLOW TYPE	24 oz bag	282	$3.32	1,140	$2.71	895	$3.60
Potatoes	YELLOW TYPE	3 lb bag	206	$2.41	264	$2.99	149	$2.68
Potatoes	YELLOW TYPE	4 lb bag	185	$2.50	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	YELLOW TYPE	5 lb bag	2,456	$3.15	1,547	$4.23	2,576	$4.17

Organic

Compared with the same week last year:

The average advertised price for Potatoes ROUND RED (24 oz bag) is $4.99 this week compared with $3.00 in the same week last year, a change of +66%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes RUSSET (3 lb bag) is $4.99 this week compared with $5.99 in the same week last year, a change of -17%.
The average advertised price for Potatoes YELLOW TYPE (24 oz bag) is $4.99 this week compared with $3.00 in the same week last year, a change of +66%.

Commodity	Variety	Unit	This week — number of ads	This week — average advertised price	Last week — number of ads	Last week — average advertised price	Same week last year — number of ads	Same week last year — average advertised price
Potatoes	ROUND RED	24 oz bag	23	$4.99	86	$4.99	33	$3.00
Potatoes	ROUND RED	3 lb bag	212	$4.99	1,459	$3.94	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	RUSSET	3 lb bag	22	$4.99	553	$3.52	241	$5.99
Potatoes	RUSSET	5 lb bag	20	$2.98	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Potatoes	YELLOW TYPE	24 oz bag	23	$4.99	86	$4.99	33	$3.00
Potatoes	YELLOW TYPE	3 lb bag	212	$4.99	1,459	$3.94	not reported	not reported

Source: USDA AMS Specialty Crops Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026, linked to the source record. Record id: FVWRETAIL, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026. Period: ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, fetched 2026-10-02. Data file: ams_fv_retail.json, September 2026, the parsed national tables of the source record, fetched 2026-10-02.