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Basket item · 2 kg

Potatoes

United States · September 2026$4.36−2.5% in a year · $2.18 per kg
Canada · September 2026C$1.78−5.2% in a year · ≈ $1.28 US

Three years of potatoes

Cost of 2 kg, in US dollars.

$0.88$1.96$3.03$4.11$5.18202420252026
United StatesCanada (converted)

US: BLS average price series APU0000712112, converted to kg. Canada: Statistics Canada, "Potatoes, 4.54 kilograms", scaled to 2 kg. Package sizes and grades are similar but not identical between countries; see how we price.

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