Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Delivered Potato Price
Delivered potato price is the cost at a specified warehouse, branch, or customer after combining the origin potato value with freight, handling, packaging, accessorials, and delivery timing. MassGain anchors the commodity layer so distributors can separate market movement from logistics and compare sources on the actual destination basis.
Market Data
How to read this market
A delivered potato price is the cost of potatoes at a specified warehouse, branch, or customer destination after combining the underlying origin-market value with freight, handling, packaging, accessorials, delivery timing, and route-specific charges. It should preserve variety, grade, pack, origin, and destination so offers remain comparable.
MassGain anchors the commodity portion to the appropriate regional and product benchmark. Distributors can then add their own lane rates, shrink, receiving costs, and service requirements to determine whether a lower origin quote remains economical at the actual destination.
Data Module
Delivered potato price context
Origin valuematched regional potato benchmark
Product basisvariety, grade, size, and package
Freightlane, fuel, and accessorial charges
Destinationwarehouse, branch, or customer point
Decision usesource selection, margin, and customer pricing
Analysis
Why this matters
Origin price and delivered cost can move in opposite directions. A cheaper distant potato market may become the highest-cost source when freight capacity tightens, while a higher nearby origin can deliver better economics and service. The useful comparison therefore separates commodity movement from logistics and evaluates both on the same destination basis.
Signal 01
Usable Crop Uncertainty Index
UCUI translates crop and market complexity into a simple uncertainty signal. Higher readings indicate greater uncertainty—not necessarily higher prices.
Understand uncertainty. Anticipate risk. Act earlier.
UCUI is designed to analyze potato-industry publications and data signals across regions, varieties, weather, disease, storage, supply, and demand.
WeatherHigh
DiseaseHigh
StorageMedium
SupplyMedium
Single-day snapshot based on a scan of 11,500+ web and social signals. Get historical and real-time data by clicking the button below.
The MassGain Daily
Today’s market analysis.
A daily editorial synthesis of physical potato data, crop signals, market reporting, and what participants should watch next.
September 10, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato prices quiet at $30/cwt as regional harvest damage buzzes beneath the surface
Market indicators are stable, but reporting from Europe and select growing areas shows real, localized crop stress — a reminder that steady headline prices can mask uneven physical risk.
Signal 02
MassGain Potato Index
Independent physical-pricing intelligence and market-trend analysis for procurement, forecasting, contracting, and scenario planning.
Core Russet Carton Median
312.45 USD/MT
Latest qualifying physical-market observation
+4.75 (+1.55%)
Price discovery for the physical potato market
MPI is designed to track physical pricing data, price trends, deltas, and divergences across regions and potato types.
Series window45 days
Current public coverageCore russet cartons
Primary source basisQualifying USDA physical rows
UnitUSD per metric tonne
Single-day snapshot based on most recent 45 days worth of data. Limited to US Russets only. Get more complete, global data about all varieties by clicking the button below.
Signal 03
MassGain Spot Reference
An independent spot reference designed for price discovery, contract discussions, procurement comparisons, and risk modeling.
Russet Burbank — U.S. Midsize
305 USD/MT
Demonstration reference format
+1.6% WoW · Confidence: High
A trusted benchmark for pricing, contracts, and risk
MSR is intended to use real transactions and verifiable physical-market data to support negotiations, price checks, contracting, and risk models.
ProductRusset Burbank
SpecificationU.S. midsize, 40–70 count
Reference typePhysical spot benchmark
StatusIn development
Based on most recent 45 days worth of data. Limited to US Russets only. Get more complete, global data about all varities by clicking the button below. Full access also includes historical data -- including depreciated NYMEX/CBOE/EEX spot references -- projections, trends, and AI-driven insights.
The MassGain Product Ladder
From insight to intelligence to action
Four integrated products built for the physical potato market, delivered through public pages, reports, exports, dashboards, and API access.
1
Content
Original research, commentary, aggregated news, and market updates.
- What matters right now?
- What is happening out there?
2
UCUI™
Usable Crop Uncertainty Index: an AI-powered signal of crop risk and market uncertainty.
- Understand uncertainty
- Anticipate risk
- Act earlier
3
MPI™
MassGain Potato Index: independent physical-pricing intelligence and trend analysis.
- Price discovery
- Regional trends
- Procurement planning
4
MSR™
MassGain Spot Reference: an independent benchmark for price discovery and risk modeling.
- Contracts
- Negotiations
- Risk models
Content + UCUI + MPI + MSR + API access
Get historical series, regional detail, constituent data, exports, alerts, and direct data access.
Overview
Who is this for?
This is for potato distributors, wholesalers, and category managers who need to compare offers on the price that actually reaches a warehouse, branch, or customer—not an origin quote stripped of logistics. A delivered potato price combines the underlying potato value with freight, fuel or accessorial charges, handling, packaging, delivery terms, and the specific route and timing attached to the order. MassGain’s potato data suite helps users anchor the commodity component to the appropriate regional and product benchmark, then evaluate how much of the delivered quote is explained by market movement versus logistics or supplier-specific charges.
That distinction is especially useful when serving multiple territories. Two suppliers can quote similar potatoes at very different delivered prices because of distance, backhaul availability, order size, equipment constraints, or seasonal freight pressure. MassGain lets a distributor compare origin markets, historical regional spreads, crop and storage conditions, and feasible alternate shipping points. Internal teams can then add their own lane rates, service requirements, shrink, and receiving costs to create a consistent landed comparison.
The analysis supports bid reviews, branch pricing, supplier negotiations, margin protection, and decisions about when to shift volume between origins. MassGain does not quote a carrier rate or guarantee a load’s quality. It provides the independent potato-market layer needed to test delivered offers and identify whether a change reflects the commodity, transportation, or the commercial structure of the deal.
Use Case
A regional wholesaler receives delivered russet quotes for three distribution centers from suppliers in Idaho, Colorado, and Wisconsin. The Idaho origin has the lowest potato price but becomes the highest-cost option for the eastern branch after freight and accessorials. MassGain normalizes the potato benchmarks by origin, while the wholesaler adds current lane rates and expected shrink. The company awards western volume to Idaho, eastern volume to Wisconsin, and uses the resulting delivered benchmarks to set branch-specific customer pricing.
FAQs
What is included in a delivered potato price?
It generally includes the potato value plus the freight, handling, packaging, delivery terms, and route-specific charges required to reach the buyer.
Why can the lowest origin quote have the highest delivered cost?
Distance, equipment availability, fuel, accessorials, order size, and transit-related shrink can outweigh a lower farm or shipping-point price.
How does MassGain help compare delivered offers?
It anchors each offer to the relevant origin benchmark so buyers can separate commodity movement from freight and supplier-specific pricing.
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Data and Methodology
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