Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Michigan Potato Prices
Michigan potato prices track the physical market by region, product basis, crop timing, storage condition, and delivery terms. MassGain helps food processors compare local offers with Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario supply, then add freight, quality, and recovery to judge delivered usable cost.
Market Data
How to read this market
Michigan potato prices reflect a Great Lakes market serving chip, fresh, and other processing channels. Values vary by production district, variety, grade, end use, crop year, storage quality, contract coverage, processor demand, delivery timing, and freight from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario, or other nearby origins.
MassGain helps processors compare Michigan observations with state history and regional alternatives. Buyers should add fry or processing quality, recovery, freight, inventory coverage, and delivery timing to determine whether a local premium or lower neighboring quote creates the best delivered usable cost.
Data Module
Michigan potato price context
Market channelchip, fresh, or other processing use
RegionMichigan production and processor area
Crop and storageyield, quality, and usable inventory
Regional alternativesGreat Lakes and Ontario supply
Decision usecontract, supplemental sourcing, and plant review
Analysis
Why this matters
Michigan processing prices can diverge from broad U.S. averages because chip quality, processor concentration, and storage conditions create a narrower usable market. Regional alternatives can moderate a local premium, but only after variety, fry performance, freight, and timing are normalized.
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 food processors, snack manufacturers, frozen-food plants, and procurement teams that need to benchmark Michigan potato prices within a market serving chips, fresh products, and other processing channels. Michigan quotations can vary by production district, variety, grade, end use, crop year, storage condition, contract status, and delivery timing. Weather around the Great Lakes, yield, quality, processor demand, and freight from neighboring states or Canadian origins can all affect value. MassGain’s potato data suite places current Michigan offers beside state history, crop development, storage-risk indicators, and practical regional alternatives so buyers can distinguish broad market pressure from a shortage limited to one specification or time window.
For processors, the relevant comparison is delivered cost per usable finished output. A lower-priced lot may become more expensive if inconsistent size, defects, weak solids, long freight, or poor storage performance reduces recovery and line efficiency. MassGain provides the independent market and supply layer, while operations adds intake tests, plant yield, quality deductions, inventory coverage, and logistics. This creates a defensible comparison between Michigan potatoes and feasible supply from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario, or other nearby regions.
The intelligence supports seasonal contracts, supplemental purchases, inventory valuation, supplier negotiations, and budget planning. MassGain does not certify individual loads or disclose confidential grower terms. It provides a traceable benchmark framework that helps processors evaluate Michigan potato offers consistently and determine when a local premium is justified by quality, availability, or service.
Use Case
A Michigan snack processor finds that contracted chip-stock potatoes are producing more color rejects than forecast. A nearby replacement supplier offers suitable lots at a premium, while Wisconsin volume is cheaper but requires added freight and later delivery. MassGain shows that immediate Michigan chip-stock supply is tight but that the wider regional market remains balanced. Procurement secures a short local tranche, schedules the balance from Wisconsin after fry tests, and compares both sources on delivered cost per saleable bag.
FAQs
What drives Michigan potato prices?
Variety, production district, yield, quality, storage, end use, contract coverage, processor demand, delivery timing, and freight all influence value.
Why can Michigan processing prices differ from broad U.S. averages?
Local varieties, processor concentration, quality requirements, storage conditions, and regional freight create a distinct market.
How does MassGain help Michigan processors?
It combines state benchmarks, crop and storage signals, historical relationships, and nearby alternatives for delivered-cost analysis.
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Data and Methodology
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Data provenance
MassGain uses public, licensed, contributed, and independently derived physical-market information. Source availability and publication schedules vary.
Timing and revisions
Figures may reflect the latest available observation rather than a same-day transaction. Source data and MassGain calculations may be corrected, restated, or revised.
Not transactional pricing
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Independent publication
Certain observations may be derived from USDA reports. MassGain is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA.
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