Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Nymex Potato Contract
nymex potato contract is a historical derivatives reference whose value depends on the exact product and delivery market it represented. MassGain documents contract terms, listing status, regional cash prices, crop context, freight, and basis so archival data is not mistaken for current infrastructure.
Market Data
How to read this market
NYMEX potato-contract data documents the historical exchange product by underlying potato specification, unit, delivery geography, listing period, settlement structure, and market status.
Use the data to compare the archival contract with regional cash prices, crop conditions, storage, freight, and basis and to verify whether a legacy series has any valid role in current analysis.
Data Module
NYMEX Potato Contract
Market objecthistorical exchange contract
Primary fieldsproduct, unit, delivery, period
Key dimensionsregion, settlement, status, liquidity
Commercial usederivatives history and model validation
Risk contextbasis and current inactivity
Compare withregional cash prices
Analysis
Why this matters
A legacy exchange ticker does not prove a current liquid hedge exists. Historical potato contracts often represented a specific regional delivery market rather than national exposure.
Commercial interpretation should verify listing status and preserve the original contract definition before comparing the series with modern cash prices.
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 page is for agricultural finance teams, processors, traders, lenders, and commodity researchers investigating a NYMEX potato contract. MassGain helps users determine exactly which historical contract is being referenced, what potato type and delivery basis it represented, whether it remains active, and how closely it matched the physical exposure users care about today.
A legacy exchange contract can still be useful for market-history research, but it should not be treated as a current hedge without verifying listing status and liquidity. MassGain places the contract beside regional cash prices, crop periods, storage, freight, processing demand, and basis relationships. That lets users see whether the financial instrument reflected Maine potatoes, another regional market, or a narrower deliverable specification rather than the broader U.S. potato complex.
The page supports model validation, historical price research, hedge-policy reviews, and lending analysis. MassGain does not imply a currently tradable NYMEX potato product. It provides the contract-definition and physical-market context needed to use archival data responsibly.
Use Case
A commodity analyst discovers a NYMEX potato contract symbol in an old database. MassGain traces the contract definition and delivery market, confirms its historical status, and shows why the series should be treated as an archival reference rather than a current national potato benchmark.
FAQs
What was a NYMEX potato contract?
It was an exchange-listed potato futures instrument tied to a defined physical product and delivery basis.
Can it be used as a current hedge?
Only if the contract is currently listed and liquid; historical references should not be assumed to remain tradable.
How does MassGain qualify the contract?
It checks contract status and compares the financial series with relevant regional physical potato markets and basis risk.
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Data and Methodology
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MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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
MassGain figures are informational reference values and do not constitute executable bids, offers, settlements, or guarantees that a transaction can occur at the displayed value.
No individualized advice
Content and data are provided for informational and analytical purposes and do not constitute financial, investment, legal, trading, or individualized procurement advice.
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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