Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Ohio Commercial Potato Price Per Ton
Ohio commercial potato price per ton helps buyers compare delivered potato offers on a common unit basis. MassGain preserves origin, grade, market stage, freight, and seasonal sourcing so regional logistics are not mistaken for commodity inflation.
Market Data
How to read this market
Ohio commercial-potato-price-per-ton data normalizes relevant physical and supplier observations to a stated ton basis while preserving origin, product, grade, market stage, delivery period, and freight. The market object is the matched Ohio purchase or regional reference.
Use the data to compare delivered offers with shipping-point and terminal markets and to separate commodity movement from origin and logistics basis.
Data Module
Ohio Commercial Potato Price per Ton
Market objectmatched Ohio-region commercial price
Primary measurecurrency per ton
Key dimensionsorigin, product, grade, delivery
Commercial usequote and budget benchmarking
Cost contextfreight and seasonal sourcing
Compare withshipping-point and terminal markets
Analysis
Why this matters
An Ohio delivered price can move even when the source-market potato is stable because origin and freight change through the season. Regional sourcing mix is therefore part of the price.
Commercial interpretation should normalize the source market and logistics separately before assigning a supplier-specific residual.
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 Ohio procurement teams, growers, processors, distributors, and analysts comparing commercial potato prices per ton. MassGain organizes Ohio-relevant physical-market evidence by product, variety, grade, market stage, unit, source, delivery period, freight, and destination and keeps short-ton and metric-tonne conventions explicit.
Ohio may source potatoes from multiple producing regions, so a commercial per-ton value can reflect local production, inbound supply, processing demand, freight, and package or market-stage differences. Users can compare current quotes with regional shipping-point markets, terminal markets, historical ranges, and supplier delivery terms. Procurement can validate delivered offers; finance can build regional cost assumptions; analysts can separate commodity movement from freight. MassGain does not imply that one statewide potato price exists or convert packed wholesale values into bulk tonnage without accounting for the basis.
Use Case
An Ohio food manufacturer receives two delivered potato quotes from different origins. MassGain normalizes both to the same ton basis, aligns grade and delivery period, and shows that most of the difference comes from freight and origin rather than raw potato value.
FAQs
What is an Ohio commercial potato price per ton?
It is a commercial potato value normalized per ton for a defined product, region, market stage, and delivery basis.
Why can Ohio prices depend on other regions?
Ohio buyers may source from multiple production areas, making freight, origin, and seasonal supply important parts of delivered cost.
How does MassGain compare quotes?
It aligns unit, product, grade, timing, origin, market stage, and delivery terms before comparing price.
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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
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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