Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Oregon Potato Prices
Oregon 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 Washington and Idaho, then add freight, quality, and recovery to judge delivered usable cost.
Market Data
How to read this market
Oregon potato prices reflect western U.S. production and processing markets where values depend on growing district, variety, end use, irrigated crop performance, solids, storage, contract coverage, processor demand, delivery timing, and freight. They should be interpreted alongside Washington and Idaho rather than as a single statewide headline.
MassGain helps processors compare Oregon observations with historical regional relationships and practical alternate origins. Internal quality, recovery, freight, plant location, and contract data can then be layered onto the benchmark to determine delivered usable cost.
Data Module
Oregon potato price context
RegionOregon growing district and processor market
Product basisvariety, quality, solids, and end use
Crop and storageharvest and usable inventory
Regional alternativesWashington and Idaho supply
Decision usegrower contract, spot sourcing, and plant budget
Analysis
Why this matters
A local Oregon premium may reflect genuine processor-ready scarcity, but western supply is interconnected enough that neighboring markets matter. The question is whether Washington or Idaho potatoes can substitute economically after freight and recovery. A price spread is actionable only when those basis differences 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, frozen-potato manufacturers, dehydrators, and procurement teams that need to benchmark Oregon potato prices within a western market shaped by several production districts, irrigated acreage, processing demand, storage, and freight relationships with Washington, Idaho, and California. Oregon quotations can vary by variety, end use, grade, crop year, solids, contract status, delivery timing, and plant location. MassGain’s potato data suite places current offers beside regional history, crop progress, storage-risk indicators, processor demand, and neighboring-origin comparisons so buyers can determine whether a premium reflects broad western tightness or a localized specification problem.
For processors, the relevant benchmark is delivered cost per usable output rather than the farm price alone. A lower-priced distant lot may lose its advantage through freight, lower solids, defects, inconsistent size, or weaker recovery. MassGain provides the independent price and supply layer, while procurement and operations add intake results, plant yield, contract timing, quality deductions, inventory coverage, and logistics. This creates a like-for-like comparison between Oregon supply and practical alternatives.
The intelligence supports grower-contract reviews, supplemental purchases, inventory valuation, budgeting, and plant-allocation decisions. MassGain does not certify individual loads or disclose confidential grower agreements. It provides a transparent framework for evaluating Oregon potato prices consistently and documenting when local quality, availability, proximity, or service justifies a premium.
Use Case
An Oregon frozen-potato plant develops a four-week raw-material gap after stored lots produce lower solids than expected. A nearby supplier offers compliant potatoes at a premium, while Washington volume is cheaper at origin but carries added freight. MassGain shows that immediate Oregon processing-grade supply is tight, but later regional availability is improving. Procurement buys enough local volume to protect near-term production, books the remaining loads from Washington, and compares both sources using delivered cost, expected recovery, and avoided downtime.
FAQs
What drives Oregon potato prices?
Variety, growing district, yield, quality, storage, contract coverage, processor demand, delivery timing, and freight all influence value.
Can Oregon prices be compared directly with Washington or Idaho offers?
Only after normalizing specification, crop period, freight, quality, contract status, and expected plant recovery.
How does MassGain help Oregon processors?
It combines regional benchmarks, crop and storage signals, historical spreads, and practical alternate origins 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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