Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Annual Producer Prices
Potato annual producer prices provide a historical full-year benchmark rather than a current executable quote. Growers, processors, and lenders can compare the average with monthly or quarterly constituents and actual sales timing so short scarcity periods or premium mix do not distort forward assumptions.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato annual producer prices summarize producer-level values across a full calendar or crop year under a defined product, region, unit, market stage, and weighting method. The market object should retain monthly or quarterly constituents, sales timing, contract share, and methodology changes.
Use annual prices for long-term trend, farm budgeting, and historical comparison rather than current purchasing. Compare the annual average with when and how the producer actually marketed volume so short scarcity periods or premium product mix do not distort forward assumptions.
Data Module
Potato Annual Producer Prices
ObjectFull-year producer price benchmark
DimensionsRegion, product, year, market stage
MethodSales weighting and reporting period
Commercial useHistorical trends and farm budgets
ComparisonMonthly and quarterly constituents
WatchpointAnnual average is not a current executable price
Analysis
Why this matters
Annual averages matter for structural analysis but can be dangerous in operating models. A few high-priced late-season sales can lift the yearly value even when most tonnage moved earlier under lower fixed contracts.
The useful interpretation is timing-weighted. Lenders and processors should align the benchmark with the producer's actual sales pattern and product mix rather than assuming the annual average represents every tonne.
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
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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 16, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato market steady for now; Russia’s smaller crop is the salient risk
Spot prices are flat and USDA terminal reports read ‘market steady,’ but a renewed forecast for a smaller Russian harvest and recent regional harvest stress leave seasonal import timing and storage losses as the key uncertainty.
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?
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2
UCUI™
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- 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
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for growers, processors, lenders, economists, and procurement teams that need an annual producer-level potato price benchmark. Potato annual producer prices summarize values received across a full crop or calendar year, depending on the source. MassGain helps users document the region, product scope, sales weighting, market stage, unit, and period so the annual figure is interpreted correctly.
Annual prices are useful for long-term trend analysis, farm budgets, industry reports, and historical comparisons, but they can obscure the timing that drives actual commercial outcomes. A year containing a short late-season shortage may produce a high average even when most grower volume sold earlier under fixed contracts. Product mix, quality, region, and the proportion of fresh, processing, seed, or specialty sales can also change the result. MassGain places the annual benchmark beside monthly and quarterly prices, sold volume, production, storage, and crop conditions. Growers can compare realized performance, processors can review contract assumptions, and lenders can test revenue and collateral models. The platform preserves revisions and methodological changes so users can distinguish genuine price movement from a new basket or weighting scheme. The result is a qualified annual reference that supports strategic analysis without being mistaken for a current executable price.
Use Case
A grower’s next-year plan uses the prior annual producer price. MassGain shows the annual average was lifted by late open-market sales, while the grower delivers most volume at harvest under contract. The lender substitutes a contract- and timing-matched assumption before sizing the seasonal facility.
FAQs
What do annual potato producer prices represent?
They summarize producer-level prices across a defined year using stated products, regions, and weights.
Why can realized prices differ from the annual figure?
Sales timing, contracts, quality, crop use, region, and volume mix may differ from the published basket.
Is an annual producer price a current quote?
No. It is a historical summary and should not replace current regional market evidence.
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Data and Methodology
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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.
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