Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Benchmark Grade Coverage
Potato benchmark grade coverage maps the quality composition behind a price series. MassGain tracks official grades, private specifications, size, defects, condition, region, volume, and value so premium or off-grade mix shifts can be separated from genuine matched-grade inflation.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato benchmark-grade-coverage data maps the formal grades, private specifications, size bands, defect tolerances, quality tiers, and condition standards represented in a price series. The market object is the quality composition by transaction, volume, value, region, and period.
Use the data to test whether benchmark movement reflects matched-grade inflation or a shift toward premium or discounted lots. Keep official grades and private processing specifications distinct unless their attributes are explicitly mapped.
Data Module
Potato Benchmark Grade Coverage
Market objectquality composition of benchmark
Primary measureshare by grade or specification
Key dimensionsgrade, size, defects, region
Commercial usebenchmark and quality-mix analysis
Coverage riskspremium or off-grade mix shifts
Compare withpurchased specification
Analysis
Why this matters
Quality mix can move an aggregate price even when every matched grade is stable. More premium large lots raise the average; more off-grade business lowers it.
Commercial interpretation should decompose grade contribution before using the benchmark in negotiation or escalation. A quality-driven move should not be treated as broad commodity inflation.
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 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?
- 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 procurement and market-intelligence teams evaluating potato benchmark grade coverage. MassGain records the formal grades, private specifications, processing categories, defect tolerances, size bands, quality tiers, and condition standards represented in a price series.
It distinguishes U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 2, commercial grades, chipping or processing specifications, premium packs, off-grade lots, and other market definitions rather than treating them as one commodity. Users can measure grade shares by transaction, volume, value, and region and determine whether a benchmark move reflects actual matched-price change or a shift toward higher- or lower-quality business. The suite also connects grade coverage with crop quality, packout, storage condition, recovery, and customer use.
Procurement can select a benchmark aligned with the purchased specification, finance can quantify quality-mix variance, and analysts can publish grade-specific or quality-adjusted measures. MassGain does not certify grade or assume private specifications equal official standards. It provides a transparent coverage framework that makes quality composition and basis risk visible before a potato benchmark is used commercially.
Use Case
A price survey rises after several premium large-size lots enter the sample. MassGain separates those observations from standard U.S. No. 1 business and shows the matched standard-grade market is nearly flat. Procurement accepts only the supported premium for the relevant customer program.
FAQs
What does grade coverage describe?
It describes the quality, defect, size, condition, and private-specification tiers represented in the benchmark.
Why can grade mix distort price movement?
A greater share of premium or discounted lots can move the aggregate without matched-grade inflation.
How does MassGain compare private and official grades?
It preserves each definition and maps only equivalent attributes, tolerances, and commercial uses.
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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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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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