Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Benchmark Report
Potato benchmark report turns a headline reference into a usable procurement and finance record by defining region, product, unit, period, methodology, constituents, and market drivers. MassGain shows whether movement is broad or concentrated so supplier and budget decisions can be traced to the evidence behind the benchmark.
Market Data
How to read this market
A potato benchmark report combines a defined market reference with the context needed to use it responsibly. A strong report identifies region, potato type or end use, unit, delivery basis, observation period, methodology, constituent movement, historical position, and physical drivers such as crop, storage, demand, and freight.
MassGain can use the report as a recurring procurement and finance record rather than a headline price sheet. Processors can see what drove the benchmark, whether movement was broad or concentrated, and which limitations or data gaps should qualify a contract or budget decision.
Data Module
Potato benchmark report context
Market definitionregion, product, unit, and delivery basis
Latest movementchange in the defined benchmark
Constituentsobservations driving the result
Historical contextrecent and seasonal comparison
Decision usesupplier, budget, inventory, and executive review
Analysis
Why this matters
The report’s analytical value comes from explaining causation and basis. A benchmark can rise because one free-buy region tightened while a processor’s contracted sourcing remained stable. Constituent and methodology detail let users distinguish that case from a broad market repricing and create an auditable reason for accepting or rejecting a commercial adjustment.
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, procurement teams, controllers, and commercial leaders that need a concise potato benchmark report they can use in recurring price reviews and planning meetings. A useful report does more than publish a headline number. It explains the covered market, region, potato type, unit, delivery basis, observation period, methodology, constituent movement, and the physical supply conditions behind the change. MassGain’s potato data suite brings those elements together so users can see both the benchmark result and the evidence required to interpret it.
For processors, that context prevents mismatched comparisons. A regional free-buy processing market may move sharply while contracted raw material, fresh potatoes, or another sourcing area remains stable. MassGain helps teams distinguish those channels, compare the latest value with historical ranges, and identify whether weather, acreage, yield, storage quality, processor demand, freight, or crop transition is driving the movement. The report can also surface confidence, data gaps, and notable divergence between constituent markets.
Procurement can use the report in supplier negotiations, standard-cost updates, inventory valuation, budgets, and executive briefings. Finance receives a reproducible reference, while operations sees the supply factors that may affect availability or plant performance. MassGain does not replace supplier quotations or internal cost data. It provides a governed external market record that turns a benchmark into a practical, auditable decision tool.
Use Case
A frozen-potato processor receives a quarterly increase request from a supplier citing a broad rise in potato costs. The MassGain benchmark report shows the relevant regional processing index increased modestly, while most of the headline volatility came from an unrelated free-buy market. Procurement uses the constituent table, methodology notes, and storage commentary to validate only part of the request, asks for a separate conversion-cost bridge, and records the evidence used in the final approval.
FAQs
What should a potato benchmark report include?
It should define the market, region, product, unit, period, methodology, constituents, latest movement, historical context, and key supply drivers.
How often can a benchmark report be used?
Teams can align publication with weekly monitoring, monthly reviews, quarterly adjustments, or annual contracting needs.
Why include constituent and methodology detail?
It lets users reproduce the result, identify what drove the change, and avoid applying an irrelevant headline to a specific contract.
Put this market intelligence to work
Get historical data, regional detail, benchmarks, alerts, exports, and API access tailored to your procurement
and market-analysis needs.
Data and Methodology
Professional market-data standards
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.
Commercial use and licensing
Public display does not grant rights to reproduce, redistribute, republish, or incorporate MassGain indices or references into commercial products or contracts without authorization.