Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Benchmark Sector Coverage
Potato benchmark sector coverage shows which commercial potato markets are actually represented in a price or supply reference. MassGain maps fresh, processing, seed, frozen, starch, retail, foodservice, export, and other segments with their weights so users can judge whether the benchmark matches their exposure.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato benchmark-sector-coverage data maps the fresh, processing, seed, fry, chip, dehydrated, starch, retail, foodservice, export, and other market segments represented in a benchmark. The market object is the sector composition and weighting of the reference.
Use the data to determine whether benchmark movement is relevant to the user's actual exposure and to identify missing or dominant sectors. Track product, transaction stage, buyer and seller type, geography, and weight through time.
Data Module
Potato Benchmark Sector Coverage
Market objectbenchmark sector composition
Primary measuresector share of evidence
Key dimensionsproduct, channel, stage, weight
Commercial usebenchmark suitability analysis
Coverage risksdominance, gaps, mix shifts
Compare withbuyer's actual category exposure
Analysis
Why this matters
A broad potato index can rise because one large processing sector moves while fresh or seed markets remain stable. Aggregate direction is not automatically relevant to every buyer.
Commercial interpretation should match sector weights with the commercial exposure being managed. Changes in benchmark composition should also be separated from genuine within-sector price movement.
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 assessing potato benchmark sector coverage. MassGain maps the market segments represented by a benchmark—such as fresh table potatoes, processing raw, seed, fries, chips, dehydrated products, starch, retail, foodservice, export, or free-buy procurement—and compares them with the intended target market.
It records eligible products, transaction stages, buyer and seller types, volume or value weights, geography, and reporting frequency. Users can see whether a broad “potato price” is actually dominated by one sector and whether movement in the benchmark is relevant to their own spend or risk. The suite identifies missing sectors, changing weights, cross-sector contamination, and structural shifts that can alter the series even when matched prices are stable.
Procurement can select an appropriate reference, finance can explain category variance, and analysts can build sector-specific or composite measures with explicit weights. MassGain does not claim one benchmark represents every potato market. It provides a transparent coverage map that makes the represented commercial universe visible and prevents a narrow sector signal from being applied to unrelated products or channels.
Use Case
A composite potato index rises because frozen-processing prices increase, but the user's exposure is fresh foodservice potatoes. MassGain shows the benchmark's sector weights and builds a matched fresh-sector reference, preventing an irrelevant broad-market escalation from entering supplier negotiations.
FAQs
What is sector coverage?
It describes which potato products, channels, uses, and transaction stages are represented by a benchmark.
Why can a broad benchmark be misleading?
One large sector may dominate movement even when the user's specific market is stable.
How does MassGain show gaps?
It compares represented sectors and weights with the intended market and the user's actual purchase or exposure mix.
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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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