Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Benchmark Transaction Data
Potato benchmark transaction data is the underlying commercial evidence supporting a benchmark, with date, region, product, quality, unit, delivery, market status, and source classification preserved. MassGain lets processors inspect distributions, distinguish trades from indications, and identify outliers without blending unlike observations.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato benchmark transaction data is the underlying commercial evidence used to build or validate a benchmark. Comparable records should preserve date, region, potato type or variety, quality, unit, delivery window, market channel, contract or spot status, freight basis, volume where available, and source classification.
MassGain standardizes those attributes so processors can inspect the distribution behind an aggregate index, distinguish completed trades from quotes or assessments, identify outliers, and compare supplier claims with genuinely comparable market evidence while preserving appropriate confidentiality.
Data Module
Benchmark transaction data
Date and regionwhen and where the observation applies
Productvariety, quality, unit, and end use
Market statustrade, quote, bid, offer, or assessment
Delivery basistiming, freight, and contract status
Decision usebenchmark validation and supplier comparison
Analysis
Why this matters
Transaction-level evidence reveals whether a benchmark move is broad or driven by a small number of exceptional observations. The distinction between executed trades and indicative quotes also matters in thin markets. Good methodology preserves those classifications rather than converting every visible number into equal evidence, which helps avoid overreacting to emergency or unrepresentative prints.
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, market analysts, and risk managers that need to understand the transaction evidence supporting a potato benchmark. Potato benchmark transaction data consists of observed commercial prices and the attributes required to compare them responsibly: market date, region, potato type or variety, quality, unit, volume where available, delivery window, contract or spot status, freight basis, and source classification. MassGain’s potato data suite standardizes those fields so unlike observations are not blended into a misleading average.
For processors, structured transaction data provides a deeper audit trail than a published index alone. Users can inspect the range and distribution of relevant observations, identify whether movement is broad or driven by a few outliers, and compare the benchmark with their own supplier quotes. MassGain can normalize units and currencies, separate processing from fresh or seed channels, and preserve timing and regional distinctions. Appropriate aggregation and confidentiality controls allow the market signal to remain useful without exposing sensitive counterparties or private commercial terms.
The data supports benchmark validation, contract reviews, should-cost models, inventory valuation, forecasting, and internal analytics. A buyer can determine whether a supplier claim is consistent with comparable observed activity while recognizing that no external dataset captures every private contract. MassGain does not treat every quote as a completed transaction or imply perfect market coverage. It provides traceable definitions, provenance, and quality controls so transaction evidence can be used with the right level of confidence.
Use Case
A processor receives a supplier increase request based on one unusually high regional quote. MassGain transaction data shows most comparable processing-potato observations remain clustered near the prior month’s range and that the cited value involved immediate delivery during a temporary logistics disruption. Procurement excludes the outlier from the normal contract comparison, accepts a short emergency surcharge only on exposed volume, and retains the broader transaction distribution as the benchmark for the next scheduled review.
FAQs
What fields make potato transaction data comparable?
Region, date, product or variety, quality, unit, delivery period, volume where available, contract status, freight basis, and source type should be defined.
Are supplier quotes the same as completed transactions?
No. Quotes, bids, offers, assessments, and completed trades should be classified separately and weighted according to the benchmark methodology.
How can transaction data protect confidentiality?
Aggregation, anonymization, minimum-contributor rules, delayed publication, and controlled access can preserve the signal without exposing counterparties.
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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.