Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Benchmark Variety Coverage
Potato benchmark variety coverage shows which varieties and market classes drive a reference. MassGain tracks variety shares, end-use fit, region, crop year, volume, value, and approved substitutes so sample-mix changes are not confused with matched-variety price movement.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato benchmark-variety-coverage data identifies named varieties, proprietary lines, market classes, and substitute groups represented in a price or supply reference. The market object is the variety composition by region, crop year, end use, volume, value, and contributor.
Use the data to determine whether the benchmark represents the varieties a buyer or plant actually needs and to separate matched-variety price movement from changes in sample mix. Preserve approval and substitution differences.
Data Module
Potato Benchmark Variety Coverage
Market objectvariety composition of benchmark
Primary measureshare by variety or class
Key dimensionsregion, crop year, end use, weight
Commercial usebasis and substitution analysis
Coverage risksmix shift and non-interchangeability
Compare withactual purchased varieties
Analysis
Why this matters
A blended benchmark can decline simply because more lower-value varieties enter the sample while the user's required long russet or chipping variety remains unchanged. Variety mix can therefore mimic market movement.
Commercial interpretation should isolate matched-variety changes and treat substitutes according to real end-use approval, not botanical similarity alone.
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 variety coverage. MassGain identifies the named varieties, proprietary lines, market classes, and substitute groups represented in a price or supply indicator and preserves their intended use, region, crop year, quality, and delivery period.
It prevents a benchmark dominated by one common variety from being applied automatically to long fry potatoes, chipping varieties, starch potatoes, red or yellow table stock, or another specialized exposure. Users can measure variety shares by transaction, volume, value, and contributor and see when changing crop mix moves the aggregate even if matched-variety prices remain stable. The suite also records where varieties are blended, misclassified, or reported only as broad market classes.
Procurement can choose a relevant reference, processors can connect variety coverage with plant performance, and analysts can build matched or hedonic comparisons. MassGain does not assume varieties are commercially interchangeable. It provides a transparent coverage map showing which genetic and market categories support the benchmark and where substitution or basis risk remains.
Use Case
A regional potato benchmark declines after more low-priced round whites enter the sample. MassGain shows the user's contracted long russet variety remains firm. The processor keeps its variety-specific forecast and avoids using the blended decline to challenge a supplier on an unrelated specification.
FAQs
What is variety coverage?
It describes the potato varieties or market classes represented in a benchmark and their relative weights.
Why can changing variety mix move a benchmark?
Lower- or higher-value varieties can alter the aggregate even when each matched variety is unchanged.
How does MassGain handle substitutes?
It records physical traits, approvals, end-use fit, market availability, and basis differences before grouping varieties.
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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
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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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