Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Benchmark Volume Submissions
Potato benchmark volume submissions show how much qualifying physical business supports a price reference. MassGain distinguishes ordered, delivered, accepted, invoiced, and settled tonnes and tracks contributor concentration, duplicate loads, product scope, and geography so weighting reflects genuine eligible volume.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato benchmark-volume-submission data records the physical quantity represented by eligible benchmark observations and distinguishes ordered, nominated, delivered, accepted, invoiced, and settled volume. The market object is the qualifying tonnes linked to product, region, delivery period, transaction type, and contributor.
Use the data to calculate volume-weighted prices, coverage, and concentration while removing cancellations, internal transfers, duplicate reports, and repeated records of the same movement. State the eligible volume stage explicitly.
Data Module
Potato Benchmark Volume Submissions
Market objecteligible benchmark volume
Primary measurequalifying physical tonnes
Key dimensionsproduct, region, stage, contributor
Commercial useweighting and coverage analysis
Governancededuplication and eligibility
Compare withtransaction count and concentration
Analysis
Why this matters
High reported volume does not guarantee broad market representation if one transaction or buyer dominates the sample. Volume weighting can make that concentration more, not less, important.
Commercial interpretation should publish contributor and transaction concentration alongside the aggregate. A benchmark supported by many independent tonnes is different from one effectively set by a single large purchase.
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 using potato benchmark volume submissions to measure the physical quantity represented in a price or market indicator. MassGain records eligible tonnes alongside product, grade, region, buyer or seller role, delivery period, transaction type, and supporting evidence.
It distinguishes ordered, nominated, delivered, accepted, invoiced, and finally settled volume so the benchmark does not mix commitments with completed physical business. Administrators can test for duplicate loads, partial deliveries, cancellations, internal transfers, and repeated reporting by both counterparties. Analysts can calculate transaction-weighted prices, market coverage, concentration, and volume shares by region or specification while retaining the source basis.
The suite also flags when a large-volume observation dominates the benchmark or when reported tonnes are not representative of the market segment being measured. MassGain does not infer unreported market volume or guarantee complete coverage. It provides a transparent volume-control framework that makes clear how much physical potato business supports a benchmark and whether the weighting reflects genuine eligible activity.
Use Case
A weekly benchmark contains many price observations but only one large eligible transaction. MassGain shows that the volume-weighted result is effectively determined by that buyer, while the unweighted average differs materially. The publisher reports both concentration and coverage before releasing the benchmark.
FAQs
What volume stage should a benchmark use?
The methodology should specify ordered, delivered, accepted, invoiced, or settled volume and apply it consistently.
Why is duplicate-volume control important?
The same physical potatoes may be reported by both counterparties or across shipment, receipt, and invoice records.
How does MassGain show concentration?
It reports contributor, transaction, region, and specification shares of eligible benchmark volume.
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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.
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