Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Commodity Research Database
Potato commodity research database data organizes market observations and series by source, geography, product, unit, frequency, date, definition, revision, and transformation. Analysts can build reproducible datasets, preserve methodology breaks, and distinguish reported observations from derived estimates across research projects.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato commodity-research-database data organizes prices, acreage, production, yield, trade, storage, crop conditions, demand, contracts, weather, and methodology records by source, geography, product, unit, frequency, and date. The market object is the governed observation or series with preserved lineage, original unit, transformation, revision status, and definition.
Use the data to build repeatable research datasets, compare countries and potato forms, identify breaks in continuity, and reproduce prior analysis. Keep reported observations distinct from derived estimates and preserve methodology changes that affect comparability.
Data Module
Potato Commodity Research Database
Market objectgoverned potato-market dataset
Primary fieldsvalue, source, date, definition
Key dimensionsgeography, product, unit, frequency
Commercial useresearch and reproducible analysis
Governancelineage, revisions, transformations
Compare withmethodology and comparable series
Analysis
Why this matters
Two series labeled potato price can describe different market stages, grades, or units, so apparent historical moves may come from definition changes rather than economics. Revision and transformation history are part of the data, not administrative detail.
Commercial interpretation should establish series comparability before testing relationships or building forecasts. A database is valuable when it lets an analyst explain exactly why two observations can—or cannot—be compared.
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 analysts and market researchers that need a structured potato commodity research database rather than a collection of disconnected spreadsheets and reports. MassGain can organize prices, acreage, production, yield, trade, storage, crop conditions, demand, contracts, weather, and methodology records by source, geography, product, unit, frequency, and date.
Research quality depends on lineage. A series may be revised, discontinued, rebased, converted, or redefined, and two values called “potato price” may represent different market stages. MassGain preserves the source, original unit, transformation, revision status, methodology, and comparable historical series. Analysts can search across countries and product forms, build repeatable datasets, identify breaks in continuity, and distinguish reported observations from derived estimates.
The database supports market studies, benchmark design, forecasting, policy analysis, investment research, and internal decision support. It can connect quantitative series with source documents and notes so findings can be reproduced and challenged. MassGain does not guarantee that every market is fully reported or that historical correlation proves causation. It provides the governed research environment needed to find, validate, compare, and cite potato-market evidence without rebuilding the analytical foundation for every question.
Use Case
An analyst studies whether European processing-potato volatility increased after a market-structure change. MassGain combines regional cash series, futures history, acreage, production, storage, trade, and methodology notes. The analyst identifies a true increase in late-storage volatility while excluding a false jump caused by a series-definition change.
FAQs
What belongs in a potato research database?
Prices, production, acreage, yield, trade, storage, demand, weather, contracts, and methodology records may belong.
Why is source lineage important?
It shows where each observation came from, how it was transformed, and whether revisions or breaks affect use.
How does MassGain support reproducible research?
It preserves definitions, units, dates, transformations, citations, and comparable series selections.
Put this market intelligence to work
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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.