Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Delivered Quote Comparison
Potato delivered quote comparison puts supplier offers on a like-for-like destination basis by aligning product, origin, grade, package, freight, fuel, accessorials, service, and effective date. Adding quality, fill rate, and shrink helps procurement compare usable economics rather than headline invoice price.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato delivered quote comparison normalizes supplier offers that combine the potato itself with freight, fuel, packaging, handling, accessorials, service, and destination-specific terms. Each quote should be matched by origin, variety, grade, size, package, weight, crop period, and effective date.
Use the data to separate commodity and logistics components and compare usable delivered cost rather than headline invoice price. Quality history, fill rate, shrink, and charge volatility should be included when they materially affect execution.
Data Module
Delivered quote context
Productvariety, grade, size, and pack
Originsource market behind the quote
Freightlane, fuel, and accessorials
Termseffective date and included services
Executionfill rate, shrink, and quality history
Decision usebid normalization and supplier award
Analysis
Why this matters
The lowest stated quote can be the higher economic cost if important charges are excluded or service is unreliable. A supplier with a modest premium may produce lower total cost through better fill, less shrink, or more stable freight.
The analytical value is in making every quote comparable on the same destination basis. Once commodity, logistics, and service are separated, procurement can see which difference is market-supported and which is purely commercial.
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 page is for distributors, wholesalers, procurement teams, and finance users that need to compare delivered potato quotes on a like-for-like basis. A delivered quote may combine the potato value with freight, fuel, packaging, handling, accessorials, service commitments, and destination-specific terms. MassGain helps users separate those components and match the underlying potato price to the correct origin, variety, grade, package, crop period, and market channel.
Without normalization, the lowest headline delivered price can be misleading. One supplier may exclude unloading or fuel adjustments, another may use a different pack weight, and a third may source from a region with greater quality or continuity risk. MassGain allows buyers to compare matched origin benchmarks, historical lane relationships, regional availability, and expected shrink before adding internal receiving and service costs. This supports tenders, spot purchases, supplier negotiations, branch allocation, and customer pricing. The objective is not merely to identify the cheapest quote, but to determine which offer provides the strongest usable economics and lowest execution risk at the actual destination.
Use Case
A wholesaler receives three delivered quotes for 50-pound russet cartons into Chicago. MassGain normalizes origin markets, package weight, freight basis, fuel charges, expected shrink, and service terms. The lowest stated quote includes a volatile accessorial and weaker fill history, so the buyer awards core volume to the second supplier and keeps the low bidder for flexible spot purchases.
FAQs
What should be normalized in a delivered potato quote?
Product, origin, grade, size, package, weight, freight, fuel, accessorials, timing, and service terms should be aligned.
Why can the lowest delivered quote be misleading?
Exclusions, quality differences, unreliable service, shrink, or volatile charges may raise the true usable cost.
How does MassGain improve quote comparison?
It separates commodity and logistics components and places each offer within matched regional, historical, and supply context.
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Data and Methodology
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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.
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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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