Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Delivered Sales Price
Potato delivered sales price is the value charged at destination after the relevant product and logistics basis are defined. MassGain bridges regional potato benchmarks to delivered quotes so buyers can separate origin-market movement from freight, packaging, handling, and supplier-specific commercial effects.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato delivered sales price is the value charged at a customer's destination after the relevant product, pack, freight, handling, storage, and service basis are defined. It should be kept separate from farmgate, shipping-point, terminal, or FOB references that transfer logistics responsibility earlier.
MassGain can bridge regional potato benchmarks to delivered selling prices by origin, destination, product, and period. Distributors can compare quotes on a like-for-like basis and identify whether changes come from the potato market, freight, package, or commercial margin.
Data Module
Delivered sales-price context
Productvariety, grade, pack, or finished format
Originsourcing region behind the sale
Destinationcustomer or market delivery point
Freighttransport embedded in price
Servicehandling and commercial requirements
Decision usequote normalization and margin review
Analysis
Why this matters
Delivered prices can diverge even when the underlying potatoes are identical because distance, equipment, order size, service, and package configuration differ. A destination premium is therefore not automatically evidence of a stronger commodity market.
The analytical task is to strip the quote back to a comparable origin basis and then rebuild the logistics bridge. MassGain makes those layers visible so commercial teams can price the route rather than confuse freight with potato inflation.
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 potato distributors, wholesalers, procurement teams, and finance leaders that need a reliable reference for the price paid at the destination under delivered sales terms. A potato delivered sales price combines the potato product with the freight, packaging, handling, and service obligations included in the transaction. Meaningful comparison requires the same origin, variety, grade, size, package, delivery period, destination, and acceptance terms. MassGain’s potato data suite helps normalize those attributes and separate the commodity component from logistics and supplier-specific charges.
The distinction matters when suppliers use different pricing bases. One quote may be FOB with freight added separately, while another includes delivery and accessorials. A lower headline price can become more expensive after transportation, shrink, or service risk, and a delivered increase may reflect a constrained lane rather than a broader potato-market move. MassGain helps users compare historical origin-to-destination spreads and identify which component changed.
The analysis supports bids, branch price books, customer escalators, supplier negotiations, and invoice validation. MassGain does not provide carrier quotes or guarantee load quality. It provides the independent market framework needed to compare delivered offers on a like-for-like basis, verify whether a price change is supported, and choose the source that produces the best usable economics at the actual destination.
Use Case
A distributor receives delivered russet offers from Idaho and Colorado for three warehouses. MassGain confirms Idaho is cheaper at origin, but freight makes Colorado the lower delivered option for two destinations. Procurement splits the award by branch and uses destination-specific benchmarks instead of applying one national price.
FAQs
What is a potato delivered sales price?
It is the price for a defined potato product delivered to a stated destination under specified commercial terms.
Why can delivered quotes differ sharply?
Origin, package, freight, accessorials, shrink, destination, service, and acceptance terms can all differ.
How does MassGain make quotes comparable?
It aligns product and market definitions and separates origin potato movement from logistics and supplier charges.
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Data and Methodology
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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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