Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Ex Farm Purchase Value
Potato ex farm purchase value shows what growers are ultimately paid on a farmgate basis. MassGain separates base price, accepted volume, bonuses, deductions, storage, and settlement timing so realized returns can be compared across buyers and programs on a consistent basis.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato ex-farm-purchase-value data measures the monetary amount paid at the farmgate for accepted potatoes before downstream packing, processing, or delivery costs. The market object is the realized grower value by crop year, buyer, region, variety, grade, contract basis, volume, quality settlement, storage obligation, and payment date.
Use the data to separate base value from bonuses, deductions, financing, and later adjustments and to compare realized value per accepted tonne.
Data Module
Potato Ex Farm Purchase Value
Market objectrealized farmgate purchase value
Primary measurestotal and per-tonne value
Key dimensionsgrower, buyer, region, crop year
Commercial usegrower economics and payment analysis
Adjustmentsbonuses, deductions, storage, timing
Compare withaccepted volume and headline price
Analysis
Why this matters
Headline contract price and realized farmgate value can diverge because accepted tonnes, quality bonuses, storage, deductions, and settlement timing affect final payment.
Commercial interpretation should compare paid value per accepted tonne and preserve each program's obligations rather than judge grower economics from the base price 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
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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
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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.
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2
UCUI™
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- 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™
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- Contracts
- Negotiations
- Risk models
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for growers and producers analyzing potato ex farm purchase value: the monetary amount paid for potatoes at the farmgate before downstream packing, processing, and delivery costs. MassGain organizes value by crop year, buyer, grower, region, variety, grade, contract basis, volume, currency, quality settlement, storage obligation, and payment date.
It separates base potato value from bonuses, deductions, seed or input offsets, financing, and later adjustments so growers can compare programs fairly. Users can calculate matched value per accepted tonne, assess how quality and contract structure affect realized returns, and reconcile sales with deliveries and receivables.
Lenders can evaluate cash conversion, processors can understand supplier economics, and analysts can distinguish higher total value caused by price from greater purchased volume. MassGain does not provide tax, accounting, or legal advice and does not infer undisclosed transactions. It provides a transparent farmgate-value framework that makes the path from contracted crop to final paid amount visible.
Use Case
A grower’s total ex-farm revenue rises despite a lower headline contract price. MassGain shows accepted volume increased, quality bonuses improved, and storage deductions fell. The grower compares realized value per accepted tonne rather than relying on the nominal base price.
FAQs
What belongs in ex farm purchase value?
Base payments, accepted volume, quality adjustments, bonuses, deductions, timing, and stated farmgate terms belong.
Why can headline price differ from realized value?
Quality, rejected tonnes, storage, freight responsibility, and later settlement can change the final payment.
How does MassGain support grower comparison?
It normalizes paid value by accepted tonnes and preserves each program’s commercial terms.
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Data and Methodology
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