Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Feed Use Prices
Potato feed use prices differ sharply by moisture, composition, perishability, location, and end use. MassGain normalizes fresh culls, peel, pulp, residues, and dried streams on wet, dry-matter, nutrient, or delivered bases so nominal low prices are not confused with low usable cost.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato feed-use price data benchmarks fresh culls, peel, pulp, starch residues, dried streams, and other defined feed products by composition, moisture, volume, location, timing, and pickup or delivered basis. The market object is the matched feed stream under a stated wet, dry-matter, nutrient, or energy basis.
Use the data to compare potato feed with grains, forage, and other substitutes after freight, preservation, storage, handling, and disposal economics are normalized. Keep feed streams separate because composition and perishability materially change value.
Data Module
Potato Feed Use Prices
Market objectmatched potato feed stream
Primary measurenormalized usable-feed value
Key dimensionsform, composition, location, delivery
Commercial usefeed and coproduct benchmarking
Normalizationwet, dry matter, nutrient, freight
Compare withsubstitute feeds and disposal cost
Analysis
Why this matters
Nominal price can be a poor guide to feed economics. A zero-price or low-cost wet stream may be expensive after hauling water and managing spoilage, while a higher-priced dried stream may deliver more usable nutrient per dollar.
Commercial interpretation should compare the processor's netback and the buyer's delivered value separately. Local feed conditions and disposal alternatives can move potato feed prices independently of the broader potato market.
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
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for procurement and market-intelligence teams benchmarking potato feed use prices. MassGain covers fresh feed potatoes, culls, peel, pulp, starch residues, dried streams, and other defined products while preserving composition, moisture, quality, volume, location, timing, and delivery terms.
It standardizes values on wet-tonne, dry-matter, nutrient, or energy bases and connects them with feed-grain prices, forage availability, processor output, livestock demand, freight, preservation, storage, disposal cost, and competing energy uses. Buyers can compare potatoes with alternative feeds on delivered usable value, processors can forecast coproduct credits, and finance can separate market price from route and handling effects.
The suite also shows when a zero or negative nominal price is rational because transport and treatment exceed the stream's feed value. MassGain does not certify feed suitability or provide nutritional recommendations. It provides a transparent benchmark methodology that makes composition and logistics explicit, helping users compare transactions fairly and understand whether a price change comes from the wider feed market, potato-processing supply, or local delivery economics.
Use Case
A livestock operation receives a low quote for potato culls. MassGain adjusts for moisture, sorting loss, hauling, storage life, and the price of substitute feed. The offer remains attractive only within a short delivery radius, so the buyer limits purchases to nearby loads.
FAQs
What determines potato feed use prices?
Composition, moisture, processing supply, feed alternatives, livestock demand, freight, storage, and regulation determine them.
Can feed potatoes have a negative price?
Yes. A supplier may pay for removal when disposal and handling costs exceed market value.
How does MassGain normalize prices?
It converts observations to comparable wet, dry-matter, nutrient, or delivered bases.
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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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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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