Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Granules Prices
Potato granules prices reflect raw potatoes plus recovery, dehydration, particle size, hydration, texture, consistency, packaging, freight, volume, and contract timing. MassGain anchors the agricultural component to the relevant regional market so ingredient buyers can separate crop movement from conversion and compare suppliers on finished-application cost.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato granules prices reflect raw potatoes plus dehydration, recovery, particle size, hydration, texture, color, consistency, packaging, freight, volume, and contract timing. Comparable quotes should align specification and delivery basis.
Use the data to isolate the regional potato-market component, then compare supplier conversion and application performance. Price per pound alone is insufficient when usage rates or functionality differ.
Data Module
Potato granules price context
Raw potatomatched regional benchmark
Recoveryfinished granules per raw input
Specificationparticle, hydration, texture, and quality
Conversiondehydration and plant economics
Delivered basispackaging and freight
Decision usecontract and application-cost comparison
Analysis
Why this matters
A low granules quote can be expensive in use when hydration or consistency requires more ingredient per batch. Conversely, a premium product can create lower finished cost through stronger performance.
The analytical process should separate commodity, conversion, and functional value. MassGain can validate whether the raw-potato assumption moved as claimed, but plant trials and formulation data should determine whether the remaining product premium is commercially justified.
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 ingredient procurement teams, granule manufacturers, prepared-food companies, finance users, and product developers that need to benchmark potato granules prices. A granules quote reflects more than raw potato value. Solids and recovery, dehydration energy, particle-size requirements, hydration performance, color and flavor tolerances, packaging, freight, volume, and contract timing all influence the delivered price. MassGain anchors the agricultural portion to the appropriate regional potato market.
Meaningful comparison requires an application-cost perspective. A lower price per pound may be offset by higher usage, weaker hydration, greater reject rates, or inconsistent texture in the finished product. MassGain helps buyers normalize product and delivery terms, match each supplier to the relevant crop region and period, and distinguish potato-market movement from conversion or commercial premiums. Historical price relationships and trade data can reveal whether a quoted increase is broad or supplier-specific. Procurement can use the framework for renewals and alternate-source qualification, finance for standard-cost planning, and R&D for evaluating functional tradeoffs. The result is a transparent granules-price benchmark that connects physical potato conditions with the performance and economics of the ingredient in actual production.
Use Case
A manufacturer compares two granules contracts. The challenger is cheaper per pound but requires more material to achieve the target texture and creates higher waste. MassGain normalizes the raw-potato component, and the company adds usage, rejects, packaging, and freight. The incumbent remains cheaper per finished case, though its commodity escalator is renegotiated.
FAQs
What determines potato granules prices?
Potatoes, solids, recovery, dehydration, functional specifications, packaging, freight, volume, and contract timing all contribute.
Why compare granules by application cost?
Usage rate, hydration, quality, and waste can make the lowest unit price more expensive in production.
How does MassGain validate a price change?
It isolates matched regional potato movement and helps buyers evaluate the remaining conversion and commercial components.
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Data and Methodology
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Data provenance
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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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