Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Harvest Date Forecast
A potato harvest date forecast estimates when fields or regions are likely to reach commercially usable harvest readiness. Linking planting, crop stage, weather, maturity, and field access with plant, storage, and contract timing helps teams anticipate transition gaps.
Market Data
How to read this market
A potato harvest date forecast estimates when fields or production regions are likely to reach commercially usable harvest readiness. Inputs can include planting date, variety, crop stage, heat accumulation, weather, vine maturity, soil and moisture conditions, field observations, intended use, and operational harvest constraints.
Use the forecast to connect agronomic timing with plant intake, storage occupancy, labor, freight, contract delivery, and old-crop-to-new-crop coverage. Aggregating expected dates by region, variety, and plant helps identify whether a delay is isolated or likely to create a broader supply gap.
Data Module
Harvest date forecast context
Plantingfield start date and variety
Developmentcrop stage and maturity indicators
Weathertemperature, moisture, and field access
Regionexpected harvest sequence by basin
Commercial linkplant, storage, and contract window
Decision useintake, logistics, and bridge-supply planning
Analysis
Why this matters
Harvest timing can matter more than final crop size during a transition. A near-normal crop that arrives ten days late can still create a costly bridge problem if old inventory is declining or plants need a specific variety.
The forecast is therefore most useful as a distribution of likely readiness dates rather than one calendar point. Commercial impact depends on how the delay overlaps with inventory, storage quality, processor demand, and alternate origins.
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 growers, processors, logistics teams, agricultural lenders, and crop planners that need a forecast of when potato fields will be ready for harvest. A potato harvest date forecast combines planting date, variety, crop development, heat accumulation, weather, vine maturity, field observations, soil and moisture conditions, intended end use, and operational constraints. MassGain’s potato data suite adds regional crop, market, and supply context so the forecast can be translated into commercial timing.
A harvest date matters beyond field operations. Delays can affect plant intake, storage occupancy, labor, freight, contract delivery, and the transition from old crop to new crop. MassGain helps users aggregate field expectations by region, plant, variety, and delivery window and compare the current season with historical transitions. This reveals whether a delay is local or likely to create a broader availability gap.
MassGain does not replace agronomic scouting or determine when an individual field should be harvested. It provides the external market-intelligence layer needed to connect harvest timing with prices, supply coverage, plant schedules, storage, and alternate regions. The result supports coordinated decisions before a timing problem becomes an expensive spot purchase or service failure.
Use Case
A processor expects new-crop deliveries to begin in early September, but field forecasts show a ten-day delay in the basin serving its largest plant. MassGain indicates a second region is on schedule and old-crop quality is weakening. Procurement secures a small bridge tranche, operations adjusts intake, and storage releases are paced to cover the gap.
FAQs
What inputs support a potato harvest date forecast?
Planting, variety, crop stage, heat units, weather, maturity, soil, moisture, and field observations are common inputs.
Why does harvest timing matter commercially?
It affects plant intake, storage, labor, freight, contracts, prices, and crop-transition coverage.
How does MassGain add value?
It connects regional harvest timing with supply, price, storage, plant, and alternate-origin conditions.
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Data and Methodology
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