Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Harvest Report
A potato harvest report turns field progress into market context. MassGain tracks harvest pace, acreage, yield indications, weather, quality, storage entry, and regional timing so buyers and growers can distinguish a delivery disruption from a genuine crop-size change.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato harvest report data combines regional harvest progress, acreage, yield or production indications, weather, quality, storage entry, and reporting date. The market object is the current crop-progress state for a defined geography and crop year.
Use the data to evaluate prompt supply, processor scheduling, freight, storage fill, and the transition from old crop to new crop. Compare harvest pace with historical norms, prices, demand, and production estimates rather than treating progress alone as a crop-size forecast.
Data Module
Potato Harvest Report
Market objectregional harvest-progress state
Primary measurespercent harvested and pace
Key dimensionsregion, crop year, acreage, weather
Commercial useprompt-supply and scheduling analysis
Quality contextfield condition and storage entry
Compare withhistorical pace, production, prices, demand
Analysis
Why this matters
Harvest pace is a timing signal before it is a production signal. Wet weather can delay lifting and tighten immediate deliveries even when eventual yield remains near expectations; an unusually fast harvest can create the opposite short-term pressure.
Commercial interpretation should separate field progress, final crop size, and quality. The most useful report shows how those variables interact with old-crop stocks, plant schedules, storage capacity, and the spot 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
Get historical series, regional detail, constituent data, exports, alerts, and direct data access.
Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for growers, processors, procurement teams, lenders, and analysts looking for a potato harvest report that turns crop progress into commercial market intelligence. MassGain organizes harvest data by region, crop year, acreage, percent harvested, yield indications, weather, quality, storage entry, production estimates, and reporting date.
Harvest pace matters because it affects short-term field availability, storage fill, processing schedules, freight demand, and the timing of new-crop price discovery. A delayed harvest can tighten prompt supply without changing final production, while a fast harvest can temporarily pressure the spot market. MassGain compares the current season with historical pace and connects field progress with prices, storage, demand, and regional crop risk.
Use Case
A processor sees harvest running behind normal after persistent rain. MassGain compares current progress with historical pace, crop size, plant demand, and remaining old-crop stocks and shows that the main risk is near-term delivery timing rather than a confirmed production shortfall.
FAQs
What should a potato harvest report include?
Harvest progress, acreage, yield or production indications, weather, quality, storage entry, region, and reporting date.
Why does harvest pace affect prices?
Delays or rapid lifting can change prompt availability, freight, storage flow, and spot-market pressure.
Does a slow harvest mean a small crop?
Not necessarily. Timing and final production are different variables and should be analyzed separately.
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Data and Methodology
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Timing and revisions
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Independent publication
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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