Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Market Analysis by Variety
Potato market analysis by variety prevents broad potato totals from hiding scarcity or surplus in commercially distinct varieties. MassGain connects acreage, production, stocks, quality, storage, prices, contracts, plant performance, and approved substitutes so procurement can manage the variety actually required.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato market-analysis-by-variety data separates the physical market by named variety or relevant market class, preserving region, acreage, production, size profile, solids, sugars, storage behavior, disease exposure, contract coverage, price, and end-use demand. The market object is the variety-specific supply-demand balance.
Use the data to identify scarcity or surplus hidden by broad potato totals, compare approved substitutes, and connect raw traits with fresh packout or processing recovery. Keep proprietary lines and market classes distinct from truly interchangeable varieties.
Data Module
Potato Market Analysis by Variety
Market objectvariety-specific supply-demand balance
Primary measuressupply, quality, price, demand
Key dimensionsvariety, region, crop year, end use
Commercial usesourcing and substitution analysis
Quality linkssize, solids, sugars, storage
Compare withapproved substitutes and contract coverage
Analysis
Why this matters
Aggregate stocks can look comfortable while a critical long fry or chip variety is genuinely tight. Variety determines processing fit, storage behavior, quality risk, and the practical substitute set.
Commercial interpretation should therefore map tonnes to end-use approval. A broad potato price can be a poor benchmark for a non-substitutable variety whose supply and demand balance is much narrower.
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 procurement and market-intelligence teams performing potato market analysis by variety. MassGain separates varieties by intended use, maturity, region, acreage, production, size profile, solids, sugars, storage behavior, disease exposure, processing recovery, contract coverage, price, and demand.
It prevents a broad potato total from masking scarcity in one commercially important variety or surplus in another. Buyers can compare availability and delivered economics for approved varieties, processors can connect raw traits with finished-product performance, growers can evaluate market placement, and analysts can track substitution and premiums through the crop year. The suite also distinguishes named varieties from proprietary lines and market classes and preserves changes in reporting terminology.
Scenario analysis can show how weather, storage deterioration, seed constraints, or processor demand affects each variety differently. MassGain does not guarantee agronomic or plant performance and does not treat varieties as interchangeable. It provides a transparent physical-market framework for understanding where supply, quality, price, and end-use demand intersect at the varietal level.
Use Case
A fry processor sees adequate regional potato stocks but remains concerned about long-variety coverage. MassGain separates inventory by variety, size, storage condition, contract status, and expected recovery. The analysis shows general supply is ample while the approved long variety is tight, prompting targeted coverage rather than a broad purchase.
FAQs
Why analyze the market by variety?
Varieties differ in supply, quality, storage, end-use performance, price, and substitutability.
What data should be compared?
Acreage, production, stocks, quality, contracts, prices, demand, recovery, and regional availability should be compared.
How does MassGain handle substitutes?
It links candidate varieties with approval status, physical traits, plant results, available volume, and cost.
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Data and Methodology
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Data provenance
MassGain uses public, licensed, contributed, and independently derived physical-market information. Source availability and publication schedules vary.
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.
Not transactional pricing
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No individualized advice
Content and data are provided for informational and analytical purposes and do not constitute financial, investment, legal, trading, or individualized procurement advice.
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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