Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Market Data
Potato market data becomes decision-ready when every observation retains the physical market it represents. MassGain organizes prices, crop, storage, supply, trade, capacity, and risk signals with geography, product, timing, units, provenance, and methodology for procurement, forecasting, and integration.
Market Data
How to read this market
potato market data is a structured information layer for potatoes. Useful records preserve geography, product or variety, unit, market channel, date, source, methodology, and revision status so observations can be compared responsibly.
For procurement & market intelligence teams using this page for market intelligence, MassGain should be used to match the observation to relevant regional potato markets and the relevant product, timing, and transaction basis. The data becomes decision-ready when it is compared with historical ranges, crop or storage conditions, demand, contracts, freight, and practical alternate supply rather than treated as a universal potato signal.
Data Module
Potato Market Data context
Geographyregion, country, state, or province
Productvariety, grade, end use, or finished form
Timeobservation period and data vintage
Unitsnormalized measure with original basis retained
Provenancesource, methodology, and revision status
Decision useanalysis, integration, and monitoring
Analysis
Why this matters
Structured data creates value only when unlike potato markets are not silently blended. A technically clean dataset can still mislead if fresh, processing, contract, and delivered values are mixed or if geography and market stage are lost.
The commercial interpretation should therefore focus on fit and transmission: which physical condition affects which supplier, plant, customer, or contract, and on what timetable. MassGain should be used to preserve those distinctions, compare related markets, and apply the signal only where the geography, product, timing, and transaction basis actually align.
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 teams, processors, distributors, lenders, analysts, and technology groups that need structured potato market data for recurring decisions. MassGain organizes price benchmarks, historical series, regional supply indicators, crop and storage signals, trade, capacity, and risk metadata into a coherent market-data layer.
The value of potato market data depends on definitions. A number should identify its geography, product or variety, market channel, unit, observation period, delivery basis, and methodology. MassGain preserves these attributes so teams can compare like with like and integrate the data into dashboards, forecasts, supplier reviews, or risk models without losing context. Procurement may use the data to validate quotes, finance may use it to update cost scenarios, operations may monitor regional availability, and lenders may assess borrower exposure. Historical and constituent detail also makes changes easier to explain and audit. MassGain does not replace internal contracts, purchases, inventories, or plant records. It supplies the external physical-market evidence those systems usually lack, creating a shared foundation for analysis across business functions.
Use Case
A multi-plant processor connects MassGain potato market data with internal contracts, plant purchases, and inventory records. Each facility is mapped to the relevant regional benchmark and crop period. A recurring review flags when supplier invoices, availability, or forecast assumptions move outside expected market ranges, allowing analysts to investigate targeted exceptions instead of rebuilding the market view manually.
FAQs
What can potato market data include?
It can include current and historical prices, regional supply, crop and storage indicators, trade, capacity, risk signals, and methodology metadata.
Why are market definitions important?
Geography, product, unit, timing, channel, and delivery basis determine whether two observations are genuinely comparable.
How can MassGain data be used inside a business?
It can support dashboards, forecasting, procurement reviews, supplier analysis, risk monitoring, and enterprise data integrations.
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Data and Methodology
Professional market-data standards
MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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
MassGain figures are informational reference values and do not constitute executable bids, offers, settlements, or guarantees that a transaction can occur at the displayed value.
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.
Commercial use and licensing
Public display does not grant rights to reproduce, redistribute, republish, or incorporate MassGain indices or references into commercial products or contracts without authorization.