Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Mixed Pack Pricing
Potato mixed pack pricing measures the value of a defined assortment rather than one homogeneous SKU. MassGain separates component value, composition tolerances, sorting, packaging, labor, shrink, freight, and promotional terms so buyers can see whether the blend creates real merchandising value.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato mixed-pack price data covers packages or shipments containing defined combinations of varieties, colors, sizes, grades, or product types. The market object is the blended pack with composition, tolerance, net weight, packaging, origin, volume, and delivery terms retained.
Use the data to value each component and compare the blend with separate-SKU purchasing after sorting, packing, labor, shrink, freight, and promotional terms. Explicit composition rules help buyers distinguish genuine assortment value from substitution with lower-value stock.
Data Module
Potato Mixed Pack Pricing
Market objectblended potato pack
Primary measurecomponent-adjusted pack value
Key dimensionscomposition, pack, origin, tolerance
Commercial usebid and promotion analysis
Cost contextsorting, packaging, labor, shrink
Compare withseparate-SKU purchase economics
Analysis
Why this matters
Mixed-pack economics can change without any movement in general potato prices if the component mix, packaging, or sorting requirement changes. A broad composition tolerance can also transfer value from buyer to seller.
Commercial interpretation should price the actual mix and the service required to create it. The pack is attractive when assortment or merchandising value exceeds the incremental packing and component premium.
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 evaluating potato mixed pack pricing, where a single package or shipment contains multiple sizes, colors, varieties, grades, or product types. MassGain records the pack composition, weight, tolerance, package, origin, brand or private-label status, volume, delivery terms, and customer requirements.
It separates the value of each component and compares the blended offer with purchasing the items separately. Buyers can determine whether the mix improves merchandising and availability or hides lower-value product, suppliers can optimize packout from variable crop supply, finance can model margin, and operations can assess sorting and packing cost.
The suite also connects mixed-pack prices with regional crop profiles, size distribution, retail promotions, packaging, labor, freight, and shrink. MassGain does not certify label compliance or consumer demand. It provides a transparent blended-value framework that shows what is inside the pack, how the price was formed, and whether the mix creates economic value for the buyer and seller.
Use Case
A retailer receives a promotional mixed-color potato pack offer. MassGain values each variety, packaging, sorting, shrink, and freight and compares the blend with separate SKUs. The mixed pack supports the promotion, but the retailer negotiates a tighter composition tolerance to prevent substitution with lower-value stock.
FAQs
What can a mixed potato pack contain?
It can combine varieties, colors, sizes, grades, or product forms under a stated composition.
Why should composition tolerances be explicit?
A broad tolerance can materially change the value and customer experience of the pack.
How does MassGain benchmark the blend?
It values components, packaging, sorting, shrink, freight, and promotional terms separately.
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Data and Methodology
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