Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Negotiated Price Benchmark
A potato negotiated price benchmark measures commercial performance against the physical market that matches a contract's region, product, timing, quality, and delivery basis. MassGain separates commodity, freight, service, and risk-transfer components so savings or premiums are evaluated relative to the opportunity available.
Market Data
How to read this market
A potato negotiated price benchmark compares an agreed grower or supplier price with the external physical market that matches the contract's region, product, crop period, quality, volume, delivery basis, and timing. The object is market-adjusted negotiation performance rather than simple year-over-year price change.
Use the data to normalize the negotiated agreement and separate raw potatoes from conversion, packaging, freight, service, and risk-transfer components. Compare the result with matched market movement and historical supplier spreads to quantify supported savings, cost avoidance, or premium value.
Data Module
Potato Negotiated Price Benchmark
ObjectMarket-adjusted comparison of negotiated price
ScopeRegion, product, quality, timing, delivery basis
Cost layersPotato, conversion, packaging, freight, service
Commercial useSavings and cost-avoidance validation
ReferenceMatched market and historical supplier spread
WatchpointLower nominal price does not always mean better result
Analysis
Why this matters
Negotiated benchmarks matter because procurement performance is relative to the market opportunity. A price increase can still be a strong result if the matched market rose further, while a nominal reduction can underperform a sharply falling market.
Non-price value also matters. Capacity, quality, and risk transfer can justify a premium, but those benefits should be separated from commodity movement rather than hidden inside the headline negotiation result.
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 leaders, category managers, processors, and finance teams that need a potato negotiated price benchmark. The benchmark compares an agreed supplier or grower price with the external potato market relevant to the contract after accounting for region, crop period, variety, quality, volume, freight, timing, and commercial terms. MassGain helps users determine whether the negotiated result captured value or simply followed broader market movement.
A price below last year's contract may not represent savings if the market fell further, while an increase can still be a strong outcome when procurement limits the change below a sharply rising benchmark. MassGain establishes the appropriate baseline, normalizes the agreement, and separates raw potatoes from conversion, packaging, freight, service, and risk-transfer components. Procurement can validate results, finance can recognize market-adjusted savings or cost avoidance, and leadership can compare negotiations across suppliers and regions fairly. Historical spreads also show whether a supplier premium is consistent with quality or resilience. MassGain does not define accounting policy or reveal private costs. It provides the independent market framework needed to evaluate the commercial outcome, document assumptions, and prevent nominal price movement from being mistaken for procurement performance.
Use Case
A supplier agrees to a 4% frozen-product increase while the matched regional potato benchmark rose 7%. MassGain isolates commodity, freight, and service components and calculates the market-adjusted avoided cost on the affected volume. Finance records the result only after the revised invoices begin.
FAQs
What is a negotiated price benchmark?
It is an external market reference used to evaluate an agreed commercial price after matching the relevant exposure and terms.
Can a higher negotiated price still be a good result?
Yes. The outcome may outperform a rising matched market or secure valuable service, quality, or capacity.
How does MassGain measure negotiation performance?
It normalizes the contract and compares it with market movement, historical spreads, volume, timing, and non-price value.
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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
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.
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