Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Pat Index
A potato PAT index should be identified by exact source and methodology before it is used in a contract, forecast, or benchmark comparison. MassGain helps users validate the acronym, market scope, constituents, and history and then compare the reference with matched physical potato markets.
Market Data
How to read this market
potato pat index is a structured reference that summarizes movement in potatoes across a defined set of markets. Geography, constituent selection, units, timing, product scope, and weighting must remain visible so the headline can be traced back to the physical market.
For procurement & market intelligence teams using this page for pricing / benchmarking, 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 Pat Index context
Scopegeography and product universe represented
Constituentsunderlying market observations
Weightingmethod used to form the headline
Timingobservation and update period
Historical contextcurrent versus prior ranges
Decision usebenchmarking, contracts, and planning
Analysis
Why this matters
An index simplifies a fragmented potato market, but simplification can hide basis risk. A headline move may be dominated by one region, specification, or free-buy channel that has little relevance to a user's contracted or delivered exposure.
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, analysts, and lenders researching the PAT potato index or a market reference identified by that acronym. Because index acronyms can refer to different methodologies, regions, publishers, or legacy series, MassGain helps users first establish what the PAT reference covers before using it in a contract, forecast, or comparison.
The page is designed to prevent acronym-driven benchmark errors. Users can evaluate the index’s geography, potato type, unit, observation period, update frequency, constituent markets, and relationship to physical transaction values. MassGain then compares the reference with relevant regional cash prices, crop and storage conditions, historical spreads, and the user’s own commercial exposure. This helps determine whether the PAT index remains representative, should be treated as a directional indicator, or requires replacement with a more closely matched physical benchmark. The result is a documented, auditable approach that preserves historical context while avoiding the mechanical use of a poorly understood index in procurement, finance, or risk workflows.
Use Case
A processor inherits a supplier contract containing a PAT-index adjustment but cannot reproduce the calculation. MassGain helps the team identify the index definition, compare its historical movement with the plant’s sourcing region, and document a replacement benchmark. The parties retain the old series for historical reconciliation and use the matched regional reference going forward.
FAQs
What does PAT mean in a potato index?
The meaning depends on the publisher and methodology, so the exact source and specification should be confirmed.
Why can an index acronym be risky in a contract?
An undefined acronym can hide mismatched geography, products, units, or calculation rules.
How does MassGain validate the reference?
It compares the index methodology and history with relevant physical markets and the user’s exposure.
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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
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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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