Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Price by Destination
Potato price by destination measures the value of a defined potato product in the receiving market where it is actually delivered or resold. MassGain connects destination values with origin benchmarks, freight lanes, local inventory, demand, and alternate sources so users can separate potato-market movement from local logistics or scarcity.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato price by destination measures the value of a defined potato product in the receiving market where a buyer, warehouse, terminal, or customer actually takes delivery. The object should retain destination, origin mix, variety, grade, package, delivery period, and whether the figure is terminal, wholesale, or delivered.
Use destination prices with matched origin benchmarks, freight lanes, local inventory, demand, and alternate sources. This reveals whether a destination premium comes from the potato itself, a logistics imbalance, or local scarcity and helps determine whether rerouting supply is economical.
Data Module
Potato Destination Price Monitor
Destinationcity, terminal, warehouse, or market
Productvariety, grade, size, and pack
Origin mixsupplying regions
Basisdelivered or local market value
Contextfreight, stocks, local demand
Decision usebranch and market pricing
Analysis
Why this matters
Destination and origin prices can diverge when freight capacity, local stocks, or buyer demand change even if the crop market is stable. That distinction matters for customer pricing and sourcing: a temporary lane premium should not be generalized into a national potato increase, while persistent destination tightness may justify a structural origin change.
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, distributors, wholesalers, processors, and commercial analysts that need potato prices by destination. Destination pricing reflects the cost and market value of potatoes where buyers actually receive or resell them, incorporating origin mix, freight, handling, local inventory, demand, package, grade, and delivery timing. MassGain helps users distinguish a true destination-market premium from a broad crop-price increase.
Two cities can receive potatoes from similar origins yet show different prices because of lane capacity, local stocks, buyer demand, terminal conditions, or package mix. MassGain compares destination benchmarks with matched shipping-point prices and route economics, making the origin-to-destination spread visible. Procurement can decide whether to redirect inbound loads, change origin, or accept a temporary local premium. Sales and finance teams can update branch pricing only where replacement cost has genuinely changed. The result is a destination-specific benchmark that connects the physical potato market with the exact warehouse, terminal, branch, or customer geography where the commercial decision occurs.
Use Case
A wholesaler sees russet prices rise in Chicago while Denver remains stable. MassGain shows origin prices are unchanged and the Chicago premium comes from a short freight and inventory imbalance. The company redirects one inbound load and limits customer increases to the affected branch.
FAQs
What is a potato destination price?
It is the market or delivered value for a defined potato product at a specific receiving market.
Why can destination prices differ?
Freight, local inventory, demand, handling, package mix, and access to competing origins vary by market.
How does MassGain explain destination premiums?
It compares destination values with origin benchmarks, lane costs, stocks, and local demand.
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Data and Methodology
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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.
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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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