Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Price by Shipping Point
Potato price by shipping point identifies the market value at a producing district, packing area, terminal, or port before some or all destination costs. MassGain standardizes origin, variety, grade, package, date, and freight basis so distributors can compare sources before adding lane rates, transit loss, and lead time.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato price by shipping point identifies the value of a defined potato product at its commercial origin, such as a producing district, packing area, terminal, or port, before some or all destination logistics are added. The quote should preserve origin, variety, grade, size, package, unit, date, and freight basis.
MassGain organizes shipping-point observations with historical and regional context. Distributors can compare origins, identify whether a premium is local or broad, and then add lane rates, transit loss, lead time, and customer requirements before converting an origin benchmark into a delivered sourcing decision.
Data Module
Shipping-point price context
Originproducing district, packing area, terminal, or port
Productvariety, grade, size, and package
Timingobservation and crop period
Freight basisorigin terms before destination logistics
Decision usesource selection and landed-cost modeling
Analysis
Why this matters
Shipping-point spreads are useful because they separate commodity geography from freight, but the lowest origin is not automatically the best source. A premium nearby market may deliver fresher product or lower transport cost. Origin-market analysis becomes actionable only after the destination lane and product comparability are accounted for.
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 10, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato prices quiet at $30/cwt as regional harvest damage buzzes beneath the surface
Market indicators are stable, but reporting from Europe and select growing areas shows real, localized crop stress — a reminder that steady headline prices can mask uneven physical risk.
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 is for potato distributors, wholesalers, importers, and procurement teams that need to compare market values at the location where product first enters commercial distribution. Potato price by shipping point identifies the origin market—such as a producing district, packing area, terminal, or port—and the commercial basis attached to the quotation. MassGain’s potato data suite organizes shipping-point prices by region, variety, grade, package, unit, date, and delivery terms, giving users a clearer starting point before freight and destination costs are added.
Shipping-point precision is essential because two apparently similar quotes may represent different crops, quality profiles, pack formats, or market stages. A low quote from a distant origin may not be economical for a particular branch, while a nearby market can command a justified premium through shorter transit, fresher product, or stronger service. MassGain places each origin beside its own history, crop and storage conditions, regional spreads, and feasible alternatives. Distributors can then layer in current lane rates, transit loss, lead time, and customer requirements.
The resulting analysis supports source selection, supplier negotiations, branch allocation, customer pricing, and delivered-cost models. It also helps teams identify whether a price change began in the potato market or appeared later in freight and distribution. MassGain does not represent every shipping-point quote as a completed transaction or provide transportation rates. It supplies consistent origin-market definitions and context so wholesalers can make valid comparisons before converting an origin price into a landed commercial decision.
Use Case
A wholesaler sees russet prices rise at one western shipping point while another origin remains stable. MassGain shows the first region is facing a temporary size-specific shortage rather than a broad western-market increase. The buyer redirects flexible customer orders to the stable origin, keeps the tighter region for premium specifications, and adds lane freight to both benchmarks before updating branch-level selling prices.
FAQs
What is a potato shipping-point price?
It is a market value quoted at a defined origin, packing area, terminal, or port before some or all destination logistics are added.
Why must shipping points be compared carefully?
Origin, variety, grade, package, crop timing, quality, unit, freight basis, and market depth can differ materially.
How does MassGain use shipping-point data?
It standardizes origin-market observations and adds historical, crop, storage, and regional-spread context for sourcing and landed-cost analysis.
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Data and Methodology
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