Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Price in India
potato price in india is a regional physical-market measure, not one national number. MassGain connects state and market quotes with variety, quality, crop timing, cold storage, arrivals, freight, processing demand, and reporting date so buyers can compare relevant Indian supply.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato Price In India data organizes physical potato prices by state or region, variety, grade, market channel, unit, season, cold-storage status, and reporting date.
Use the data to compare regional mandi, wholesale, farm, processing, or delivered signals and connect them with crop timing, arrivals, storage, freight, weather, processing demand, and trade rather than relying on one national price.
Data Module
Potato Price In India
Market objectregional Indian potato price
Primary measurespecification-matched value
Key dimensionsstate, market, variety, date
Commercial usesourcing and price comparison
Driverscrop, arrivals, storage, freight, demand
Analysis
Why this matters
Indian potato prices can diverge materially across states because crop calendars, cold-storage inventories, local arrivals, quality, processing demand, and transport differ.
Commercial interpretation should match market level and reporting date and avoid treating a mandi or retail price from one region as the national physical market.
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 page is for buyers, growers, processors, traders, retailers, and analysts researching potato prices in India. India is a large and regionally diverse potato market, so prices can vary significantly by producing state, season, variety, quality, cold-storage availability, wholesale market, and end use.
MassGain organizes Indian potato price observations with their original geography, unit, source date, and market basis attached. It connects those prices with crop size, acreage, weather, cold storage, regional arrivals, transport, processing demand, exports, and seasonal supply conditions.
The platform avoids presenting one national number as representative of every Indian potato market. Users can compare relevant regional benchmarks, normalize units, and identify whether a price move reflects local supply, broader crop conditions, or downstream demand.
Use Case
A processor sourcing potatoes from two Indian states sees sharply different quotes. MassGain compares crop timing, cold-storage availability, quality, transport, and local wholesale conditions to show whether the spread reflects genuine regional tightness.
FAQs
Why do potato prices vary across India?
Producing region, season, variety, quality, storage, transport, market arrivals, and local demand can all differ.
Is there one national potato price in India?
No. India has many regional physical markets and price series.
Can Indian potato prices be compared across states?
Yes, when units, product, quality, reporting date, and commercial basis are normalized.
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Data and Methodology
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MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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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