Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Price Range Low High
Potato price range low high data preserves the endpoints of a physical-market range and the exact specification behind each value. MassGain distinguishes trades, bids, offers, distressed lots, premium quality, and assessments so apparent dispersion is not confused with a coherent matched market.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato price-range-low-high data preserves the endpoints of a reported physical market range together with exact product, grade, size, package, region, unit, delivery terms, time period, source, and activity. The market object is the matched range rather than two isolated numbers.
Use the data to distinguish transactions from bids, offers, distressed lots, premium quality, and reporter assessments and to track whether the range is widening or narrowing. Validate that both endpoints share a coherent market basis before using them for benchmarking.
Data Module
Potato Price Range Low High
Market objectmatched physical price range
Primary measureslow, high, range width
Key dimensionsproduct, region, terms, period
Commercial usebenchmarking and dispersion analysis
Evidencetransactions, bids, offers, assessments
Compare withquality, freight, market depth
Analysis
Why this matters
A wide range can signal real market dispersion, but it can also be an artifact of mixing FOB distressed potatoes with premium delivered stock. Without specification and basis, the width has little analytical meaning.
Commercial interpretation should explain why the endpoints differ. Only a coherent matched range should support midpoint calculations, supplier comparisons, or volatility conclusions.
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 and market-intelligence teams analyzing potato price range low and high observations without losing the market meaning behind the endpoints. MassGain records the exact product, grade, size, package, region, unit, timing, delivery terms, source, and activity represented by each low and high.
It distinguishes completed transactions from bids, offers, asking prices, exceptional lots, and reporter assessments and tracks how the width and center of the range change. Buyers can determine whether a supplier quote sits inside a genuinely comparable market, analysts can identify increasing dispersion or thin liquidity, and finance can build scenarios around observed bounds rather than a single point.
The suite also flags when endpoints come from different quality tiers or delivery bases and should not be treated as one coherent range. MassGain does not imply that all business occurred evenly between the low and high or that either endpoint remains executable. It provides a transparent range framework that preserves uncertainty, market breadth, and specification differences for benchmarking and risk decisions.
Use Case
A regional report shows a wide potato price range. MassGain reveals the low is an FOB distressed lot and the high is premium delivered stock. Procurement separates the two bases, benchmarks its standard-grade quote against the matched middle market, and avoids using an artificial spread in negotiations.
FAQs
What can the low and high represent?
They may represent trades, bids, offers, assessments, or exceptional business under a defined market basis.
Why can a wide range be misleading?
Different quality, freight, package, timing, or thin observations may create apparent dispersion.
How does MassGain validate a range?
It checks that both endpoints share comparable product, specification, unit, period, and commercial terms.
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Data and Methodology
Professional market-data standards
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.
Commercial use and licensing
Public display does not grant rights to reproduce, redistribute, republish, or incorporate MassGain indices or references into commercial products or contracts without authorization.