Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Price
Potato price data is only useful after the market is defined by geography, variety, grade, end use, crop period, unit, and delivery basis. MassGain helps buyers select the correct farmgate, processing, shipping-point, wholesale, or delivered reference and interpret it with crop and availability context.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato-price data should define the specific market being valued: geography, variety, grade, end use, crop period, unit, contract status, and delivery basis. The market object is a matched potato transaction or assessment, not a universal commodity number.
Use the data to benchmark supplier offers, budgets, and inventory by selecting the market stage that corresponds to the decision, such as farmgate, shipping point, processing, wholesale, or delivered. Add crop, storage, freight, and availability context before comparing prices across channels.
Data Module
Potato Price Benchmark
Market objectdefined potato market price
Primary measureprice at stated market stage
Key dimensionsgeography, variety, grade, end use
Commercial useprocurement and budget benchmarking
Basis factorscontract, spot, freight, timing
Compare withcrop, storage, availability, delivery
Analysis
Why this matters
There is no single potato price because fresh, processing, seed, starch, and packaged markets can move independently. Even within one end use, regional crop quality and contract structure can produce different price paths.
Commercial interpretation should begin with benchmark fit. A broad headline may be directionally useful, but only a market matched to the buyer's product, geography, timing, and delivery basis should anchor a commercial decision.
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 food processors, procurement teams, finance leaders, and commercial planners that need a reliable answer to the broad question “What is the potato price?” MassGain helps turn that vague request into a usable market definition by identifying the region, variety, grade, end use, crop period, unit, contract status, and delivery basis that determine the relevant value.
There is no single universal potato price. Processing potatoes, fresh table stock, seed, starch, organic, specialty varieties, and wholesale packs can move differently. A farmgate quote cannot be compared directly with a delivered case price, and a spot market may not represent contracted supply. MassGain’s potato data suite organizes those distinctions, provides historical and current benchmarks, and adds crop, storage, supply, and freight context.
For processors, the platform helps match each plant and contract to the correct external reference. Procurement can validate supplier claims, finance can build better budgets, and operations can understand whether a price move signals a real availability problem. MassGain does not present one headline number as the answer for every buyer. It provides a structured way to identify the right potato price for the decision and document why that benchmark is relevant.
Use Case
A prepared-food manufacturer asks finance to update “the potato price” in its budget. MassGain separates fresh, processing, and delivered peeled-potato exposures, maps each supplier to the correct region and contract period, and produces three distinct assumptions instead of one blended inflation rate.
FAQs
Why is there no single potato price?
Region, variety, grade, end use, crop year, contract status, unit, and delivery basis create separate markets.
Which price should a processor use?
The benchmark should match the plant’s actual product, sourcing region, timing, and commercial channel.
How does MassGain make prices comparable?
It standardizes market definitions and adds crop, storage, freight, and historical context.
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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.