Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Purchaser Volume and Value Data
Potato purchaser volume and value data connects physical tonnes with the money paid for them. MassGain aligns product, quality, freight, rebates, currency, contract basis, receipts, and settlement timing so procurement and finance can distinguish true price movement from volume and mix effects.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato purchaser-volume-and-value data joins physical quantity with gross and net purchase value, currency, product specification, quality adjustments, freight, rebates, contract basis, and settlement period. The market object is the matched purchase measured in both tonnes and money.
Use the data to separate spend changes caused by volume, price, mix, freight, quality, and timing and to reconcile receipts with invoices and settlements.
Data Module
Potato Purchaser Volume and Value Data
Market objectmatched purchase quantity and spend
Primary measuresvolume, value, unit value
Key dimensionsbuyer, product, region, period
Commercial usedemand and spend decomposition
Adjustmentsfreight, quality, rebates, timing
Compare withreceipts, invoices, market price
Analysis
Why this matters
Value divided by volume is not automatically a market price when product mix, freight, quality premiums, rebates, or settlement timing change. Spend and physical demand can move differently.
Commercial interpretation should reconcile the same purchases on the same period and commercial basis before calculating unit value.
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 purchaser volume and value data together. MassGain joins physical quantities with gross purchase value, currency, unit, product specification, quality adjustments, freight, taxes, rebates, contract basis, and settlement period.
It separates a rise in spend caused by higher prices from one caused by more tonnes, a different product mix, longer freight, or quality premiums. Users can calculate matched unit values, compare buyers and regions, and reconcile purchases with receipts, invoices, inventory, and supplier statements. Procurement can identify where spend growth reflects real market inflation, finance can forecast cash and accruals, and analysts can distinguish demand expansion from valuation effects.
The suite also flags timing mismatches when volume is recorded at receipt but value is posted at final settlement. MassGain does not treat average value per tonne as a price unless the underlying mix and terms are comparable. It provides a transparent decomposition that connects money spent with the physical potatoes and commercial conditions behind it.
Use Case
A processor’s quarterly potato spend rises 15% while intake increases only 4%. MassGain decomposes the difference into a 6% matched-price increase, more premium-grade purchases, higher freight, and delayed quality settlements. Finance updates the forecast without attributing the entire spend change to market inflation.
FAQs
Why analyze volume and value together?
Together they separate quantity, price, mix, freight, quality, and timing effects.
Is purchase value divided by volume always a market price?
No. Blended products, rebates, freight, and settlement timing can make the unit value misleading.
How does MassGain reconcile the data?
It links purchase orders, receipts, invoices, adjustments, and matched specifications on a consistent period basis.
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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.
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