Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Raw Material Coverage Days
Potato raw material coverage days converts usable inventory and qualifying scheduled receipts into the production days they can support. Adjust for variety, solids, quality, commitments, storage age, recovery, plant compatibility, and delivery reliability so total stock does not overstate dependable operating coverage.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato raw-material-coverage-days data converts usable inventory and scheduled qualifying receipts into the number of production days they can support at an expected plant consumption rate. The market object is dependable feedstock coverage by plant, variety, specification, and production schedule.
Use the data to identify local shortages, time replenishment, and distinguish total warehouse stock from potatoes actually suitable for planned products. Adjust for commitments, storage age, quality, recovery, delivery reliability, plant compatibility, and inbound logistics.
Data Module
Potato Raw Material Coverage Days
Market objectdependable plant feedstock coverage
Primary measureusable days of supply
Key dimensionsplant, variety, specification, schedule
Commercial usereplenishment and continuity planning
Adjustmentsquality, commitments, recovery, receipts
Compare withdemand, contracts, regional alternatives
Analysis
Why this matters
Total tonnes can materially overstate operating coverage when part of inventory is committed, deteriorating, low-solids, or unsuitable for the scheduled product mix. A plant can look comfortable in aggregate and still face a near-term specification gap.
Commercial interpretation should calculate coverage against the actual production plan and quality-adjusted consumption. This makes targeted delivery changes more useful than broad emergency spot buying.
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
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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
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for potato processors, procurement teams, operations planners, and finance leaders that need to measure how many production days current raw-material supply can support. Raw-material coverage days converts qualifying inventory and scheduled receipts into time against expected plant consumption. MassGain adds the market and quality context needed to make that number operationally meaningful.
The suite separates usable potatoes by variety, solids, size, storage cohort, plant compatibility, ownership, and delivery status. It compares available tonnes with planned production rates, yield assumptions, contract receipts, weather, logistics, and regional supply. Operations can see whether a plant has enough specification-ready feedstock, not just total inventory. Procurement can identify when a shortfall is local and when alternate regions are available. Finance can value the cost of emergency coverage or excess carrying.
Coverage days should not be calculated from total stock alone. Product may be committed, deteriorating, unsuitable, or inaccessible. MassGain does not replace warehouse counts or production schedules. It provides the market-aware normalization required to translate physical inventory and inbound supply into dependable operating coverage, test low- and high-demand scenarios, and decide when to accelerate deliveries, shift production, or qualify substitutes.
Use Case
A potato-flake plant reports 24 days of inventory, but MassGain shows only 15 days meet dry-matter requirements for the scheduled product mix. Procurement advances two contracted loads and operations moves a lower-spec item forward, restoring dependable coverage without buying emergency spot tonnes.
FAQs
What are potato raw material coverage days?
They estimate how many production days usable inventory and scheduled receipts can support.
Why can total inventory overstate coverage?
Quality, specification, commitment, deterioration, location, and delivery timing can make tonnes unusable.
How does MassGain calculate dependable coverage?
It matches qualified supply with plant demand, product mix, yield, receipts, and market conditions.
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Data and Methodology
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