Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Shipping Point Prices
Potato shipping point prices describe physical-market values at a defined producing or packing origin before destination costs are added. MassGain standardizes product, package, date, crop period, and market basis so distributors can compare regional sources and identify whether a move is broad or local to one specification.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato shipping point prices describe physical-market values at a defined producing or packing origin before destination freight and downstream charges. A valid observation should specify variety, grade, size, package, unit, crop period, date, and market channel.
MassGain standardizes those attributes and adds crop, storage, historical, and comparable-origin context so wholesalers can distinguish broad market movement from a localized product shortage.
Data Module
Shipping point context
Originproducing or packing region
Productvariety, grade, size, and pack
Datefreshness of observation
Crop periodharvest or storage season
Comparable originsalternate regional supply
Decision usedaily sourcing and landed-cost construction
Analysis
Why this matters
Shipping-point markets can diverge sharply when one origin has a size shortage, delayed harvest, or storage problem while another remains balanced. A narrow premium should not automatically be generalized to every potato product.
MassGain helps show which specification and region moved and whether alternate origin economics remain viable after freight. That makes the origin market a useful starting point for delivered sourcing decisions.
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 potato distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and procurement teams that need a dependable origin-market reference before freight and destination charges are layered onto a purchase. Potato shipping point prices describe values at a defined producing or packing location and should specify variety, grade, size, package, unit, crop period, market channel, and delivery basis. MassGain’s potato data suite standardizes those details and places each observation beside regional history, crop progress, storage conditions, market depth, and comparable origins.
That precision is essential because shipping points can move independently. Weather or a size shortage may tighten one producing district while another remains balanced; an early-crop premium may fade as additional regions begin packing; and a quoted price may represent an offer rather than completed trade. MassGain helps buyers distinguish broad potato-market movement from a localized product or timing issue and assess whether the observation is fresh and representative.
Wholesalers can use the data for daily sourcing, supplier negotiations, branch allocation, customer price books, and total-landed-cost analysis. After selecting the relevant origin benchmark, teams can add freight, fuel, handling, transit shrink, and service requirements for each destination. MassGain does not guarantee that every quoted lot is available at every volume. It provides a traceable shipping-point framework that makes origin comparisons valid and shows whether a delivered-price change began in potatoes, packaging, freight, or another downstream cost.
Use Case
A wholesaler sees a sharp increase in large russet cartons at its usual Idaho shipping point. MassGain shows the move is concentrated in one size profile, while comparable cartons from Colorado and smaller Idaho sizes remain stable. The buyer preserves Idaho supply for customers requiring the scarce specification, shifts flexible orders to Colorado, and adds destination freight before updating branch prices. The company avoids treating a narrow shipping-point shortage as a category-wide increase.
FAQs
What should a potato shipping point price define?
It should define the origin, variety, grade, size, package, unit, date, market channel, and included delivery or freight terms.
Why can shipping point prices differ by region?
Crop timing, weather, quality, size distribution, storage, packing capacity, local demand, and available supply vary by origin.
How does MassGain turn origin prices into sourcing decisions?
It adds historical, crop, storage, freshness, and comparable-market context before users layer in destination freight and service costs.
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Data and Methodology
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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.
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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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