Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Spot Price Benchmark by Region
Potato spot price benchmark by region measures current open-market physical value for matched variety, grade, size, quality, unit, timing, and freight basis. MassGain distinguishes completed transactions from indications and connects regional prices with crop, storage, shipments, buyer activity, and neighboring markets.
Market Data
How to read this market
A potato spot-price benchmark by region measures current open-market physical value for a matched variety, grade, size, quality, origin, unit, delivery window, and freight basis. The market object is the regional spot trade, bid, or offer with evidence type and market depth preserved.
Use the data to normalize local units and terms, compare supplier quotes, and track regional basis against crop, storage, shipments, buyer activity, and freight. Keep completed transactions distinct from indications and flag thin markets.
Data Module
Potato Spot Price Benchmark by Region
Market objectmatched regional spot potato
Primary measurecurrent normalized physical price
Key dimensionsregion, variety, grade, delivery
Commercial usespot sourcing and price validation
Evidence contexttrades, bids, offers, depth
Compare withcrop, storage, freight, neighboring regions
Analysis
Why this matters
Regional spot prices can diverge legitimately when crop quality, storage, freight, and local buyer competition differ. One premium-size trade should not reset the benchmark for standard-grade potatoes.
Commercial interpretation should match specification and evidence breadth. Thin regional markets deserve wider confidence ranges and stronger reliance on replacement-cost context.
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 building a potato spot price benchmark by region. MassGain organizes matched open-market transactions, bids, and offers by variety, grade, size, quality, package, unit, origin, delivery date, and freight basis.
It separates executable or completed business from indicative commentary and labels thin or one-sided markets. Buyers can compare a supplier quote with recent regional evidence, track how price spreads move between producing areas, and determine whether a headline change reflects actual market movement or a shift in product mix. The suite also connects price with crop availability, storage condition, shipments, buyer activity, and freight.
Users can convert local units and delivery terms into a common basis while retaining the original observation. MassGain does not publish a universal executable spot price or claim complete private-market coverage. It provides a transparent reference for current physical value and the confidence appropriate to each region and specification.
Use Case
A supplier says regional russet spot prices rose $30 per tonne. MassGain shows the increase applies to premium large-size delivered stock, while the buyer's standard grade remains nearly unchanged. Procurement accepts a smaller quality premium but rejects a broad increase across all loads.
FAQs
What makes a regional spot benchmark comparable?
Variety, grade, size, quality, unit, timing, delivery terms, and freight must be aligned.
How are thin markets handled?
MassGain labels sparse observations, bid-offer imbalance, and low transaction coverage rather than implying false precision.
Can regional prices diverge?
Yes. Crop quality, storage, logistics, local demand, and specification availability can create different price paths.
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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.