Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Stocks by Region
Potato stocks by region compares stored inventories across growing and consuming markets. MassGain links regional stocks with crop year, product mix, quality, commitments, historical drawdown, prices, demand, freight, and storage condition so surplus inventory is evaluated for real commercial accessibility.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato Stocks by Region compares stored inventories across growing and consuming regions. The object should preserve crop year, reporting date, variety or sector, holder category, quality, and source so gross tonnes are not mistaken for accessible supply.
Use regional stocks with historical drawdown, prices, shipments, processor demand, freight, and storage condition. Compare regions on product compatibility and movement economics before treating surplus inventory as a substitute for tightening supply elsewhere.
Data Module
Potato Regional Stocks Monitor
Regionstorage market
Inventoryreported stored volume
Cropyear and product mix
Qualityage and condition
Accessibilitycommitments and freight
Decision useregional replacement planning
Analysis
Why this matters
Equal regional stock levels can represent very different market conditions when one region holds high-quality uncommitted processing potatoes and another holds aging or contracted fresh stock. The useful signal is usable, movable inventory rather than the aggregate stored weight.
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 processors, distributors, procurement teams, growers, and analysts that need to compare stored potato inventories across growing and consuming regions. Regional stocks provide a more practical picture of supply than a national total because storage location, product type, variety, quality, contract status, and proximity to buyers determine whether inventory is commercially accessible. MassGain organizes stocks by region, date, crop year, holder category, and source and connects them with prices, shipment pace, storage quality, and demand.
Two regions can report similar tonnes while carrying very different market risk. One may hold high-quality uncommitted processing potatoes, while another holds older fresh-market stock or inventory already reserved for customers. MassGain helps users compare drawdown with history, identify regions approaching scarcity, and test whether freight and specifications permit substitution. Procurement can adjust sourcing, distributors can protect core SKUs, and finance or lenders can revise inventory and price assumptions. The result is a regional stock map focused on usable, movable, and commercially relevant potatoes rather than gross stored weight.
Use Case
A distributor sees total regional stocks unchanged, but MassGain reveals the primary supply basin has low remaining foodservice-grade inventory while another region retains ample smaller packs. The buyer shifts only compatible products, protects scarce core SKUs, and avoids treating the second region’s inventory as a complete substitute.
FAQs
What does potato stocks by region measure?
It measures stored inventory across defined geographic markets and reporting periods.
Why are equal regional stock levels not equivalent?
Product, variety, quality, age, commitments, location, and buyer access may differ.
How does MassGain make regional stocks actionable?
It connects inventory with drawdown, quality, prices, demand, freight, contracts, and product compatibility.
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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.
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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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