Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Stocks by State
Potato stocks by state measures stored inventory within individual U.S. states at defined reporting dates. MassGain connects state stocks with crop year, quality, commitments, processor usage, shipments, prices, storage age, and freight so national totals do not hide local coverage risk.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato Stocks by State measures stored potato inventory within individual U.S. states at defined reporting dates. The object should retain state, crop year, holder or reporting category, product or sector where available, and revision.
Use state stocks with quality, commitments, processor usage, shipments, prices, storage age, and freight to assess local coverage. National stocks can look comfortable while the state serving a specific plant draws down quickly, and surplus in another state may be the wrong variety or too costly to move.
Data Module
U.S. Potato Stocks by State
Statestorage location
Inventoryreported stored volume
Crop yearproduction vintage
Qualityage and usability
Accessibilitycontracts and freight
Decision usestate-level coverage
Analysis
Why this matters
State-level inventory matters because potatoes are not frictionless national supply. A surplus several states away may not meet processing specifications or delivered-cost limits. The market signal is the accessible stock around the buyer, adjusted for quality and commitments.
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 U.S. processors, procurement teams, growers, storage operators, and agricultural lenders that need potato inventory data separated by state. State-level stocks show where stored crop remains and whether the locations serving a plant or market are drawing down faster or slower than national totals. MassGain organizes inventory by state, crop year, reporting date, holder category, source, and revision and connects it with quality, contracts, processing demand, prices, and shipment pace.
A comfortable national number can hide state-specific scarcity. Another state may hold surplus inventory, but it may be fresh-market product, the wrong variety, already committed, or costly to move. MassGain helps users distinguish total from accessible stocks and compare current drawdown with historical seasonal patterns. Procurement can protect exposed plants, growers can assess marketing pace, and lenders can adjust collateral and cash-conversion assumptions. The result is a state-level inventory view that shows where usable potatoes actually remain and whether alternate-state supply is a realistic commercial solution.
Use Case
USDA stocks appear comfortable nationally, but MassGain shows the state serving a processor’s main plant is drawing down faster than normal while another state holds surplus fresh-market inventory. Procurement secures local coverage rather than relying on the national total or assuming the distant stock can satisfy processing needs.
FAQs
What does potato stocks by state show?
It shows stored potato inventory within individual U.S. states at defined reporting dates.
Why can national stocks hide local risk?
Inventory may be concentrated in other states, products, varieties, holders, or contract programs.
How does MassGain assess alternate-state supply?
It compares product fit, commitments, quality, freight, storage, prices, and plant requirements.
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Data and Methodology
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