Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Storage Cohort Analysis
The potato storage cohort analysis view keeps inventory separated by shared field, supplier, variety, harvest, storage entry, facility, or treatment history. Storage and procurement teams can compare condition and usable windows across cohorts so vulnerable pockets are not hidden by comfortable total inventory.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato storage-cohort-analysis data groups inventory with shared field, supplier, variety, harvest date, storage entry, facility, treatment, or condition history. The market object is the distinct storage cohort and its evolving age, temperature, humidity, sprouts, sugars, defects, shrink, inspection results, process yield, and market value.
Use the data to compare deterioration paths, forecast usable windows, sequence release, and test whether contracted inventory will remain suitable through future delivery periods. Keep cohorts separate when averages would hide vulnerable pockets.
Data Module
Potato Storage Cohort Analysis
Market objectdistinct storage cohort
Primary measurescondition, age, usable life
Key dimensionsvariety, supplier, facility, harvest
Commercial userelease and coverage planning
Driversclimate, sprouts, sugars, defects
Compare withdemand, contracts, market value
Analysis
Why this matters
Total storage inventory can look comfortable while one cohort is deteriorating rapidly and another remains stable. The average therefore overstates future flexibility.
Commercial interpretation should match cohort condition with product tolerance and delivery timing. Strategic release can preserve both current quality and late-season coverage without buying unnecessary replacement tonnes.
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 storage operators, processors, distributors, and procurement teams that need to analyze potatoes as distinct storage cohorts. A cohort groups potatoes with a shared harvest period, field, supplier, variety, storage entry, facility, or treatment history. MassGain helps users preserve those differences so inventory is not managed as one undifferentiated pile.
The suite compares cohorts on age, temperature, humidity, sprouting, weight loss, sugars, defects, inspection results, remaining shelf life, process yield, and market value. Storage teams can identify which cohorts are deteriorating faster. Procurement can understand whether contracted inventory will remain suitable through the delivery window. Operations can sequence usage by product fit. Finance can measure carrying cost, downgrade risk, and replacement exposure.
Cohort analysis is especially valuable when average inventory metrics hide vulnerable pockets. MassGain does not replace storage sensors or physical inspection. It provides the structured history and market context needed to compare cohorts fairly, forecast their usable windows, and decide which potatoes should be held, released, redirected, blended, or discounted as crop and market conditions evolve.
Use Case
A processor has ample total inventory but MassGain shows one late-harvest cohort is accumulating sugars faster than the others. The plant advances that cohort into a suitable product, delays a more stable lot, and protects both finished color and late-season coverage.
FAQs
What defines a potato storage cohort?
A cohort may share field, supplier, variety, harvest date, storage entry, facility, treatment, or condition history.
Why not manage all stored potatoes together?
Cohorts age and perform differently, so averages can hide quality and coverage risk.
How does MassGain compare cohorts?
It links environment, age, inspections, defects, sugars, yield, shelf life, demand, and market value.
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Data and Methodology
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