Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Storage Facility Survey
A potato storage facility survey maps where usable storage exists and what each facility can support. MassGain connects capacity with ventilation, refrigeration, monitoring, product fit, utilization, commitments, routes, quality outcomes, and energy so nameplate space is not confused with qualified capacity.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato storage-facility-survey data maps commercial storage assets by location, ownership, nameplate capacity, ventilation, refrigeration, humidification, monitoring, energy, loading, product fit, certifications, utilization, age, and operating status. The market object is practical usable storage rather than headline space.
Use the data to compare infrastructure, route proximity, quality performance, commitments, and concentration and to identify where qualified storage is actually available for specific potato products.
Data Module
Potato Storage Facility Survey
Market objectpractical storage asset
Primary measuresusable capacity and capability
Key dimensionslocation, technology, ownership, status
Commercial usestorage and risk planning
Constraintsairflow, segregation, labor, commitments
Compare withcrop volume and quality outcomes
Analysis
Why this matters
Nameplate capacity can overstate usable storage when facilities lack the ventilation, segregation, labor, or technology needed for a particular variety or storage duration.
Commercial interpretation should match facility capability with the potato cohort and season rather than use total cubic capacity as a proxy for availability.
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 distributors and wholesalers analyzing a potato storage facility survey across warehouses, bulk stores, controlled-atmosphere buildings, refrigerated sites, and other commercial facilities. MassGain organizes location, ownership, capacity, construction, ventilation, refrigeration, humidification, monitoring, energy, loading, product compatibility, certifications, utilization, age, and operating status.
It distinguishes nameplate space from practical capacity limited by bins, airflow, crop type, quality segregation, maintenance, labor, or customer commitments. Storage operators can benchmark infrastructure, procurement can identify alternate capacity, logistics can map proximity and routes, finance can evaluate investment and carrying cost, and risk teams can assess concentration in one region or technology.
The suite connects facility data with stored volumes, crop production, quality outcomes, energy prices, and seasonal demand. MassGain does not certify engineering performance, food safety, or available space. It provides a transparent asset-and-market framework that helps users determine where usable storage exists, what products it can support, and which infrastructure constraints may affect potato availability and quality.
Use Case
A wholesaler believes regional storage is ample based on nameplate capacity. MassGain’s facility survey shows much of the space lacks ventilation suitable for long-term russet storage and several sites are fully committed. The company reserves qualified capacity before harvest rather than relying on the headline total.
FAQs
What should a storage facility survey capture?
It should capture location, capacity, technology, product fit, utilization, condition, ownership, and operating status.
Why is practical capacity lower than nameplate capacity?
Segregation, airflow, equipment, maintenance, labor, quality, and commitments can limit usable space.
How does MassGain assess facility risk?
It connects infrastructure and concentration with inventory, quality performance, energy, routes, and seasonal demand.
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Data and Methodology
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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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