Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Terminal Inventory Levels
Potato terminal inventory levels measure stocks held at wholesale or distribution nodes and classify what is free, committed, aging, downgraded, or held. Use the data to compare usable local inventory with arrivals, sales velocity, customer demand, and prices rather than relying on total warehouse tonnes.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato terminal-inventory data measures stocks physically held at wholesale or distribution nodes and classifies them by variety, grade, size, package, origin, age, ownership, condition, commitment, and availability. The market object is usable local inventory rather than total warehouse quantity.
Use the data to compare available stock with arrivals, unloads, sales velocity, customer commitments, historical norms, and local prices. Separate sold, reserved, aging, downgraded, or inspection-held product so apparent inventory does not overstate near-term supply.
Data Module
Potato Terminal Inventory Levels
Market objectusable terminal potato stock
Primary measureinventory by status and specification
Key dimensionslocation, grade, size, age, origin
Commercial usereplenishment and local-balance planning
Availability statesfree, committed, held, downgraded
Compare witharrivals, sales velocity, prices, demand
Analysis
Why this matters
Headline inventory can remain stable while effective availability deteriorates because the remaining stock is committed, aging, or mismatched to customer specifications. Total tonnes therefore provide a weak signal without composition and status.
Commercial interpretation should focus on free inventory relative to expected demand by product class. Local price pressure is more likely to persist when low usable stocks coincide with weak replacement arrivals.
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, wholesalers, terminal operators, and procurement teams that need to monitor potato terminal inventory levels. Terminal inventory reflects the product physically held at wholesale or distribution nodes and available, committed, aging, or awaiting inspection. MassGain helps users distinguish headline stock from the volume that can realistically satisfy near-term demand.
The suite organizes inventory by variety, grade, size, package, origin, age, ownership status, and location. Users can compare stocks with arrivals, unloads, sales velocity, historical norms, and local prices. Distributors can identify slow-moving buildup or specification shortages hidden inside a stable total. Procurement teams can time replenishment. Analysts can judge whether price firmness reflects genuinely low inventory, strong demand, or operational constraints.
Inventory quality and commitment status matter as much as quantity. Product may already be sold, reserved, downgraded, or approaching a condition threshold. MassGain preserves those categories and can link stock with age, shrink, claims, and replacement cost. It does not replace warehouse management systems or certify count accuracy. It provides the market-intelligence layer needed to understand inventory sufficiency, compare terminals, and anticipate when local stocks may exert upward or downward pressure on potato prices.
Use Case
A branch reports adequate potato inventory, but MassGain shows most stock is committed to existing customers and the remaining volume is aging small-size product. Procurement accelerates a premium-size replenishment before the apparent surplus becomes a service failure.
FAQs
What should terminal potato inventory include?
It should distinguish product by location, specification, age, ownership, commitment, condition, and availability.
Why can stable total inventory hide a shortage?
The available mix may not match required grades, sizes, packages, customers, or delivery windows.
How does MassGain assess sufficiency?
It compares inventory composition with arrivals, sales velocity, commitments, quality, prices, and historical norms.
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Data and Methodology
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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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