Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Transaction Volume Data
Potato transaction volume data measures observed physical supply changing hands within a defined product, region, delivery period, and market channel. MassGain classifies and normalizes trades so users can judge whether price moves are supported by broad activity or only small exceptional transactions.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato transaction volume data measures how much physical potato supply changed hands within a defined product, region, delivery period, and price basis. The object should distinguish completed external trades from internal transfers, duplicates, bids, offers, and unrelated potato channels.
Use volume alongside price to judge market depth and the representativeness of observed moves. Normalize units and classify transactions by product, quality, timing, and market channel, then disclose coverage limits because reported volume is rarely a complete census of private potato trading.
Data Module
Potato Transaction Volume Data
MeasureReported physical volume transacted
ScopeProduct, region, delivery period, market channel
ControlsDuplicates, transfers, evidence type, unit normalization
Commercial useLiquidity and price-representativeness analysis
ContextCrop timing, availability, processor demand
WatchpointReported volume is not total market demand
Analysis
Why this matters
Transaction volume matters because a large price move supported by broad trading carries a different signal from one urgent low-volume purchase. Price without volume can exaggerate the importance of exceptional transactions.
Volume itself also needs interpretation. Stable prices on declining activity can indicate weakening liquidity rather than market balance, while high volume may reflect seasonal turnover rather than a new demand shock.
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, benchmark developers, procurement teams, investors, and market researchers that need potato transaction volume data. Transaction volume shows how much potato supply changed hands within a defined product, geography, price basis, and delivery period. MassGain preserves the attributes required to distinguish meaningful physical trading from duplicated records, internal transfers, quotes, and transactions in unrelated potato channels.
Volume provides context that price alone cannot. A large price move supported by broad trading may carry more market significance than one small emergency purchase, while stable prices on declining volume can signal weakening liquidity. MassGain classifies transaction type, normalizes units, maps counterparties or contributors under appropriate confidentiality controls, and connects activity with crop timing, availability, processor demand, freight, and historical seasonality. Benchmark teams can weight or qualify price evidence, procurement can assess market depth, and finance can identify whether valuations rely on active or thin markets. MassGain does not capture every private contract or imply reported volume represents the full market. It provides a structured, auditable view of observed activity and the coverage limitations users should consider before treating transaction data as a complete measure of demand or supply.
Use Case
A regional price rises 9%, but MassGain shows the move came from one small urgent transaction while normal-volume trades remained near the prior range. Procurement uses the high trade as a scarcity scenario rather than resetting its full contract benchmark.
FAQs
What should potato transaction volume data define?
It should define product, region, period, unit, delivery basis, transaction status, and reported volume.
Why does volume matter when interpreting price?
It shows whether a price move reflects broad market activity or a small, exceptional transaction.
How does MassGain control volume quality?
It classifies evidence, normalizes units, removes duplicates, preserves provenance, and discloses coverage limits.
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Data and Methodology
Professional market-data standards
MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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.
Not transactional pricing
MassGain figures are informational reference values and do not constitute executable bids, offers, settlements, or guarantees that a transaction can occur at the displayed value.
No individualized advice
Content and data are provided for informational and analytical purposes and do not constitute financial, investment, legal, trading, or individualized procurement advice.
Independent publication
Certain observations may be derived from USDA reports. MassGain is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA.
Commercial use and licensing
Public display does not grant rights to reproduce, redistribute, republish, or incorporate MassGain indices or references into commercial products or contracts without authorization.