Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Weight Size Pricing
Potato weight size pricing values potatoes by individual tuber weight, count per package, or defined weight bands. MassGain normalizes different sizing conventions and connects them with packout, portioning, processing recovery, freight, and delivered usable cost.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato weight-size price data values lots by individual tuber weight, count per package, or defined weight bands, with variety, shape, grade, region, package, and delivery terms retained. The market object is the weight distribution and commercial schedule applied to the lot.
Use the data to normalize count-based and weight-based offers into a common delivered usable-cost basis and to connect size mix with peeling, portioning, packout, or processing recovery. Preserve the original sizing convention because shape and variety can make count and weight schedules diverge.
Data Module
Potato Weight Size Pricing
Market objectprice by tuber weight or count band
Primary measuresize-adjusted price
Key dimensionsweight method, variety, pack, region
Commercial usequote normalization and mix analysis
Value linkspackout, portioning, processing recovery
Compare withdiameter schedules and usable cost
Analysis
Why this matters
Count and weight are related but not interchangeable. Two varieties can produce different counts at the same average tuber weight because shape and pack composition differ.
Commercial interpretation should translate each schedule into the buyer's actual use. A seemingly cheaper count-based offer may be more expensive once the recovered size mix and delivered usable tonnes are normalized.
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 procurement and market-intelligence teams comparing potato weight size pricing, where value is linked to individual tuber weight, count per package, or weight-based grade bands. MassGain organizes quotes and transactions by variety, region, crop year, package, unit, delivery basis, and the exact weight definition used.
It links weight distribution with harvest conditions, packout, retail or processing demand, freight, and expected usable yield. Buyers can distinguish a true market premium for heavier potatoes from a change caused by pack composition or a supplier's grading method. The suite also helps teams compare count-based and weight-based offers on a common basis while retaining the source specification.
Procurement can validate supplier schedules, finance can model mix effects, and operations can assess whether heavier or lighter potatoes improve recovery for the intended product. MassGain does not certify weights or replace receiving inspection. It provides a transparent bridge between physical size mix and the price actually paid.
Use Case
A processor compares two suppliers: one prices by count per 50-pound carton, while the other uses individual tuber-weight bands. MassGain converts both offers into expected delivered cost per usable tonne using the plant's historical size recovery. The apparently cheaper count-based offer becomes more expensive after the mix is normalized.
FAQs
What does weight size pricing measure?
It prices potatoes according to individual weight, count, or defined weight bands.
Why can count and weight schedules disagree?
Variety, shape, and pack composition can produce different counts at the same average weight.
How does MassGain normalize offers?
It converts each schedule to a common delivered and usable-cost basis while preserving the original terms.
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Data and Methodology
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