Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Spot Potato Prices Us
U.S. spot potato prices vary by region, variety, grade, size, package, end use, and delivery basis. MassGain organizes matched cash-market observations with crop, stocks, storage, freight, and contract context so buyers can benchmark the physical market they actually face.
Market Data
How to read this market
U.S. spot potato price data organizes near-term physical-market observations by producing region, variety, grade, size, package, end use, unit, date, and delivery basis. The market object is the matched cash-market observation rather than one blended national price.
Use the data to benchmark open purchases and sale timing while comparing crop progress, stocks, storage quality, freight, processor demand, retail movement, and regional replacement options.
Data Module
U.S. Spot Potato Price Context
Market objectmatched physical spot observation
Primary measuresprice, range, and change
Key dimensionsregion, variety, grade, size, package
Commercial useopen-volume and sale-timing benchmark
Market contextcrop, stocks, storage, freight
Compare withcontracts and alternate regions
Analysis
Why this matters
U.S. spot markets can diverge sharply because producing regions serve different products and customers and face different freight, storage, and crop conditions. A premium in one district does not automatically imply national scarcity.
Commercial interpretation should begin with the specific product and origin required, then compare realistic replacement regions on delivered usable cost. The most useful spot signal is the one that matches the buyer's actual open exposure.
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 U.S. potato buyers, growers, processors, wholesalers, and market-intelligence teams tracking spot potato prices across domestic physical markets. There is no single national cash price: values differ by producing region, variety, grade, size, package, end use, crop year, storage condition, and whether the transaction is farmgate, shipping point, delivered, terminal, or processor-facing.
MassGain organizes spot observations so users can compare like with like across Idaho, the Columbia Basin, Colorado, Wisconsin, Maine, and other relevant markets. Procurement can benchmark open-volume purchases, growers can assess sale timing, and analysts can separate a regional shortage from a broader U.S. move by combining prices with crop progress, stocks, storage quality, freight, and demand.
Use Case
A buyer needs short-notice replacement russets after a supplier shortfall. MassGain compares matched spot observations by region, grade, size, and delivery basis and shows whether the premium is a local freight-and-availability issue or a broader U.S. market move.
FAQs
Is there one U.S. spot potato price?
No. Physical values vary by region, variety, grade, size, package, end use, and delivery basis.
What counts as a spot potato price?
A near-term physical-market transaction or quote for potatoes not already fixed under a longer-term contract.
How does MassGain compare U.S. spot markets?
It preserves region, product, quality, unit, date, freight, and market stage before comparing prices.
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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.