Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Ton of Potatoes Price
Ton of potatoes price is useful only when the unit and commercial basis are explicit. MassGain converts cwt, pounds, kilograms, cartons, and bulk offers to a common ton basis while retaining grade, package, freight, shrink, and delivery terms so wholesalers can compare real landed value.
Market Data
How to read this market
Ton of potatoes price data converts physical-market observations to a clearly defined short-ton or metric-tonne basis while retaining variety, grade, region, package, freight, delivery terms, and source date.
Use the data to compare bulk, carton, cwt, kilogram, and truckload offers on a common unit and then adjust for packaging, shrink, handling, quality, and delivered usable cost.
Data Module
Ton of Potatoes Price
Market objectnormalized potato price per ton
Primary measurevalue per short ton or tonne
Key dimensionsproduct, region, grade, delivery
Commercial usewholesale and sourcing comparison
Controlston definition, package, freight, shrink
Analysis
Why this matters
Per-ton conversion removes unit noise but not commercial differences. A bulk farmgate load can remain economically different from graded packaged potatoes after both are expressed per ton.
Commercial interpretation should state the ton definition and compare delivered usable cost rather than converted invoice price alone.
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 10, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato prices quiet at $30/cwt as regional harvest damage buzzes beneath the surface
Market indicators are stable, but reporting from Europe and select growing areas shows real, localized crop stress — a reminder that steady headline prices can mask uneven physical risk.
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 converting potato prices into a per-ton basis for purchasing, freight, inventory, and customer-pricing decisions. Potato quotations may appear per hundredweight, kilogram, pound, bag, carton, pallet, or truckload, and a direct conversion can be misleading when package weight, grade, shrink, freight, and delivery terms differ. MassGain helps users normalize the units before comparing prices.
The platform preserves the original market basis while calculating comparable per-ton values and documenting whether the quote is ex-farm, FOB shipping point, delivered, wholesale, or terminal-market. Buyers can compare regions, origins, varieties, and package formats, then add transportation, handling, expected loss, and quality adjustments to estimate a usable landed cost.
MassGain does not imply that every ton of potatoes has the same commercial value. It provides a transparent conversion and benchmarking framework that keeps specification and transaction terms attached to the number. That helps distributors avoid false comparisons, build more accurate margin models, and explain price differences to sales teams and customers.
Use Case
A wholesaler compares bulk russets quoted per hundredweight with packaged potatoes quoted per 50-pound carton. MassGain converts both to a common ton basis, then adds packaging, freight, and expected shrink. The analysis shows the apparently cheaper bulk offer has a higher delivered usable cost, so the buyer keeps the packaged program.
FAQs
How do you convert potato prices to a per-ton basis?
Convert the quoted unit to pounds or kilograms, scale it to the relevant ton definition, and retain package and delivery terms.
Why can two per-ton potato prices differ?
Grade, variety, package, origin, freight, quality, shrink, timing, and delivery basis can all change the value.
Does MassGain support short tons and metric tonnes?
Yes. The unit should be labeled clearly because a U.S. short ton and a metric tonne are not the same weight.
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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.
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.
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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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