Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Ulam Russet Potato Prices
Ulam Russet potato prices benchmark a defined processing lot by origin, crop period, solids, size and length profile, fry color, storage, contract status, and delivery basis. Buyers can compare headline price with expected plant recovery and substitute economics.
Market Data
How to read this market
Ulam Russet potato-price data benchmarks a processing variety on a matched basis for origin, crop period, solids, size and length profile, fry color, storage, contract status, unit, and freight. The market object is a defined Ulam Russet lot or assessment.
Use the data to validate offers and compare raw price with expected plant recovery. Normalize delivery, quality, and timing before comparing Ulam Russet with broader russet or regional processing benchmarks.
Data Module
Ulam Russet Potato Prices
Market objectmatched Ulam Russet price
Primary measuresquote, trade, benchmark basis
Key dimensionsorigin, quality, solids, delivery
Commercial usevariety-specific price benchmarking
Normalizationunit, freight, crop period
Compare withrecovery and substitute economics
Analysis
Why this matters
A lower Ulam Russet quote can be more expensive if solids, size, or defects reduce finished yield. Conversely, a premium lot may lower cost per saleable case.
Commercial interpretation should therefore use processing-adjusted value, especially in thin variety-specific markets where one spot observation may not represent the broader region.
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 teams, processors, growers, and market analysts that need Ulam Russet potato prices. Ulam Russet values depend on processing use, region, crop period, solids, size and length profile, fry color, grade, storage condition, contract status, and delivery basis. MassGain helps users build a matched variety-specific benchmark instead of relying on a broad russet or national potato average.
The suite organizes quotes and transactions by origin, unit, quality, delivery window, and spot or contract basis. It compares Ulam Russet prices with regional processing-potato benchmarks, crop condition, acreage, storage inventory, processor demand, freight, and approved substitute varieties. Procurement can validate supplier offers and quality premiums. Growers can compare realized value. Finance can forecast plant-specific raw cost and separate commodity movement from delivery or quality adjustments.
Variety-specific markets can be thin, and a reported quote may represent limited urgent volume. MassGain does not guarantee execution or claim one universal Ulam Russet price. It provides source, timing, quality, and physical-market context so users can determine whether an observed price fits their actual plant, product, and delivery exposure.
Use Case
A processor compares two Ulam Russet offers. MassGain shows the cheaper lot has lower solids and a weaker size profile, while the higher offer includes delivery and produces better finished recovery. Procurement selects the higher headline price because its cost per saleable case is lower.
FAQs
What determines Ulam Russet prices?
Region, crop year, solids, size, color, quality, storage, contracts, freight, and delivery timing all matter.
Why compare processing value instead of price alone?
Yield, defects, product suitability, and finished recovery can outweigh a lower per-ton quote.
How does MassGain benchmark the variety?
It aligns origin, quality, timing, unit, commercial basis, regional markets, and substitute economics.
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Data and Methodology
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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.