Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Us Potato Acreage
US potato acreage should be read by state and end use because additional acres outside a plant’s product or sourcing region may provide little commercial protection. MassGain connects state acreage with yield, crop progress, contracts, processor demand, storage, and prices for supply forecasting.
Market Data
How to read this market
us potato acreage records intended, planted, contracted, or harvested potato area by geography and crop period. State, province or country, end use, variety where available, reporting vintage, and planted-versus-harvested status determine what the acreage figure actually represents.
For growers & producers using this page for market intelligence, MassGain should be used to match the observation to major U.S. potato markets and the relevant product, timing, and transaction basis. The data becomes decision-ready when it is compared with historical ranges, crop or storage conditions, demand, contracts, freight, and practical alternate supply rather than treated as a universal potato signal.
Data Module
Us Potato Acreage context
Area measureintended, planted, contracted, or harvested
Geographystate, province, country, or production district
End useprocessing, fresh, seed, or other channel
Crop periodseason and reporting vintage
Yield bridgeacreage combined with expected output per acre
Decision usesupply forecast, contracting, and planning
Analysis
Why this matters
More acreage does not automatically mean more usable potatoes. Yield, weather, abandonment, quality, variety mix, end use, and distance from the relevant plant can offset or neutralize an area increase.
The commercial interpretation should therefore focus on fit and transmission: which physical condition affects which supplier, plant, customer, or contract, and on what timetable. MassGain should be used to preserve those distinctions, compare related markets, and apply the signal only where the geography, product, timing, and transaction basis actually align.
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. growers, processors, agricultural lenders, seed suppliers, and market analysts that need a clear view of potato acreage in the United States. MassGain organizes acreage by state, production district, crop year, planted versus harvested status, variety, end use, and contract exposure, then connects those figures with yield, weather, processor demand, storage, and regional prices.
A national U.S. acreage total can conceal important shifts. Processing acres may expand in one western basin while chip or fresh acreage declines elsewhere, and acreage outside a plant’s practical sourcing radius may have little commercial value. MassGain helps users compare planting intentions with actual area, identify state-level concentration, and model how changes could affect future production and open-market supply. Processors can assess whether plant plans are supported by relevant acres, growers can evaluate competing-crop and contract signals, and lenders can map borrower exposure to regional acreage trends. The result is a state-aware acreage framework that turns an early crop statistic into a practical supply and risk indicator.
Use Case
A U.S. frozen-potato company sees national acreage increase and considers raising next-year production targets. MassGain shows the additional acres are concentrated in a region serving another processor network, while acreage around one company plant is unchanged. The company secures additional grower commitments locally rather than relying on the national increase.
FAQs
What does U.S. potato acreage measure?
It measures planted or harvested potato area by state, region, crop year, variety, or end use.
Why is state-level acreage important?
Potatoes are costly and specification-sensitive to move, so distant acreage may not support a particular plant or market.
How does MassGain use acreage in forecasting?
It combines area with yield, crop progress, contracts, demand, storage, and regional price signals.
Put this market intelligence to work
Get historical data, regional detail, benchmarks, alerts, exports, and API access tailored to your procurement
and market-analysis needs.
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.