Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Us Potato Market Data
U.S. potato market data integrates federal, state, industry, commercial, and enterprise evidence across crop, stocks, prices, movement, processing, trade, quality, weather, and demand. MassGain preserves geography, product, period, publication timing, revisions, and methodology so national signals can be traced back to the relevant regional market.
Market Data
How to read this market
U.S. potato-market data integrates acreage, production, yield, stocks, prices, shipments, processing, trade, quality, weather, and demand across federal, state, industry, commercial, and enterprise sources. The market object is the source-specific U.S. observation with geography, product definition, unit, reference period, publication date, revision, and methodology preserved.
Use the data to compare states and crop years, build supply-and-use balances, and connect raw markets with processing and trade without flattening regional or specification differences.
Data Module
U.S. Potato Market Data
Market objectgoverned U.S. potato observation
Primary scopecrop, stocks, prices, flows, processing
Key dimensionsstate, product, period, source
Commercial useresearch and market intelligence
Controlsdefinitions, revisions, publication lag
Compare withregional and specification-level evidence
Analysis
Why this matters
National U.S. totals can conceal commercially important regional divergence because processing plants, varieties, storage systems, and freight corridors are geographically concentrated.
Commercial interpretation should align periods and definitions before combining sources and then map national signals back to the relevant regional supply chain. Conflicting sources are information about coverage, not something to erase automatically.
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 analysts and market researchers who need a governed view of U.S. potato market data across production, acreage, yield, stocks, prices, shipments, processing, trade, quality, weather, and demand. MassGain harmonizes federal, state, industry, commercial, and enterprise sources while preserving each dataset’s geography, product definition, unit, reference period, publication date, revision status, and methodology.
Researchers can compare regions and crop years, build supply-and-use balances, connect raw markets with frozen and dehydrated products, and distinguish national headlines from specification-level conditions. The suite identifies gaps, overlaps, code changes, and reporting lags rather than silently blending incompatible series. Procurement and finance teams can use the same governed data for sourcing and planning, while analysts retain reproducible source lineage.
MassGain does not replace official agencies or claim complete private-market coverage. It provides a transparent U.S. potato data architecture that turns fragmented statistics and physical signals into comparable, decision-ready evidence.
Use Case
A researcher studies whether U.S. processing demand is tightening raw supply. MassGain joins state production, processor intake, storage stocks, shipments, frozen inventories, and trade, aligns their periods, and shows the pressure is concentrated in two processing regions rather than national.
FAQs
What can U.S. potato market data cover?
It can cover acreage, production, yield, stocks, prices, movement, processing, trade, quality, weather, and demand.
Why preserve publication dates and revisions?
Official releases may describe earlier periods and can change after initial publication.
How does MassGain handle conflicting sources?
It retains definitions and lineage, reconciles only justified overlaps, and makes remaining differences visible.
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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.