Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Us Potato Prices
US potato prices differ across states, varieties, grades, end uses, crop periods, contracts, and freight bases. MassGain organizes matched physical-market observations with historical and supply context so buyers can compare the series that actually corresponds to their sourcing exposure.
Market Data
How to read this market
us potato prices is a physical-market reference for potatoes that should be defined by geography, product, crop period, unit, market channel, quality, and delivery basis. A headline number without those attributes can mix fundamentally different commercial markets.
For procurement & market intelligence teams using this page for pricing / benchmarking, 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 Prices context
Price basisphysical market represented
Geographyorigin or destination region
Productvariety, grade, end use, and quality
Timingcrop period and observation date
Commercial termscontract, spot, origin, or delivered
Decision usebenchmarking, sourcing, and planning
Analysis
Why this matters
Price differences are often basis differences rather than mispricing. Two valid potato quotes can diverge because product, region, timing, quality, freight, contract status, or market stage differs.
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. processors, distributors, restaurant procurement teams, growers, and market analysts who need a reliable framework for comparing potato prices across American production regions. U.S. potato values can vary widely by state, variety, end use, grade, crop period, storage condition, contract status, and freight basis. MassGain helps users separate those factors so a quote from Idaho, Washington, Wisconsin, Colorado, Maine, or another origin is not treated as a universal national price.
The page supports practical benchmarking. Buyers can compare a supplier proposal with the region and potato channel that actually serves a plant or distribution network, while finance teams can assess whether current values sit within normal seasonal ranges. MassGain also helps distinguish fresh-market cartons from processing potatoes, contract prices from spot values, and origin prices from delivered costs. That prevents mismatched comparisons and makes regional exposure visible. The result is a more defensible U.S. price view for supplier negotiations, standard-cost planning, sourcing shifts, and market reporting—without hiding important differences behind one broad national average.
Use Case
A frozen-potato processor receives similar price-increase requests for plants in Idaho and Wisconsin. MassGain shows that Idaho processing values have tightened while Wisconsin remains close to its seasonal range. Procurement accepts a region-specific adjustment for the exposed plant, challenges the second request, and gives finance separate assumptions instead of using one national U.S. potato inflation rate.
FAQs
Why do U.S. potato prices differ by state?
Regional weather, varieties, end use, storage, processor demand, freight, and crop timing all affect value.
Can one national price represent every U.S. potato purchase?
No. Buyers should match the benchmark to the relevant origin, product, crop period, quality, and commercial channel.
How can MassGain support U.S. supplier negotiations?
It provides region-specific price history and market context that helps buyers test whether a proposed change is commercially supported.
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.