Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Usda Potato Prices Today
USDA potato prices today are not one national number; USDA reports differ by product, grade, region, package, market stage, and reference period. MassGain organizes the relevant official observations and highlights basis and timing mismatches before buyers use them in supplier or contract comparisons.
Market Data
How to read this market
USDA-potato-price data organizes the relevant USDA reports by commodity description, variety, grade, size, package, origin, destination or shipping point, market stage, date, publication time, and price basis. The market object is the specific USDA observation—such as a range, mostly price, or other reported measure—not a universal national potato price.
Use the data to find the closest official comparison and to identify basis mismatches before applying it to a supplier quote or contract. Separate report release date from the period or business the report describes.
Data Module
USDA Potato Prices Today
Market objectspecific USDA price observation
Primary measurereported range or price measure
Key dimensionsproduct, region, grade, market stage
Commercial useofficial-market benchmarking context
Timingreference date versus publication date
Compare withmatched enterprise and physical prices
Analysis
Why this matters
USDA potato reports cover different products and market stages, so a fresh-market shipping-point carton price can be poor evidence for delivered processing potatoes. The fact that both involve russets does not remove the basis difference.
Commercial interpretation should match specification, geography, unit, market stage, and timing. A report published today may still describe older business, making it useful context without necessarily representing the current executable market.
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 procurement and market-intelligence teams looking for USDA potato prices today while recognizing that USDA reports vary by product, region, market stage, unit, and reference period. MassGain organizes relevant USDA market reports and datasets with the exact commodity description, grade, size, package, origin, destination, shipping point, terminal or wholesale stage, date, publication time, and price basis.
It separates current releases from current transactions and shows whether a value is a range, mostly price, weighted average, bid, or other reported measure.
Buyers can find the closest applicable USDA evidence, compare it with enterprise quotes and other physical signals, and avoid applying a fresh-market carton price to processing potatoes or a different region. MassGain does not represent USDA, provide executable quotes, or imply every potato market has a daily official price. It provides a transparent navigation and normalization layer that makes USDA potato price evidence easier to interpret and use responsibly.
Use Case
A buyer searches for today’s USDA russet price to review a delivered processing quote. MassGain finds the latest relevant report is a shipping-point carton range for fresh-market potatoes and clearly marks the basis mismatch. The buyer uses it only as supporting context, not as the contract benchmark.
FAQs
Does USDA publish one national potato price today?
No. Reports differ by product, grade, region, package, market stage, and timing.
Why can a report released today describe older business?
Collection and publication timing may lag the transactions or reference period.
How does MassGain find a comparable value?
It matches product, specification, geography, unit, market stage, terms, and date.
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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.