Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Weekly Average Potato Price
A weekly average potato price summarizes defined physical-market observations over one week and should specify region, product, channel, unit, delivery basis, weighting, and coverage. MassGain retains the constituent evidence and seasonal history so buyers can tell whether a move is broad or driven by a thin or urgent transaction.
Market Data
How to read this market
A weekly average potato price summarizes defined physical-market observations over a one-week period. Its usefulness depends on the region, product, channel, unit, delivery basis, weighting, and number of observations included.
Use the weekly average to smooth daily noise and monitor short-term direction, but retain the constituent observations. Buyers should compare the week with prior weeks and seasonal history and check whether one thin or urgent trade is driving the move.
Data Module
Weekly potato price context
Perioddefined reporting week
Regionmarket represented
Productvariety, grade, size, or end use
Channelcash, shipping point, or other physical market
Coverageobservations and weighting
Decision useshort-term benchmark and trend monitoring
Analysis
Why this matters
Weekly averaging improves stability but can conceal market breadth. A jump driven by one urgent transaction is different from a similar increase supported across regions and multiple trades.
The analytical question is therefore whether the average represents a broad repricing or a narrow event. Observation count, dispersion, and relevance to the user's market should determine confidence. In thin potato markets, constituent detail can be more informative than the average itself.
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, distributors, and analysts that use a weekly average potato price to monitor near-term market direction. A weekly average reduces the noise of individual trades or daily quotes, but its usefulness depends on the region, product, market channel, unit, delivery basis, weighting, and observation coverage included. MassGain makes those definitions visible.
The weekly measure can support supplier discussions, purchase timing, short-term forecasts, and market reports. Users can compare the average with prior weeks, seasonal history, and constituent observations to determine whether movement is broad or driven by one unusual transaction. MassGain also helps distinguish processing, fresh, contract, open-market, shipping-point, and delivered values so a weekly series is not applied to the wrong exposure. Data freshness and sample coverage remain important, particularly in thin physical markets. The result is a steadier short-term benchmark that preserves enough constituent detail to explain the change and assess whether it matters to a specific commercial decision.
Use Case
A buyer sees the weekly average potato price jump 6% and receives an immediate supplier increase. MassGain shows the average was lifted by two urgent transactions in a different region, while most relevant observations remain stable. Procurement delays the adjustment and requests evidence tied to the supplier’s actual market.
FAQs
What is a weekly average potato price?
It is an average of defined potato observations collected during a specific week.
Why inspect the weekly constituents?
A few unusual trades or thin coverage can move the average without representing the broader market.
How does MassGain make weekly averages useful?
It preserves region, product, channel, weighting, history, and data-coverage context.
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Data and Methodology
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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.
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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.
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