Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
What Is the Rate of Potato Today
What is the rate of potato today? MassGain answers by showing the relevant physical-market basis rather than one misleading national number. Buyers can compare current observations with crop, storage, freight, demand, and recent price history.
Market Data
How to read this market
Current potato-rate data should be treated as a set of matched physical-market observations rather than one headline number. The market object is the latest qualifying price for a defined region, product, grade, package, unit, market stage, and delivery basis.
Use the data to test supplier quotes and near-term purchasing decisions against recent history, crop, storage, shipments, demand, and freight. Preserve the source date and basis so a newly published value is not mistaken for a universal executable price.
Data Module
Current Potato Rate Context
Market objectlatest matched physical price
Primary measurecurrent price or range
Key dimensionsregion, product, grade, package
Commercial usequote and coverage review
Timingobservation versus publication date
Compare withhistory, crop, stocks, freight
Analysis
Why this matters
Different current potato prices can be simultaneously correct because they describe different physical markets. A fresh carton, processing load, farmgate sale, and delivered foodservice quote carry different obligations and specifications.
Commercial interpretation should select the closest market object first and only then ask whether today's movement is broad enough to change procurement assumptions.
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 buyers and market-intelligence teams asking what the rate of potato is today but needing a professional answer rather than a single retail-style number. MassGain separates physical potato prices by region, product, variety, grade, size, package, unit, market stage, and delivery basis so a current observation is matched to the actual commercial exposure.
Users can compare the latest qualifying price evidence with recent history, crop conditions, storage, shipments, processing demand, freight, and supplier quotes. Procurement can use the page to challenge an unsupported increase or identify when a market move is genuinely broad; finance can translate the relevant series into a budget update. MassGain does not imply that there is one universal daily potato rate or invent a current price where the source basis is unclear. It makes the available physical-market evidence comparable and shows why different current prices can all be legitimate.
Use Case
A buyer hears that 'potatoes are up today.' MassGain separates fresh cartons, processing potatoes, and delivered supplier quotes, finds the series matching the buyer's region and specification, and shows whether the move is broad or isolated before the team changes coverage.
FAQs
Is there one potato rate today?
No. Current prices vary by region, product, grade, package, market stage, unit, and delivery basis.
Which current price should a buyer use?
Use the series that most closely matches the purchased product, geography, specification, and commercial basis.
How does MassGain add context?
It connects the current observation with history, crop, storage, shipments, demand, freight, and supplier evidence.
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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.