Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Wholesale Potato Price Today
Wholesale potato price today means the latest available observation for a precisely defined origin, variety, grade, size, package, channel, and delivery basis. MassGain adds freshness, historical range, constituents, and alternate-market context so distributors can use current data without mistaking a thin or mismatched quote for the whole market.
Market Data
How to read this market
Wholesale potato price today should mean the latest available observation for a precisely defined wholesale market: origin, variety, grade, size, package, channel, date, and delivery basis. Physical potato markets do not always update continuously, so freshness and source status are part of the data object.
MassGain pairs the latest qualifying wholesale observation with timestamps, historical ranges, regional constituents, crop and storage context, and comparable alternate markets. Distributors can use that evidence for daily buying and customer pricing without treating an undated or thin quote as a universal current price.
Data Module
Current wholesale price context
Observationlatest qualifying wholesale market value
Productvariety, grade, size, and package
Originshipping region or market point
Freshnesstimestamp and normal update cadence
Decision usedaily buying, branch pricing, and supplier review
Analysis
Why this matters
A current price is useful only if it is both fresh and relevant. One size or package can tighten while others remain stable, and one shipping region can move independently of another. The best daily decision therefore uses the narrowest comparable market and treats low-activity observations with appropriate confidence.
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 is for potato distributors, wholesalers, foodservice buyers, and category managers that need a current wholesale potato price without losing the product and market detail required for a valid comparison. “Today’s” price can differ by origin, variety, grade, size, package, shipping point, buyer channel, and delivery basis. MassGain’s potato data suite organizes the latest available observations with timestamps, methodology, regional context, and historical ranges so users can tell whether a quoted value is current, comparable, and relevant to the potatoes they actually buy.
For a wholesaler, the headline number is only the starting point. A market may be firm for large russets but stable for smaller sizes, or one shipping region may rise while another remains well supplied. MassGain helps users compare like-for-like wholesale markets, identify the constituents driving daily or weekly movement, and distinguish a genuine broad increase from a thin emergency quote. Teams can then add their own freight, packaging, shrink, service requirements, and customer commitments to translate the wholesale reference into a destination-level cost.
The intelligence supports daily buying, customer quotations, branch price books, supplier negotiations, and short-term origin shifts. MassGain does not claim every market trades continuously or that the latest observation is executable for every volume. It provides freshness metadata and physical-market context so wholesalers can use current potato prices with appropriate confidence rather than relying on an undated or mismatched headline.
Use Case
A foodservice distributor receives a same-day increase request for 50-pound russet cartons. MassGain shows that the latest wholesale move is concentrated in large-count cartons from one western shipping region, while an approved secondary origin remains near the prior week’s range. The buyer covers urgent orders with the incumbent, redirects flexible branch demand to the secondary source, and limits customer price changes to the products and destinations where the current delivered benchmark supports them.
FAQs
What does “wholesale potato price today” mean?
It should refer to the latest available price for a defined origin, variety, grade, size, package, market channel, and delivery basis.
Are wholesale potato prices updated continuously?
Not always. Physical markets may update daily, weekly, or only when representative new observations are available, so timestamps and source status matter.
How does MassGain keep a current price useful?
It pairs the latest observation with freshness, historical range, regional constituents, crop conditions, and comparable alternate markets.
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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.