Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Wholesale Potato Prices
wholesale potato prices is best understood as a clearly defined physical-market object rather than a context-free headline. MassGain connects terminal and regional quotes with origin, grade, package, freight, inventory, crop supply, and demand so buyers can benchmark real replacement cost.
Market Data
How to read this market
wholesale potato prices data records wholesale potato prices and availability by terminal or regional market, origin, variety, grade, package, unit, source date, and delivery basis.
Use the data to compare replacement cost across markets and connect wholesale movement with shipping-point values, crop supply, storage, freight, imports, quality, and downstream demand.
Data Module
Wholesale Potato Prices
Market objectwholesale potato market
Primary measuresprice, volume, availability
Key dimensionsregion, product, quality, period
Commercial usesourcing and market analysis
Controlssource, definition, timing, basis
Analysis
Why this matters
Wholesale prices can rise while farm-level values stay stable if local inventory, freight, or distribution capacity tightens.
Commercial interpretation should separate the wholesale and logistics layer from the underlying potato value and compare matched origins and packages.
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, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, and analysts comparing wholesale potato prices across physical markets. Wholesale prices vary by region, terminal market, variety, grade, package, origin, season, and whether the quote reflects an asking price, reported sale, delivered value, or market range.
MassGain organizes wholesale observations with their original market context intact. Users can compare regional terminal and wholesale markets, normalize units and package sizes, track reporting dates, and connect price changes with shipping-point values, crop supply, storage, freight, imports, quality, and downstream demand.
Because there is no single national wholesale potato price, the platform emphasizes comparable observations rather than collapsing unlike markets into one average. Procurement teams can benchmark supplier quotes, distributors can monitor replacement cost, and analysts can see whether wholesale inflation is broad-based or concentrated in a specific region or grade.
Use Case
A foodservice buyer receives wholesale potato quotes from three distributors. MassGain normalizes package sizes, grades, and delivery assumptions and shows that one supplier’s apparent premium is mostly freight-related rather than a higher underlying wholesale market price.
FAQs
Why do wholesale potato prices vary by location?
Regional supply, freight, grade, package, inventory, imports, and local demand differ across markets.
Are wholesale potato prices the same as retail prices?
No. Retail prices include additional distribution, merchandising, store-level costs, and retail margins.
Can wholesale potato prices be compared across package sizes?
Yes, if units are normalized and grade, origin, market basis, and delivery terms are also comparable.
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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.