Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Early Potato Import Prices
Early potato import prices reflect a short seasonal bridge between declining old-crop supply and domestic new crop. MassGain normalizes origin, variety, grade, package, shipment week, currency, freight, duty, and destination terms so analysts can compare imported supply with local replacement economics.
Market Data
How to read this market
Early-potato-import-price data benchmarks seasonal imported potatoes by origin, destination, variety, grade, size, package, shipment week, currency, Incoterm, and customs basis. The market object is the matched imported early crop entering a narrow pre-domestic-harvest window.
Use the data to compare origins on landed cost after freight, duty, handling, inspection, and currency and to qualify customs averages for product and timing mix.
Data Module
Early Potato Import Prices
Market objectmatched imported early potato
Primary measurenormalized landed price
Key dimensionsorigin, destination, grade, shipment week
Commercial useseasonal import benchmarking
Cost contextfreight, duty, currency, handling
Compare withdomestic old crop and new crop
Analysis
Why this matters
Early-import averages can change sharply because origin and size mix shift within a short season. A lower customs unit value may not represent the grade a domestic buyer actually needs.
Commercial interpretation should compare matched shipment weeks and specifications and track how imported parity changes as local new crop expands.
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
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for analysts and market researchers comparing early potato import prices across origins and destination markets. Early-season imports often fill a narrow gap between declining domestic storage supply and the arrival of local new crop, making timing, product specification, freight, currency, and border conditions unusually important.
MassGain organizes import observations by origin, destination, variety, grade, size, package, shipment week, unit, currency, Incoterm, and customs classification. It connects reported values and supplier indications with harvest calendars, export availability, ocean or truck freight, tariffs, inspections, exchange rates, and domestic replacement prices. Researchers can distinguish a true origin-price change from a shift in product mix or delivery basis and can compare customs unit values with commercially relevant landed cost.
The suite also highlights sparse data and publication lag, preventing false precision in thin early-season markets. MassGain does not provide customs advice or executable import quotes. It provides a transparent benchmark framework that preserves source, timing, specification, and methodology so users can evaluate whether imported early potatoes are genuinely competitive and how long that price advantage or premium is likely to persist.
Use Case
An analyst reviews a sharp decline in average imported early-potato values. MassGain shows the change reflects a larger share of smaller-size product from a nearer origin rather than broad market deflation. The analyst reports matched-grade landed prices separately and avoids overstating the decline facing domestic buyers.
FAQs
What drives early potato import prices?
Origin harvest timing, grade, size, package, currency, freight, tariffs, and destination demand drive them.
Why can customs unit values mislead?
They may blend unlike products, origins, delivery terms, and shipment periods.
How does MassGain calculate landed comparability?
It aligns specifications and adds destination-specific freight, duty, handling, and currency effects.
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Data and Methodology
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