Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
How Much Is 1kg of Potatoes
how much is 1kg of potatoes is a unit-conversion question whose useful answer depends on the physical market behind the quote. MassGain normalizes prices to kilograms while keeping geography, grade, package, market stage, freight, and timing visible for defensible comparisons.
Market Data
How to read this market
How Much Is 1Kg Of Potatoes data normalizes physical potato quotes to a kilogram basis while retaining the market definition behind each observation.
Use the data to compare prices only after geography, variety, grade, package, currency, market stage, reporting date, and delivery basis are aligned. The per-kilogram conversion removes unit differences but not commercial basis risk.
Data Module
How Much Is 1Kg Of Potatoes
Market objectunit-normalized potato price
Primary measureprice per kilogram
Key dimensionslocation, grade, channel, date
Commercial usequote and cross-market comparison
Controlsoriginal unit, package, freight, basis
Analysis
Why this matters
A mathematically correct kilogram conversion can still be misleading when retail, wholesale, farm-gate, or delivered prices are mixed. Packaging, quality, freight, and timing can outweigh the unit difference.
Commercial interpretation should preserve the original price and every normalization step so the resulting value remains tied to a real physical market.
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 consumers, buyers, procurement teams, retailers, and analysts asking how much 1 kilogram of potatoes costs. A per-kilogram price is only meaningful when geography, variety, grade, package, market channel, currency, and reporting date are identified.
MassGain preserves the original physical-market quote and converts pounds, hundredweight, short tons, metric tonnes, bags, or cartons to a per-kilogram basis where appropriate. The original commercial basis remains attached so a unit conversion does not create a false comparison.
There is no universal 1 kg potato price. Retail, wholesale, farm-gate, shipping-point, and delivered values can differ substantially, so MassGain uses kilogram pricing as a normalization layer rather than a context-free commodity quote.
Use Case
A buyer receives one offer per hundredweight and another per kilogram. MassGain converts both to the same unit while preserving grade, freight, package, and delivery terms so the buyer can compare true commercial cost.
FAQs
How much is 1kg of potatoes?
It depends on country, region, variety, grade, package, market channel, and reporting date.
How many pounds are in 1 kilogram?
One kilogram is approximately 2.2046 pounds.
Can retail and wholesale potato prices per kg be compared directly?
Not without accounting for market level, packaging, freight, handling, and other commercial differences.
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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.