Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Carbon Footprint Data
Potato carbon footprint data estimates greenhouse-gas emissions for a defined product or supply chain under a stated boundary and functional unit. MassGain connects footprint methodology with yield, quality, recovery, storage, freight, and supplier economics so sourcing comparisons remain like for like.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato carbon footprint data estimates greenhouse-gas emissions for a defined potato product or supply chain, potentially including seed, fertilizer, field energy, irrigation, storage, processing, packaging, freight, and waste. Every value should retain its functional unit, geography, crop year, system boundary, allocation method, and data source.
Use the data to compare suppliers, regions, or products only after aligning those methodological choices. Pair footprint estimates with yield, quality, recovery, storage loss, freight, and saleable output so low emissions per acre or gross ton are not mistaken for low emissions per usable finished unit.
Data Module
Potato Carbon Footprint Data
ObjectGHG emissions for a defined potato system
BoundaryFarm, storage, processing, packaging, freight, waste
Functional unitMust be explicit and comparable
DimensionsRegion, crop year, supplier, product, plant
Commercial useSourcing and improvement comparison
WatchpointNormalize yield, recovery, and system boundaries
Analysis
Why this matters
Carbon footprint comparisons are highly sensitive to boundary and denominator. Per-acre, per-raw-ton, and per-finished-unit figures can rank the same suppliers differently when yields and recovery vary.
Commercial interpretation therefore requires both methodology and physical market context. A higher field footprint can still create lower finished-product emissions if quality, recovery, storage, and logistics are materially better.
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
Get historical series, regional detail, constituent data, exports, alerts, and direct data access.
Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for procurement leaders, processors, growers, sustainability teams, lenders, and market analysts that need potato carbon footprint data. Carbon footprint data estimates greenhouse-gas emissions associated with a defined potato product or supply chain and can include seed, fertilizer, field energy, irrigation, storage, processing, packaging, freight, waste, and land-use assumptions depending on the boundary. MassGain helps users preserve those definitions and connect environmental data with actual regional supply and commercial decisions.
Footprints are not directly comparable unless the functional unit, geography, crop year, allocation method, energy mix, and processing stage are aligned. A figure per farm ton differs from one per finished kilogram or serving. MassGain organizes source, methodology, vintage, uncertainty, and product attributes and links the result with regional prices, yield, recovery, storage, and supplier performance. Procurement can compare suppliers without losing economic context, processors can identify where raw-material quality or energy intensity drives both cost and emissions, and finance or lenders can evaluate investment and transition assumptions. The platform also helps prevent low-yield or high-waste systems from appearing favorable merely because the boundary ends too early. MassGain does not verify lifecycle claims or provide certification. It supplies a transparent market-data framework for using footprint information responsibly in sourcing, reporting, and scenario analysis.
Use Case
A processor compares potato supply from two regions. One has lower field emissions per acre but weaker yield and greater storage loss. MassGain converts both programs to emissions per saleable finished unit and includes freight and recovery. The second region proves more efficient once usable output is considered.
FAQs
What can potato carbon footprint data include?
It can include farming, inputs, irrigation, storage, processing, packaging, freight, waste, and other stated lifecycle stages.
Why must the functional unit be consistent?
Per-acre, per-ton, per-kilogram, and per-serving results answer different questions and cannot be compared directly.
How does MassGain connect carbon and procurement?
It aligns footprint methodology with region, yield, quality, recovery, price, freight, supplier, and saleable output.
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Data and Methodology
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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.
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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.
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