Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Customs Data
Potato customs data records cross-border trade by reporter, partner, product code, volume, value, unit value, and period. MassGain separates fresh, seed, frozen, starch, dehydrated, and prepared forms and connects the records with crop conditions, capacity, freight, and product fit so analysts can distinguish actual movement from commercially substitutable supply.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato customs data records cross-border trade by reporter, partner, product code, volume, value, unit value, and period. It should preserve the distinction among fresh potatoes, seed, frozen products, starch, dehydrated ingredients, and other preparations.
Use customs data to study market size, trade corridors, competitive origins, and supply dependence, then connect the records with crop conditions, processor capacity, freight, and product specifications. Customs activity is evidence of movement, not automatic evidence of substitutable supply.
Data Module
Potato customs context
Reportercountry recording the trade
Partnerorigin or destination
Product codecustoms classification
Volumephysical quantity
Valuereported customs value and unit value
Decision usetrade mapping and sourcing research
Analysis
Why this matters
Customs totals can change because price, currency, or product mix shifts even when physical volume is stable. They can also aggregate products that have very different commercial uses.
The analytical task is to identify the product and market behind the code. A rise in frozen prepared imports says little about raw processing-potato availability unless the user's exposure is to finished frozen product. Customs data becomes actionable only after that commercial mapping is done.
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 trade analysts, processors, importers, exporters, and market researchers who need to interpret potato customs data without confusing reported border activity with immediately usable supply. MassGain organizes customs records by reporting country, partner, product code, volume, value, unit value, period, and transport context, while separating fresh potatoes, seed, frozen products, starch, dehydrated ingredients, and other preparations.
The distinction matters because aggregate customs totals can conceal very different commercial stories. Rising value may reflect inflation, currency movement, or a shift toward higher-value processed products rather than additional tonnes. Likewise, an apparent source of supply may be unsuitable because of product specifications, phytosanitary requirements, transit time, or cold-chain constraints. MassGain connects customs observations with domestic crop conditions, regional prices, processing capacity, freight, and demand so analysts can test whether a trade change is temporary, structural, or relevant to a particular buyer. The result is a traceable research layer for market sizing, sourcing studies, competitive analysis, and supply-risk monitoring.
Use Case
A frozen-potato processor sees imports from a new origin rise sharply and considers adding that country to its sourcing plan. MassGain separates the customs records by product code and finds that most growth is in specialty finished products, not raw processing potatoes. The team avoids a false sourcing conclusion and investigates a different origin with compatible product and established trade flows.
FAQs
What does potato customs data include?
It can include reporting country, partner, product code, volume, value, unit value, period, and transport details.
Why can customs value rise without more potato volume?
Prices, currency, freight, and product mix can increase reported value while quantity remains flat.
How does MassGain make customs data commercially useful?
It connects classified trade records with crop, price, capacity, logistics, and product-fit context.
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Data and Methodology
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