Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Foreign Supplier Verification Program
The potato foreign supplier verification program view organizes supplier evaluations and verification evidence by foreign supplier, facility, product, importer, and frequency. Procurement and compliance teams can confirm exact qualification before ordering, identify overdue activities, and map alternate qualified origins when a gap threatens imported supply.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato foreign-supplier-verification-program data organizes hazard analyses, supplier evaluations, audits, sampling, testing, corrective actions, product scope, facility scope, importer records, and verification frequency for covered imported potato supply. The market object is the foreign supplier-product-facility relationship supported by current verification evidence.
Use the data to check qualification before ordering, track overdue verification, trace imported lots, and identify alternate qualified origins if a supplier becomes restricted. Keep legal applicability separate from the commercial dataset.
Data Module
Potato Foreign Supplier Verification Program
Market objectverified foreign supplier scope
Primary fieldshazards, evaluation, verification
Key dimensionssupplier, facility, product, importer
Commercial usecompliant import sourcing
Governancefrequency, findings, corrective actions
Compare withqualified alternative origins
Analysis
Why this matters
A company-level supplier approval can be misleading when the actual manufacturing facility or product has not been verified. This creates a gap between nominal sourcing availability and importable supply.
Commercial interpretation should treat product-and-facility scope as the unit of eligibility and map the replacement options before a verification gap reaches the border.
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.
October 26, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Flat headline prices mask a regional squeeze on carton russets
MassGain’s physical indicators are unchanged, but USDA shipping‑point reports and terminal quotes show premiums for 40–70s russets. UCUI remains NORMAL even as European yields and UK storage quality draw attention.
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 U.S. importers, procurement, quality, and compliance teams that need to manage potato suppliers under a Foreign Supplier Verification Program. FSVP requires covered importers to evaluate foreign suppliers and perform verification activities appropriate to identified hazards and supplier performance. MassGain helps users connect those records with imported potato products, facilities, entries, and purchase decisions.
The suite can organize hazard analyses, supplier evaluations, audits, sampling, testing, corrective actions, importer records, product scope, and verification frequency. Procurement can confirm that a supplier and facility are approved for the exact imported product before ordering. Compliance teams can track overdue activities and changes in performance. Market intelligence can identify alternate qualified origins if a supplier becomes restricted.
MassGain does not determine whether FSVP applies, serve as the qualified individual, or provide legal advice. It provides the evidence and supply-chain framework needed to maintain current verification, trace imported lots, and understand the commercial consequences of a gap before product reaches the border.
Use Case
An importer plans to buy dehydrated potato granules from a new overseas plant. MassGain shows that the company has evaluated the supplier organization but not the specific manufacturing facility or product hazard analysis. The shipment is deferred until the missing verification is completed.
FAQs
What does an FSVP program verify?
It verifies that covered foreign suppliers produce food consistent with applicable U.S. safety requirements.
Why must product and facility scope match?
Approval of a company or different facility may not cover the exact product being imported.
How does MassGain support import decisions?
It links suppliers, facilities, products, hazards, verification records, entries, findings, and qualified alternatives.
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Data and Methodology
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