Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Free on Board Export Price
Potato free on board export price data records a defined product at a named export port under stated shipment and loading terms. Importers and analysts can normalize origin, package, currency, and month, then add ocean freight, duty, destination charges, and inland delivery to test landed competitiveness.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato free-on-board export-price data records the value of a defined potato or potato product at a named export port under the stated contract basis. The market object is the FOB offer or transaction by product form, origin, port, package, unit, currency, shipment month, inland logistics, and loading assumptions.
Use the data to compare export origins on a consistent port basis and then add ocean freight, insurance, import duties, destination charges, inland delivery, and quality risk to estimate landed cost. Keep FOB distinct from ex-works, customs value, and delivered pricing.
Data Module
Potato FOB Export Price
Market objectexport-port potato value
Primary measureFOB price
Key dimensionsproduct, origin, port, shipment month
Commercial useorigin and landed-cost comparison
Trade contextinland export costs and loading basis
Compare withocean freight, duty, destination delivery
Analysis
Why this matters
The lowest FOB origin need not produce the lowest destination cost. Route length, duty treatment, port handling, currency, lead time, and inland delivery can reverse the ranking.
Commercial interpretation should align product and shipment month before comparing countries and then calculate destination-specific landed economics rather than treating FOB as a complete procurement price.
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, exporters, importers, procurement teams, and market researchers that need a potato free-on-board export price. An FOB export price values the potatoes or potato product at the named port after the seller’s stated inland and export obligations, while ocean freight and later costs are generally outside the quoted amount under the applicable contract. MassGain helps users identify the exact basis before comparing countries or suppliers.
The suite can organize product form, origin, port, unit, currency, shipment month, package, inland freight, terminal handling, export documentation, and loading assumptions. Analysts can compare FOB values across origins without mixing them with delivered or customs values. Procurement can add ocean freight, insurance, duties, port charges, inland delivery, and quality risk to estimate landed cost. Exporters can assess netback and competitiveness.
MassGain does not interpret Incoterms, verify legal risk transfer, or provide customs advice. It provides the normalized trade-price framework needed to distinguish commodity movement from logistics, identify changes caused by currency or route cost, and determine whether an apparently low FOB potato price remains competitive at the buyer’s actual destination.
Use Case
An importer compares frozen-fry FOB offers from two countries. MassGain aligns package, currency, port, and shipment month, then adds ocean freight, duty, inland delivery, and lead time. The higher FOB origin produces the lower landed cost because of a shorter route and preferential tariff.
FAQs
What does an FOB potato export price represent?
It represents the product value at the named export port under the contract’s stated obligations.
What is usually excluded from FOB?
Ocean freight, insurance after loading, import duties, destination charges, and inland delivery are commonly separate.
How does MassGain compare origins?
It standardizes product and port basis and calculates destination-specific landed economics.
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Data and Methodology
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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
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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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