Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Gfsi Audit
The potato gfsi audit view identifies the scheme-specific certification behind a supplier's GFSI-related claim and records facility, product scope, audit date, status, findings, and corrective actions. Procurement can compare assurance consistently without treating unlike schemes or a generic 'GFSI certified' statement as equivalent evidence.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato GFSI-audit data identifies the actual GFSI-recognized certification scheme used by a potato supplier and records facility, product scope, audit date, status, grade or score where applicable, findings, corrective actions, and certification body. The market object is the scheme-specific audit and certification record.
Use the data to compare supplier assurance consistently across schemes such as SQF, BRCGS, or other recognized programs and to prevent an unsupported generic 'GFSI certified' claim from substituting for exact evidence.
Data Module
Potato GFSI Audit
Market objectscheme-specific audit record
Primary fieldsscheme, facility, scope, status
Key dimensionssupplier, product, audit date
Commercial usethird-party assurance comparison
Governancefindings and corrective actions
Compare withapproval scope and alternatives
Analysis
Why this matters
GFSI benchmarks certification programs rather than issuing one universal facility certificate, so the underlying scheme matters. Different programs can use different scopes, grades, and audit rules.
Commercial interpretation should normalize the evidence without erasing those differences. Procurement needs the exact facility and product coverage, not simply a familiar assurance label.
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 procurement, quality, compliance, and market-intelligence teams that need to manage potato suppliers audited under GFSI-recognized certification programs. “GFSI audit” is often used loosely, but GFSI itself benchmarks certification programs rather than issuing one universal facility certificate. MassGain helps users identify the actual scheme, facility, product scope, audit result, and current certification status behind the claim.
The suite can organize SQF, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, and other recognized program records, including certificate dates, grades, nonconformities, corrective actions, scope, and certification-body details. Procurement can compare supplier approval consistently across different schemes. Quality teams can see whether a potato facility’s certificate matches the intended product and process. Risk teams can monitor expirations and determine which approved alternatives exist if a supplier loses certification.
MassGain does not determine GFSI recognition status, perform audits, or replace qualified certification review. It provides a common evidence framework that prevents teams from treating unlike audit programs as identical or accepting an unsupported “GFSI certified” statement. That makes third-party assurance more usable in supplier selection, continuity planning, and compliance governance.
Use Case
A distributor receives bids from three potato processors, each claiming GFSI certification under a different scheme. MassGain standardizes facility scope, audit dates, grades, and open findings, revealing that one bidder’s certificate is expired and another excludes the proposed product line.
FAQs
Does GFSI issue facility certificates?
No. GFSI benchmarks certification programs; facilities are certified under specific recognized schemes.
Why must the exact scheme be recorded?
Scope, grading, audit rules, and certificate details differ across certification programs.
How does MassGain compare GFSI-related audits?
It normalizes scheme, facility, scope, date, status, findings, corrective actions, and supplier coverage.
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Data and Methodology
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