Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Hs Code Trade Data
Potato hs code trade data organizes international potato and potato-product flows under Harmonized System classifications. MassGain preserves code version, reporter, partner, quantity, value, period, and direction and adds product fit, tariffs, currency, freight, and buyer qualification for commercial sourcing analysis.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato HS Code Trade Data organizes international potato and potato-product flows under Harmonized System classifications. The market object should preserve HS version, code, reporting country, partner, quantity, value, unit value, period, and flow direction.
Use the data to screen origins, source concentration, seasonal corridors, and competitive trade. Then account for national code extensions, product specification, tariffs, currency, freight, and buyer qualification so customs volume is not mistaken for immediately usable supply.
Data Module
Potato HS Trade Monitor
CodeHarmonized System classification
Reporterimporting or exporting country
Partnerorigin or destination
Measuresquantity, value, unit value
Contextspecification, freight, tariff
Decision useglobal trade sourcing
Analysis
Why this matters
The same HS heading can contain product mixes with different commercial value, and national extensions can add detail not visible in the global code. A large low-value flow may therefore be irrelevant to a buyer's required format or quality. Trade analysis should end with landed, qualified product—not code volume alone.
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 global trade analysts, processors, importers, exporters, and procurement teams that need potato trade data organized by Harmonized System code. HS codes provide an international classification framework for fresh, seed, frozen, starch, dehydrated, prepared, and other potato products. MassGain helps users identify the appropriate code version and preserve reporting country, partner, period, quantity, value, unit value, and trade direction.
An HS code is a starting point rather than a complete commercial description. National extensions, product specifications, processing level, package, and statistical reporting can differ, and low unit values may reflect product mix rather than a cheaper comparable product. MassGain connects code-level trade with domestic production, regional prices, processor capacity, tariffs, currency, freight, and demand. Users can identify source concentration, seasonal corridors, emerging destinations, and product categories driving reported growth. The result is a globally comparable trade framework that remains grounded in physical product definitions and total landed economics rather than treating all potato-coded shipments as interchangeable supply.
Use Case
A distributor searches HS-code data for emergency frozen-potato supply. MassGain shows the largest exporting country’s reported volume is concentrated in a different preparation and pack format. A smaller origin has compatible product, established shipments, and better landed economics, making it the practical contingency source.
FAQs
What is a potato HS code?
It is an international Harmonized System classification used to identify a defined potato or potato-product category in customs data.
Can the same HS code mean identical products everywhere?
Not always. National extensions, specifications, reporting practices, and product mix may differ.
How does MassGain make HS data commercial?
It connects classified trade with origin supply, prices, tariffs, currency, freight, product fit, and destination demand.
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Data and Methodology
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MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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.
Not transactional pricing
MassGain figures are informational reference values and do not constitute executable bids, offers, settlements, or guarantees that a transaction can occur at the displayed value.
No individualized advice
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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