Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Import Export Data
Potato import export data organizes cross-border flows by country, partner, product, volume, value, unit value, and period. MassGain separates fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other categories and connects them with domestic supply, prices, capacity, and demand so analysts can identify commercially relevant trade changes.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato import-export data measures cross-border movement by reporting country, partner, product classification, volume, value, unit value, and period. It should separate fresh potatoes, seed, frozen products, dehydrated ingredients, starch, and other prepared products because those flows serve different markets.
Use the data to determine whether a trade change reflects more physical volume, higher prices, currency, product mix, or a temporary seasonal program. Analysts can compare trade with domestic production, processing capacity, freight, and demand to judge whether the flow changes sourcing or competitive conditions.
Data Module
Potato import-export context
Flow directionimports and exports
Partnerorigin and destination country
Product classfresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, or starch
Volumephysical quantity moved
Valuecustoms value and unit value
Decision usetrade balance, sourcing, and market exposure
Analysis
Why this matters
Trade totals can mislead when unlike products are aggregated. A country can show a larger potato deficit because it imports more frozen fries even while domestic fresh-potato supply remains comfortable.
Commercial interpretation requires matching the trade category to the user's exposure and separating volume from price effects. Persistent bilateral growth across several periods can indicate a structural sourcing relationship; one short program or a unit-value jump may not. The analytical value comes from linking customs data to actual product substitution and physical-market accessibility.
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, distributors, importers, exporters, lenders, and strategy teams that need a combined view of potato imports and exports. MassGain organizes trade by reporting country, partner, product classification, volume, value, unit value, period, and transport or customs context, then connects those flows with regional production, prices, demand, and processing capacity.
A bilateral trade figure can change because of real volume movement, price inflation, currency, product mix, or classification effects. MassGain helps users separate these drivers and identify whether a country is becoming more import-dependent, gaining export share, or simply trading a higher-value product. The data can also reveal seasonal supply bridges, emerging destination markets, and regions where trade is tightening domestic availability. Processors can evaluate alternate origins and competitive pressure, distributors can assess replacement supply, and lenders can understand borrower exposure to cross-border flows. The result is a trade dataset that goes beyond customs totals by showing how imports and exports interact with physical potato markets and whether the reported flows are commercially relevant to a particular product or sourcing decision.
Use Case
A processor sees a country’s potato trade deficit widen and assumes domestic supply is becoming structurally short. MassGain separates fresh, seed, processing, and prepared-product flows and finds that the change is driven mainly by one temporary import program. The company avoids changing its long-term sourcing strategy based on an aggregate trade balance that does not match its raw-material exposure.
FAQs
What does potato import export data include?
It can include country, partner, product code, volume, value, unit value, period, and transport or customs details.
Why can trade value move differently from volume?
Prices, currency, product mix, freight, and classification changes can alter value without equivalent quantity growth.
How does MassGain make trade data commercially useful?
It connects customs flows with production, prices, capacity, demand, seasonality, and product specifications.
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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.
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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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