Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Import Price Index
Potato import price index measures changes in imported potato or potato-product values for a defined basket, origin mix, destination, and period. MassGain decomposes movement into supplier price, product mix, origin mix, currency, freight, and duties and compares the result with domestic benchmarks and landed alternatives.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato import price index measures changes in imported potato or potato-product values for a defined basket, origin mix, destination market, currency treatment, and period. The object should retain product codes, quantities, weights, units, and methodology because fresh, frozen, seed, starch, and dehydrated imports are economically distinct.
Use the index to track import-cost direction, then decompose movement into supplier price, product mix, origin mix, currency, freight, and duties. Compare it with domestic benchmarks and qualified landed alternatives before using the index in sourcing or budgeting.
Data Module
Potato Import Price Index Monitor
Destinationimporting market
Basketdefined potato product codes
Originssupplying countries
Methodweights, currency, and base period
Contextfreight, duties, domestic prices
Decision useimport-cost benchmarking
Analysis
Why this matters
Import indices can move without like-for-like supplier prices changing. A stronger currency, different origin mix, or more lower-value frozen formats can pull the index down while the buyer's qualified product remains unchanged. The commercial signal requires decomposition before it becomes a purchasing conclusion.
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, importers, processors, procurement teams, and finance users that need a potato import price index. The index measures changes in the value or price of imported potatoes and potato products over time for a defined product basket, origin mix, currency treatment, and destination market. MassGain helps users inspect the constituent codes, quantities, values, weights, revisions, and product composition behind the headline.
Import price movement can reflect more than supplier inflation. Currency, freight, duties, origin shifts, product mix, package, quality, and seasonal timing can all move the index. A rise in imported frozen products may have little relevance to fresh processing potatoes, and a lower average can result from greater purchases of lower-value products. MassGain connects the index with trade flows, domestic prices, crop conditions, landed costs, and practical source alternatives. Procurement can validate foreign quotes, analysts can separate price from mix, and finance can model import exposure. The result is a qualified cross-border price measure that supports sourcing decisions without treating an aggregate customs index as a directly executable purchase price.
Use Case
An importer sees the potato import price index fall 7% and expects cheaper contracts. MassGain shows the decline comes from currency appreciation and a shift toward lower-value frozen formats. Comparable food-grade product costs are nearly unchanged after duties and freight, so procurement keeps its budget stable.
FAQs
What does a potato import price index measure?
It measures changes in imported potato or potato-product prices under a defined basket and methodology.
Why can the index move without supplier-price changes?
Currency, freight, duties, product mix, origin mix, and seasonality can alter the average.
How does MassGain make it actionable?
It connects constituents with trade flows, domestic benchmarks, and total landed cost.
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Data and Methodology
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Timing and revisions
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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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