Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato International Trade Database
A potato international trade database harmonizes cross-border flows of fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other potato products. MassGain preserves customs codes, partners, volume, value, units, revisions, mirror records, and classification history so bilateral trade and market-share analysis remains reproducible.
Market Data
How to read this market
A potato international-trade database harmonizes imports and exports of fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other defined potato products by customs code, partner, volume, value, currency, unit, period, and revision. The market object is the country-to-country reported flow with code history and original source retained.
Use the data to analyze bilateral trade, shares, balances, seasonality, origin concentration, destination growth, and unit values. Map code changes and mirror discrepancies and use raw-potato-equivalent conversions only with explicit product-specific factors.
Data Module
Potato International Trade Database
Market objectclassified cross-border potato flow
Primary measuresvolume, value, unit value
Key dimensionsproduct, origin, destination, period
Commercial usetrade and concentration analysis
Controlscode history, mirrors, revisions
Compare withproduction, capacity, freight, policy
Analysis
Why this matters
Trade value, volume, and raw-equivalent supply can tell different stories because processed products embody different conversion ratios and values. Customs-code changes can also create apparent structural shifts.
Commercial interpretation should preserve product form and classification history. Mirror discrepancies should be investigated or displayed rather than silently forced into agreement.
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 10, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato prices quiet at $30/cwt as regional harvest damage buzzes beneath the surface
Market indicators are stable, but reporting from Europe and select growing areas shows real, localized crop stress — a reminder that steady headline prices can mask uneven physical risk.
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 analysts and market researchers using a potato international trade database to study imports and exports across fresh potatoes, seed, frozen products, flakes, granules, starch, and other defined forms. MassGain harmonizes customs codes, partner countries, volume, value, currency, units, periods, revisions, and mirror records while preserving original reports.
It maps code changes and product groupings, flags broad classifications, and supports raw-potato-equivalent calculations only under explicit conversion assumptions.
Users can analyze bilateral flows, market shares, trade balances, seasonal patterns, origin concentration, destination growth, and unit values and connect them with production, processing capacity, prices, freight, currency, and policy. MassGain does not provide customs advice or assume official trade data capture every physical movement perfectly. It provides a governed, reproducible database whose code history, transformations, gaps, and source lineage remain visible.
Use Case
An analyst compares global frozen-fries exports over fifteen years. MassGain bridges customs-code changes, standardizes weights and currencies, preserves revisions, and separates value growth from physical volume and product mix. The resulting country-share model is reproducible.
FAQs
Which potato products can the database cover?
It can cover fresh, seed, frozen, dehydrated, starch, and other explicitly classified potato products.
How are code changes handled?
MassGain preserves historical codes and documents mappings into comparable product groups.
Can trade be converted to raw equivalents?
Yes, with transparent product-specific conversion factors and the original data retained.
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Data and Methodology
Professional market-data standards
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.
Commercial use and licensing
Public display does not grant rights to reproduce, redistribute, republish, or incorporate MassGain indices or references into commercial products or contracts without authorization.