Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Maximum Residue Limits
Potato maximum residue limits define destination-specific pesticide thresholds that can fragment otherwise available supply. Procurement and export teams can match the exact rule to supplier records and tests, then identify compliant origins, alternate markets, and replacement exposure.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato maximum-residue-limit data maps permitted pesticide-residue thresholds to a specific commodity definition, substance, jurisdiction, and effective period. The market object is the rule set governing whether potatoes from a given production and treatment program can be marketed into a destination.
Use MRL data to screen contracts and sourcing regions before shipment, pair limits with supplier documentation and test results, and identify alternate destinations or origins when rules differ. Always compare the exact commodity, chemical, jurisdiction, and effective date rather than relying on a generic global limit.
Data Module
Potato Maximum Residue Limits
Market objectjurisdiction-specific residue limit
Primary measurepermitted threshold by substance
Key dimensionscommodity, rule, effective date
Geographydestination market
Commercial usesourcing eligibility screen
Compare withtest results, supplier records, trade routes
Analysis
Why this matters
MRL differences can make two physically identical lots commercially different. A regulatory change may reduce export-eligible potatoes even though production and domestic availability are unchanged, so headline crop volume can overstate usable supply for a constrained destination.
Commercial interpretation should focus on compliant replacement depth, redirection value, and timing. Buyers should distinguish a destination-specific basis premium from broad commodity inflation.
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Core Russet Carton Median
312.45 USD/MT
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Series window45 days
Current public coverageCore russet cartons
Primary source basisQualifying USDA physical rows
UnitUSD per metric tonne
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Russet Burbank — U.S. Midsize
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ProductRusset Burbank
SpecificationU.S. midsize, 40–70 count
Reference typePhysical spot benchmark
StatusIn development
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for procurement teams, growers, processors, exporters, regulators, and market analysts that need to understand maximum residue limits for potatoes. An MRL is the maximum legally permitted concentration of a specified pesticide residue in or on a food product under a particular jurisdiction. Limits depend on the substance, commodity definition, market, and effective date. MassGain helps users connect official MRL information with the potato lots, origins, suppliers, processing programs, and destinations that may be affected.
MRL differences can fragment an otherwise liquid market. Potatoes eligible for domestic use may not qualify for export, and a regulatory change can tighten compliant supply without reducing total crop volume. MassGain combines limit and destination information with regional production, supplier documentation, testing, trade flows, prices, freight, and available alternatives. Procurement can identify exposure before contracting, exporters can compare destination options, processors can segregate eligible lots, and finance can quantify the value at risk from redirected or delayed inventory. MassGain does not provide legal advice or determine compliance. It supplies the market-intelligence framework needed to understand how MRLs change practical availability, basis, market access, and replacement cost.
Use Case
A destination lowers the MRL for a pesticide used in one growing region. MassGain maps affected suppliers and export contracts, then compares tested compliant lots, alternate origins, freight, and domestic resale options. The exporter reserves qualifying volume and redirects exposed product before the new limit takes effect.
FAQs
What is a maximum residue limit?
It is the legal maximum concentration of a specified pesticide residue permitted for a commodity in a jurisdiction.
Are potato MRLs identical worldwide?
No. Limits, commodity definitions, approved uses, and effective dates can differ among markets.
How does MassGain support MRL risk analysis?
It connects limits with suppliers, regions, test data, destinations, trade, prices, and compliant alternatives.
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Data and Methodology
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