Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Production by Variety
Potato production by variety measures crop output by specific genetics, region, and crop year. MassGain links varietal production with acreage, yield, seed availability, contracts, quality, storage, prices, and end-use demand so processors can identify specification-level coverage and realistic substitutes.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato Production by Variety measures crop output by specific potato genetics, region, and crop year. Variety matters because fries, chips, starch, flakes, fresh markets, and seed require different tuber shape, solids, sugars, storage behavior, and customer approvals.
Use variety-level production with acreage, yield, contracts, seed availability, quality, and processor demand. Compare compatible substitutes explicitly rather than assuming growth in total potato production offsets a shortfall in the variety required by a plant or product.
Data Module
Potato Variety Production Monitor
Varietyspecific potato genetics
Regionproduction basin
Outputharvested volume
Driversarea and yield
Marketcontracts and end use
Decision usevarietal coverage
Analysis
Why this matters
Overall production can improve while supply of a critical variety tightens. Substitution may be limited by line performance, customer specifications, seed availability, or storage behavior. The useful signal is production in varieties that can actually satisfy the intended market.
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 processors, procurement teams, growers, seed planners, and product managers that need production volumes separated by potato variety. Variety-level production is crucial because different potatoes serve fries, chips, starch, flakes, fresh markets, seed, and specialty applications and carry distinct yield, quality, storage, and processing characteristics. MassGain organizes output by variety, region, crop year, area, yield, source, and market use and connects it with contracts, prices, seed availability, and customer demand.
Overall production can improve while output of a critical variety falls. That mismatch can affect tuber length, dry matter, sugar profile, plant recovery, storage life, or product approval. MassGain helps users identify concentration, compare compatible substitutes, and determine whether acreage or yield changes are likely to affect specification-compliant supply. Procurement can adjust contracts before harvest, operations can plan product allocation, and growers can evaluate demand for alternative varieties. The result is a variety-specific production view that translates the crop into the exact physical characteristics and commercial uses that matter downstream.
Use Case
A chip manufacturer sees overall production improve, yet MassGain shows output of its low-sugar crisping variety has fallen. The company protects contracted lots, qualifies another variety for selected products, and avoids assuming broad crop abundance applies to chip-grade supply.
FAQs
Why track potato production by variety?
Varieties differ in market use, quality, yield, storage, processing performance, and customer acceptance.
Can another variety replace a shortfall?
Sometimes, but plant trials, product specifications, seed supply, and customer approval may be required.
How does MassGain support varietal planning?
It connects production with acreage, yield, contracts, prices, seed, quality, and substitution options.
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Data and Methodology
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