Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Production Data
Potato production data measures crop output, but total tonnes are only a starting point for commercial supply analysis. MassGain preserves geography, acreage, yield, variety, crop period, and reporting vintage and adds quality, storage, contracts, and marketability so users can estimate usable supply.
Market Data
How to read this market
potato production data measures potato crop output by geography, crop period, acreage, yield, and reporting vintage. Production is a supply starting point, but quality, variety, location, storage suitability, contracts, and marketability determine how much output is commercially usable.
For procurement & market intelligence teams using this page for market intelligence, MassGain should be used to match the observation to relevant regional potato markets and the relevant product, timing, and transaction basis. The data becomes decision-ready when it is compared with historical ranges, crop or storage conditions, demand, contracts, freight, and practical alternate supply rather than treated as a universal potato signal.
Data Module
Potato Production Data context
Outputreported crop production
Geographystate, province, country, or region
Acreage and yieldcomponents behind total output
Crop periodseason and reporting vintage
Usable supplyquality, location, and contract adjustments
Decision usecoverage, trade, storage, and outlook
Analysis
Why this matters
A large production number can coexist with tight commercial supply when the incremental tonnes are the wrong variety, quality, region, or are already committed. Reported output must therefore be translated into usable supply.
The commercial interpretation should therefore focus on fit and transmission: which physical condition affects which supplier, plant, customer, or contract, and on what timetable. MassGain should be used to preserve those distinctions, compare related markets, and apply the signal only where the geography, product, timing, and transaction basis actually align.
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, growers, lenders, government-data users, procurement teams, and analysts that need reliable potato production data. MassGain organizes production by country, state or province, region, variety, end use, crop year, harvested area, yield, and reporting vintage so users can understand what a headline tonnage figure actually represents.
Production data is the starting point for supply analysis, but it is not the same as commercially usable volume. Quality, size, solids, harvest loss, storage suitability, contract commitments, and location determine how much production can serve a particular processor or market. MassGain helps users compare preliminary and revised estimates, connect production with acreage and yield, and place current output within historical ranges. The data can support supply forecasts, plant coverage, trade analysis, collateral review, and grower or regional benchmarking. The result is a production view that preserves methodology and revision history while translating total crop output into the physical questions businesses and lenders need to answer.
Use Case
A processor sees regional production reported above the five-year average and assumes supplemental supply will be plentiful. MassGain shows that the increase is concentrated in lower-solids varieties and that much of the suitable crop is already contracted. Procurement revises the open-market assumption and qualifies a secondary region before the apparent surplus disappears.
FAQs
What does potato production data measure?
It measures crop output by defined geography, period, area, yield, variety, or end-use category.
Why can production exceed usable supply?
Quality, variety, size, solids, losses, location, storage, and contractual commitments reduce accessible volume.
How does MassGain handle production revisions?
It preserves reporting vintages and connects revised production with acreage, yield, marketability, and downstream demand.
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Data and Methodology
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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
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Independent publication
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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