Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Production Value by Country
Potato production value by country measures the economic value of output under each national reporting framework. Strategy and lending teams can normalize currency and decompose value into volume, price, and product mix before comparing the scale or performance of different markets.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato production value by country measures the monetary value of potato output under a defined national methodology, price basis, crop year, currency, and product scope. The object should distinguish raw crop value from processed-product value and retain revisions and exchange-rate treatment.
Use the series with production volume, acreage, yield, producer prices, product mix, trade, and input costs. Convert or normalize currencies before cross-country comparison and separate price effects from physical production.
Data Module
Potato Production Value by Country
ObjectNational monetary value of potato production
DimensionsCountry, crop year, product scope, currency
DriversVolume, price, mix, FX
Commercial useCountry comparison and market sizing
ComparisonProduction tonnes, acreage, yield
WatchpointHigh value does not imply high physical output
Analysis
Why this matters
Country production value matters for economic scale, but it is not a pure supply metric. A smaller crop with high producer prices can outrank a larger crop in nominal value, and currency moves can reorder international comparisons.
For sourcing or capacity analysis, value should be decomposed into tonnes, prices, product use, and exchange rate. That separates real physical scale from temporary scarcity or richer downstream mix.
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
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for multinational processors, growers, lenders, investors, policymakers, and market analysts that need to compare the monetary value of potato production across countries. Potato production value by country combines national output with a defined producer or basic price and may cover raw potatoes, selected crop uses, or broader product categories depending on the source. MassGain helps users align currency, price basis, crop year, units, methodology, and revision status before comparing markets.
A high production value does not necessarily indicate greater physical output or profitability. Countries may differ because of yield, price, product mix, quality, inflation, currency, subsidies, or the share of production entering high-value channels. MassGain separates volume and price effects and connects national value with acreage, yield, marketable production, processing demand, trade, and input costs. Strategic teams can assess regional importance, lenders can frame country exposure, processors can compare sourcing basins, and analysts can measure real versus nominal growth. The result is a qualified cross-country benchmark that avoids ranking markets solely by unadjusted currency values and shows whether value reflects more potatoes, higher prices, a richer product mix, or temporary scarcity.
Use Case
An investor compares two potato-producing countries and sees one with much higher production value. MassGain adjusts for currency and shows that the difference comes mainly from higher producer prices and processed-product mix, while physical raw-potato volume is similar. The investment thesis is revised accordingly.
FAQs
What determines potato production value by country?
Production quantity, producer or basic prices, product mix, currency, methodology, and reporting period all contribute.
Why can value rise without more production?
Higher prices, inflation, currency movement, or a shift toward higher-value products can increase nominal value.
How does MassGain compare countries?
It aligns units and definitions and separates volume, price, currency, crop use, trade, and input-cost effects.
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Data and Methodology
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