Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Production Value by Product
Potato production value by product maps economic output to defined product categories and production stages. Strategy teams can compare value with physical volume, prices, conversion yields, and capacity to distinguish true expansion from inflation or a shift toward premium formats.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato production value by product separates monetary output among defined categories such as raw potatoes, frozen fries, chips, flakes, granules, starch, and prepared products. The market object should align product codes, production stage, units, geography, valuation basis, and reporting period.
Use value with physical production, producer prices, conversion yields, capacity, and trade. This shows whether a product category is growing because more tonnes are produced, prices are higher, or the mix is shifting toward more processed or premium formats.
Data Module
Potato Production Value by Product
ObjectMonetary output by potato product category
ProductsRaw, frozen, chips, dehydrated, starch, prepared
DimensionsProduct code, region, period, valuation
Commercial useSegment sizing and portfolio analysis
ComparisonPhysical volume and unit prices
WatchpointHigh value does not equal high raw-potato demand
Analysis
Why this matters
Product-level value reveals where economic output is concentrated, but it should not be confused with physical crop demand. A specialty processed category can create high value with relatively modest tonnage.
Commercial interpretation should decompose price, volume, and processing intensity. This is especially important when comparing raw potatoes with finished products that embody conversion, packaging, energy, and margin.
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, ingredient companies, procurement teams, economists, and market analysts that need to understand how potato production value is distributed across products. Potato production value by product separates economic output among raw potatoes, frozen fries, chips, flakes, granules, starch, prepared products, and other defined classifications. MassGain helps users align product codes, units, price bases, production stages, and reporting periods before comparing categories.
Product-level value can change because of quantity, producer prices, product mix, processing intensity, or classification revisions. A high-value category is not necessarily the largest consumer of raw potatoes, and growth in nominal value may reflect inflation rather than physical expansion. MassGain connects value with actual and sold production, product prices, conversion yields, plant capacity, trade, and raw-material demand. Strategic teams can assess market segments, processors can benchmark portfolio mix, procurement can infer category-specific potato demand, and lenders can evaluate revenue concentration. The result is a product-aware industry view that shows which categories create value, how that value is changing, and whether growth comes from real output, higher prices, or movement toward more processed and premium formats.
Use Case
A processor sees potato-product production value shift toward frozen specialties. MassGain shows physical tonnes grew modestly, but higher prices and a richer product mix drove most of the value increase. Management prioritizes margin and customer analysis rather than assuming equivalent raw-potato demand growth.
FAQs
What does potato production value by product show?
It shows the monetary output associated with defined raw or processed potato product categories.
Why compare value with physical volume?
The comparison separates real production growth from price inflation, currency, and product-mix effects.
Can product categories be added directly?
Only when classifications, production stages, units, and double-counting risks are understood.
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Data and Methodology
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