Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Products Prodcom Data
Potato products prodcom data covers official European industrial production and sales statistics for defined potato-product codes. MassGain helps analysts preserve the exact classification, country, measure, unit, period, and revision and connect reported output with potato supply, capacity, prices, and trade.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato Products PRODCOM Data covers official European industrial production and sales statistics for defined potato-product codes. The market object should retain the exact PRODCOM classification, country, period, unit, and measure because sold production value, sold volume, and actual production answer different questions.
Use the data to compare country-level manufacturing trends and market size, then connect the series with potato supply, processor capacity, trade, and prices. Separate physical volume from value so inflation or mix shifts are not mistaken for additional production.
Data Module
Potato PRODCOM Data Monitor
GeographyEuropean reporting country
Codeexact PRODCOM product
Measureproduction, sold volume, or value
Timingreporting period and revision
Contextpotato supply, capacity, trade
Decision useindustrial market sizing
Analysis
Why this matters
PRODCOM signals can diverge when production value rises while physical output is flat, or when a code contains several product forms. Commercial interpretation requires code-level definition and measure discipline before the data is used to infer capacity or raw-potato demand.
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 European processors, statisticians, market researchers, procurement analysts, and investors that use PRODCOM data to study potato-product manufacturing. PRODCOM reports production and sales information for defined industrial product codes, including selected frozen, preserved, dehydrated, starch, and other potato preparations. MassGain helps users identify the exact code, measure, country, unit, period, and revision before comparing results.
The data is valuable for market sizing and capacity analysis, but classifications must be interpreted carefully. Sold production value, sold volume, actual production, and subcontracted activity answer different questions, and a code may include several product forms with different raw-material requirements. MassGain connects PRODCOM observations with regional potato supply, processing capacity, trade, prices, and customer demand. Analysts can distinguish price effects from volume changes, processors can benchmark country-level output, and strategic teams can evaluate where manufacturing is expanding or contracting. The result is a more commercially grounded use of official industrial statistics that preserves product definitions and avoids treating every reported euro or tonne as directly comparable.
Use Case
An ingredient company uses PRODCOM to evaluate European dehydrated-potato capacity. MassGain separates sold value from actual volume, confirms the relevant product codes, and compares country trends with crop supply and trade. The apparent fastest-growing market proves to be mainly price inflation rather than a large expansion in physical output.
FAQs
What is potato-products PRODCOM data?
It is official European industrial production and sales data reported under defined product classifications.
Why must PRODCOM measures be separated?
Sold value, sold volume, actual production, and subcontracted production describe different activity.
How does MassGain add context to PRODCOM?
It connects official product data with potato supply, capacity, prices, trade, country structure, and revisions.
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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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Content and data are provided for informational and analytical purposes and do not constitute financial, investment, legal, trading, or individualized procurement advice.
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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