Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Sold Production Value
Potato sold production value is the monetary value of goods sold during a defined period, not a measure of physical output by itself. Analysts can pair it with sold volume and production to determine whether growth reflects more tonnes, higher prices, or a richer product mix.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato sold production value is the monetary value of defined potato products sold during a reporting period, usually by geography and product classification. It is a revenue measure, not a physical production measure, and should retain currency, valuation basis, product scope, and reporting year.
Use it with sold volume, actual production, producer prices, trade, and product mix. Decomposing value into quantity and price effects prevents nominal growth, inflation, or a shift toward premium products from being mistaken for greater physical demand.
Data Module
Potato Sold Production Value
ObjectMonetary value of potato products sold
DimensionsProduct code, geography, period, currency
DriversVolume, price, mix, currency
Commercial useMarket sizing and revenue analysis
ComparisonSold volume and actual production
WatchpointHigher value does not imply higher tonnage
Analysis
Why this matters
Sold production value matters because it is easy to overread. Revenue can rise while tonnes are flat or falling if prices increase or the product mix shifts toward higher-value formats.
For capacity and raw-material decisions, value should be paired with volume. A price-led increase supports a different conclusion from genuine physical market expansion, especially for frozen, dehydrated, starch, and specialty products with different value densities.
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
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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.
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Content
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UCUI™
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- 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
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- Contracts
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Overview
Who is this for?
This page is for processors, economists, investors, lenders, and market researchers that need to analyze the value of potato products sold during a defined period. Sold production value measures revenue associated with goods sold, typically by product code, geography, and reporting year. MassGain helps users distinguish value from physical volume and connect the measure with producer prices, product mix, capacity, and regional raw-potato conditions.
An increase in sold value does not necessarily mean more product was manufactured or sold. Higher prices, currency movement, inflation, or a shift toward premium products can raise value while tonnes remain flat or fall. MassGain compares sold value with sold production volume, actual output, trade, price indices, and processing-market conditions. Strategic teams can assess market growth, processors can benchmark product portfolios, and lenders can test whether revenue expansion is volume-driven or price-dependent. The result is a more disciplined interpretation of industrial sales that separates quantity, price, and mix and avoids using nominal value alone as evidence of stronger demand, capacity utilization, or profitability.
Use Case
A market analyst sees sold production value for frozen potato products rise 15%. MassGain shows volume increased only 2%, with most growth coming from higher prices and a richer coated-product mix. The company treats the result as pricing and mix improvement rather than evidence for a major capacity expansion.
FAQs
What does sold production value measure?
It measures the monetary value of defined products sold during a reporting period.
Can value rise while volume falls?
Yes. Higher prices, currency, or richer product mix can offset lower physical volume.
How does MassGain decompose the change?
It compares value with volume, unit prices, product mix, trade, capacity, and regional market conditions.
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Data and Methodology
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