Current UCUI
68/100
Moderate-High Uncertainty
+4 points from prior reading
Potato Market Intelligence
Potato Starch Price Trend
Potato starch price trend data tracks matched native, modified, food, industrial, and other grades by plant, origin, and delivery terms. MassGain connects prices with starch-potato acreage, extractable yield, campaigns, energy, capacity, inventory, freight, trade, and downstream demand so broad averages do not obscure grade-specific conditions.
Market Data
How to read this market
Potato-starch price-trend data tracks matched native, modified, food, industrial, and other defined starch grades by producer, plant, origin, destination, currency, package, and delivery terms. The market object is the grade-specific starch price linked to starch-potato acreage, extractable yield, plant campaigns, energy, utilization, inventory, freight, trade, and end-use demand.
Use the data to validate supplier movements and distinguish broad starch conditions from specialized-grade or plant constraints. Preserve grade and functionality before aggregating.
Data Module
Potato Starch Price Trend
Market objectmatched starch-grade price series
Primary measurenormalized starch value
Key dimensionsgrade, plant, origin, delivery
Commercial usebenchmarking and forecasting
Driversraw crop, recovery, energy, capacity
Compare withnative versus modified supply
Analysis
Why this matters
Native and modified starch markets can diverge because specialized conversion capacity, approvals, and functionality constrain substitution. A broad starch average can therefore move differently from the grade a food processor actually needs.
Commercial interpretation should trace price movement through raw starch yield and conversion capacity as well as trade and demand. Grade-specific scarcity is more informative than a blended headline.
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 10, 2026Latest MassGain publication
Potato prices quiet at $30/cwt as regional harvest damage buzzes beneath the surface
Market indicators are stable, but reporting from Europe and select growing areas shows real, localized crop stress — a reminder that steady headline prices can mask uneven physical risk.
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 food processors tracking the potato starch price trend across native, modified, food, industrial, and other defined grades. MassGain organizes quotes, contracts, transactions, customs values, and indices by grade, functionality, solids, package, plant, origin, destination, currency, unit, and delivery terms.
It connects price movement with starch-potato acreage, extractable starch, plant campaigns, energy, utilization, inventories, trade, freight, currency, coproduct economics, and downstream demand. Buyers can distinguish broad starch inflation from a specialty-grade capacity constraint, validate supplier escalations, and compare domestic and imported alternatives.
Finance can separate market, mix, and currency effects, while operations and R&D can assess substitute qualification. MassGain does not provide executable offers or assume every starch grade is interchangeable. It provides a transparent matched-grade trend framework that shows which physical and conversion factors support movement and where data are thin or blended.
Use Case
A food manufacturer sees average potato starch import values fall while its modified-grade supplier requests an increase. MassGain shows native starch softened, but the required modified grade remains constrained by one conversion line. Procurement uses the grade-specific trend rather than the blended average.
FAQs
What drives potato starch prices?
Raw starch potatoes, extractable yield, energy, plant capacity, grade, inventories, trade, currency, freight, and demand drive them.
Why separate native and modified starch?
They require different conversion, functionality, capacity, approvals, and market conditions.
How does MassGain measure the trend?
It aligns matched grades and terms and preserves source, timing, mix, coverage, and physical drivers.
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Data and Methodology
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MassGain is building transparent public market infrastructure. Each live metric will identify its date, unit, coverage, methodology, and source basis.
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
MassGain figures are informational reference values and do not constitute executable bids, offers, settlements, or guarantees that a transaction can occur at the displayed value.
No individualized advice
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.
Commercial use and licensing
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